Nanotube Memory (VIDEO)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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This video shows an iron nanoparticle shuttle moving through a carbon nanotube in the presence of a low voltage electrical current. The shuttle’s position inside the tube can function as a high-density nonvolatile memory element.

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Courtesy of Zettl Research Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California at Berkeley

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