Weighing a single atom using a coupled plasmon–carbon nanotube system
We propose an optical weighing technique with a sensitivity down to a single atom, using a surface plasmon and a doubly clamped carbon nanotube resonator. The mass of a single atom is determined via the vibrational frequency shift of the carbon nanotube while the atom attaches to the nanotube surfac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Science and Technology of Advanced Materials |
| Online Access: | http://iopscience.iop.org/1468-6996/13/2/025006 |