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Nature Materials 7, 459–463 (1 June 2008) | doi:10.1038/nmat2181

High-frequency micromechanical resonators from aluminium|[ndash]|carbon nanotube nanolaminates

Jung Hoon Bak , Young Duck Kim , Seung Sae Hong , Byung Yang Lee , Seung Ran Lee , Jae Hyuck Jang , Miyoung Kim , Kookrin Char , Seunghun Hong & Yun Daniel Park

At micro- and nanoscales, materials with high Young|[rsquo]|s moduli and low densities are of great interest for high-frequency micromechanical resonator devices. Incorporating carbon nanotubes (CNTs), with their unmatched properties, has added functionality to many man-made composites.