Re: Expanding Material by electrons.



gotilc@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Doing some nanowork and need some basic input. I am trying to find a
> suitable material that expands when applyed an electrical field, this is
> pretty basic, since many materials get heated by this and thus expands,
> problem is, I do not want too much heating but I want much expanding. I want
> to be able to control the expand rate and force. I want to have this
> material to outstand heat up to about 200 C. I also need it to be a little
> bit soft, the piece should be about 100x100x1 mm or so with a surface
> texture that is smoothe like rubber or so.
>
> Does anyone have an idea of how to create this material? It does not have to
> be made with nanotools etc, however it is ment ot be used in a nanotech
> project of mine.
>
> So any ideas?
>
> Please!?
>
> Regards
>
> /Jay


Jay,

What your looking for is piezoelectric material, which is used
extensively in nanotechnology tools.


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