@article {Koratkar:2004:1533-4880:69,
title = "Mobility of Carbon Nanotubes in High Electric Fields",
journal = "Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology",
parent_itemid = "infobike://asp/jnn",
publishercode ="asp",
year = "2004",
volume = "4",
number = "1-2",
publication date ="2004-01-01T00:00:00",
pages = "69-71",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1533-4880",
eissn = "1533-4899",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/jnn/2004/00000004/f0020001/art00006",
doi = "doi:10.1166/jnn.2004.051",
keyword = "ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS, ELECTRICAL POLARIZATION, NANOTUBES",
author = "Koratkar, N. and Modi, A. and Kim, J. and Wei, B.Q. and Vajtai, R. and Talapatra, S. and Ajayan, P.M.",
abstract = "The influence of electric fields on carbon nanotubes is experimentally demonstrated. Alignment of nanotubes along field lines, directed motion of nanotubes between electrodes separated by several thousand
micrometers, and impressive solid-state actuation behavior of nanotube-embedded structures are demonstrated, taking into account the polarization and charging of the nanotubes. These effects are reported
for long strands of nanotubes, nanotubes dispersed on substrates, and nanotube-embedded polymer strips. The relative magnitude of the field responsible for polarization and directed motion was found to
be dependent on the morphology of the nanotubes used. These observations may foreshadow novel electromechanical applications for nanotube elements. 
",
}