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A tunable carbon nanotube electromechanical oscillator

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  • Vera Sazonova

    (Cornell University)

  • Yuval Yaish

    (Cornell University)

  • Hande Üstünel

    (Cornell University)

  • David Roundy

    (Cornell University)

  • Tomás A. Arias

    (Cornell University)

  • Paul L. McEuen

    (Cornell University)

Abstract

Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) hold promise for a number of scientific and technological applications. In particular, NEMS oscillators have been proposed for use in ultrasensitive mass detection1,2, radio-frequency signal processing3,4, and as a model system for exploring quantum phenomena in macroscopic systems5,6. Perhaps the ultimate material for these applications is a carbon nanotube. They are the stiffest material known, have low density, ultrasmall cross-sections and can be defect-free. Equally important, a nanotube can act as a transistor7 and thus may be able to sense its own motion. In spite of this great promise, a room-temperature, self-detecting nanotube oscillator has not been realized, although some progress has been made8,9,10,11,12. Here we report the electrical actuation and detection of the guitar-string-like oscillation modes of doubly clamped nanotube oscillators. We show that the resonance frequency can be widely tuned and that the devices can be used to transduce very small forces.

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  • Vera Sazonova & Yuval Yaish & Hande Üstünel & David Roundy & Tomás A. Arias & Paul L. McEuen, 2004. "A tunable carbon nanotube electromechanical oscillator," Nature, Nature, vol. 431(7006), pages 284-287, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:431:y:2004:i:7006:d:10.1038_nature02905
    DOI: 10.1038/nature02905
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    1. Mayoof, Fathi N. & Hawwa, Muhammad A., 2009. "Chaotic behavior of a curved carbon nanotube under harmonic excitation," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 42(3), pages 1860-1867.
    2. Utku Emre Ali & Gaurav Modi & Ritesh Agarwal & Harish Bhaskaran, 2022. "Real-time nanomechanical property modulation as a framework for tunable NEMS," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.
    3. Pengfei Xu & Dazhi Wang & Jianqiao He & Yichang Cui & Liangkun Lu & Yikang Li & Xiangji Chen & Chang Liu & Liujia Suo & Tongqun Ren & Tiesheng Wang & Yan Cui, 2024. "A zinc oxide resonant nano-accelerometer with ultra-high sensitivity," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-8, December.

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