NER: Hybrid Carbon Nanotubes as Tunable Nanomechanical Detectors

我们将评估混合纳米管作为纳米机械探测器的潜力。我们的具体研究目标是：i)开发一种基于电子显微镜的实验实验台，用于混合纳米管的基础力学研究；ii)通过对共振行为的研究来评估这些系统的机械性能；iii)了解决定共振纳米管探测器中能量损失和热力学噪声的不可逆过程；以及iv)评估这些纳米系统在管内核磁共振检测和作为磁力传感器方面的前景。这一探索将利用埃沃伊在纳米机械系统结构研究方面的专业知识，并将利用Luzzi和Johnson在合成混合纳米系统方面的现有能力。拟议的计划将通过将产生更广泛学术影响的方法和卫星活动来实施。本科生项目将允许年轻的研究人员为更大的项目做出自己的贡献。此外，数字课程的开发将导致纳米技术课程以异步方式向当地社区大学授课，和/或通过在波多黎各地点的闭路电视授课。

We will evaluate the potential of hybrid nanotubes as nanomechanical detectors. Our specific research goals are: i) to develop a TEM-based experimental testbed for fundamental mechanical studies of hybrid nanotubes, ii) to assess the mechanical properties of these systems through studies of resonant behavior, iii) to understand the irreversible processes that will dictate energy losses and thermodynamic noise in resonant nanotube detectors, and iv) to assess the prospects of these nanosystems for "in-tube" NMR detection and as magnetic force sensors.This exploration will leverage Evoy's expertise in structural studies of nanomechanical systems, and will employ Luzzi's and Johnson's existing abilities in the synthesis of hybrid nanosystems. The proposed program will be implemented through approaches and satellite activities that will have broader academic impacts. An undergraduate project will allow a young researcher to provide his own contribution to a larger program. In addition, the development of digital curriculum will result in a Nanotechnology course to be delivered asynchronously to local community colleges, and/or through closed circuit delivery at Puerto Rican sites.