• Title of article

    Nanowire as pico-gram balance at workplace atmosphere

  • Author/Authors

    Zhou، نويسنده , , Jun and Lao، نويسنده , , Chang Shi and Gao، نويسنده , , Puxian and Mai، نويسنده , , Wenjie and Hughes، نويسنده , , William L. and Deng، نويسنده , , Shao Zhi and Xu، نويسنده , , Ning Sheng and Wang، نويسنده , , Zhong Lin، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    222
  • To page
    226
  • Abstract
    The mechanical resonance behavior of a ZnO nanowire/nanorod at ambient condition has been studied under optical microscope by cutting its length using focused ion beam microscopy. Nanobalance using a ZnO nanowire as the cantilever has been demonstrated for measuring the mass in the order of pico-grams in working atmosphere (see optical microscopy images). The measurement limit of the balance is estimated to be ∼1 pg. The technique demonstrated here has potential for commercial applications in general laboratories, especially for measuring the mass of wet biological cells or species.
  • Keywords
    A. ZnO nanowires , D. Picogram balance , D. Workplace atmosphere
  • Journal title
    Solid State Communications
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    Solid State Communications
  • Record number

    1790940