Applications of nanowires into future generation nanodevices require a complete
understanding of the mechanical properties of the nanowires. A great research effort has …

Piezoelectric nanowires are promising building blocks in nanoelectronic, sensing, actuation
and nanogenerator systems. In spite of great progress in synthesis methods, quantitative …

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) provides real-time imaging with nanometer
resolution and a large scanning area, which enables the development and integration of …

This paper presents the design of a novel flexure-based precision positioning stage with
constant output force for biological cell micromanipulation. One uniqueness of the proposed …

This paper presents a novel flexure-based displacement amplification mechanism to
increase the effective actuation stroke of piezoelectric actuator. The proposed mechanism …

Silver nanowires are promising components of flexible electronics such as interconnects
and touch displays. Despite the expected cyclic loading in these applications …

The emergence of one‐dimensional nanostructures as fundamental constituents of
advanced materials and next‐generation electronic and electromechanical devices has …

The field of piezoresistivity (the effect of strain/stress on the electrical resistivity of a material)
has been growing exponentially since 1990, with the growth being particularly sharp since …

A plethora of nanostructures with outstanding properties have emerged over the past
decades. Measuring their mechanical properties and understanding their deformation …

Graphene oxide (GO) is a layered material comprised of hierarchical features which possess
vastly differing characteristic dimensions. GO nanosheets represent the critical hierarchical …