Strain induced semiconductor nanotubes: from formation process to device applications

X Li - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2008‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Semiconductor nanotubes (SNTs) represent a new class of nanotechnology building blocks.
They are formed by a combination of bottom–up and top–down approaches, using strain …

Magnetism in curved geometries

R Streubel, P Fischer, F Kronast… - Journal of Physics D …, 2016‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Extending planar two-dimensional structures into the three-dimensional space has become
a general trend in multiple disciplines, including electronics, photonics, plasmonics and …

Nanomechanical architecture of strained bilayer thin films: from design principles to experimental fabrication

M Huang, C Boone, M Roberts, DE Savage… - Advanced …, 2005‏ - Wiley Online Library
All these different classes of nanostructures are formed by the same mechanism—namely,
the tendency of strained bilayer films to bend (or to fold). We therefore name these the …

Mechanism for Nanotube Formation from Self-Bending Nanofilms Driven<? format?> by Atomic-Scale Surface-Stress Imbalance

J Zang, M Huang, F Liu - Physical review letters, 2007‏ - APS
We demonstrate, by theoretical analysis and molecular dynamics simulation, a mechanism
for fabricating nanotubes by self-bending of nanofilms under intrinsic surface-stress …

The structure of hybrid radial superlattices

C Deneke, R Songmuang, NY **-Phillipp… - Journal of Physics D …, 2009‏ - iopscience.iop.org
A new class of integrative radial crystals (Krause et al 2006 Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 165502) and
radial superlattices (RSLs)(Deneke et al 2004 Appl. Phys. Lett. 84 4475) has been realized …

Rolled-Up Three-Dimensional Metamaterials with a Tunable Plasma Frequency<? format?> in the Visible Regime

S Schwaiger, M Bröll, A Krohn, A Stemmann, C Heyn… - Physical Review Letters, 2009‏ - APS
We propose and realize a novel concept of a self-organized three-dimensional metamaterial
with a plasma frequency in the visible regime. We utilize the concept of self-rolling strained …

Light emission and wave guiding of quantum dots in a tube

S Mendach, R Songmuang, S Kiravittaya… - Applied physics …, 2006‏ - pubs.aip.org
We present microphotoluminescence investigations of InAs quantum dots (QDs) integrated
into self-rolling In Ga As∕ Ga As strained layers. The emission signal from the QDs is …

Modified Timoshenko formula for bending of ultrathin strained bilayer films

J Zang, F Liu - Applied Physics Letters, 2008‏ - pubs.aip.org
Mechanical bending of nanoscale thin films can be quite different from that of macroscopic
thick films. However, current understanding of mechanical bending of nanoscale thin …

Nanostructured scrolls from graphene oxide for microjet engines

K Yao, M Manjare, CA Barrett, B Yang… - The Journal of …, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
Layered heterostructures containing graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets and 20–35 nm
bimetal coatings can detach easily from a Si substrate upon sonication spontaneously …

Spin-wave interference in three-dimensional rolled-up ferromagnetic microtubes

F Balhorn, S Mansfeld, A Krohn, J Topp, W Hansen… - Physical Review Letters, 2010‏ - APS
We have investigated spin-wave excitations in rolled-up Permalloy microtubes using
microwave absorption spectroscopy. We find a series of quantized azimuthal modes which …