Carbon Nanotube (IMAGE)

University of Gothenburg

Carbon Nanotube

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A suspended carbon nanotube can be made to vibrate like a guitar string. Gustav Sonne has studied how these oscillations influence the properties of the system if a magnetic field (H) is used to couple the mechanical motion of the tube to the electric current through it.

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University of Gothenburg

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