In molecular physics/nanotechnology, electrostatic deflection is the deformation of a beam-like structure/element bent by an electric field (Fig.
It can be due to interaction between electrostatic fields and net charge or electric polarization effects.
The interaction between the molecular dipole moment and the electric field results an induced torque (T).
[1][2] This property is an important characteristic for CNTs promising nanoelectromechanical systems applications, as well as for their fabrication, separation and electromanipulation.
Recently, several nanoelectromechanical systems based on cantilevered CNTs have been reported such as: nanorelays,[3][4] nanoswitches,[5] nanotweezers[6] and feedback device[7] which are designed for memory, sensing or actuation uses.