%0 Journal Article
%T Carbon nanotube plane fastener
%A Kaori Hirahara
%A Shoichi Ajioka
%A Yoshikazu Nakayama
%J AIP Advances
%D 2011
%I AIP Publishing LLC
%R 10.1063/1.3651085
%X We report a feature of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that arises when the surfaces of two vertically-aligned CNT brushes are pressed together. Adhesion between the CNTs creates a plane fastener-like device. Observations from scanning electron microscopy and measurements of adhesion properties indicate a device-dependence on CNT density and shape near the tip region. Among other applications, such fasteners have the potential to attach small components onto micron-sized electronic devices.
%U http://link.aip.org/link/doi/10.1063/1.3651085