Possible nanomachines: nanotube walls as movable elements
Yu. E. Lozovik, A. V. Minogin, A. M. Popov1)
Institute of Spectroscopy, RAS, 142190, Troitsk, Moscow reg., Russia
PACS: 61.44.+w, 85.42.+m, 85.65.+h
Abstract
Possible types of nanomachines based on many-wall carbon nanotube
and their operation modes are considered. Potential relief, energy
barriers for nanotube wall relative motion are studied. Principally
new nanomachines based on thread-like relative motion of nanotube
walls are proposed.