Nanotechnology: Thin solid films roll up into nanotubes

The rigorous size miniaturization of nanotechnology is continually generating new applications and new physical effects. We show here that nanotubes can be formed from thin solid films of almost any material at almost any position, once these films are released from their substrate. This exceptional...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2001-03, Vol.410 (6825), p.168-168
Main Authors: SCHMIDT, Oliver G, EBERL, Karl
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capillarity
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Design engineering
Etching
Exact sciences and technology
Flexibility
Fluid dynamics
Materials science
Miniaturization
Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization
Nanotechnology
Nanotubes
Physics
Thin films
Transportation
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Summary:The rigorous size miniaturization of nanotechnology is continually generating new applications and new physical effects. We show here that nanotubes can be formed from thin solid films of almost any material at almost any position, once these films are released from their substrate. This exceptional design flexibility has useful implications, including for fluid transportation and capillarity on the nanometre scale, as well as offering the opportunity to extend fundamental investigations to a new diversity of materials, material systems and geometries.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/35065525