Nanomechanical resonator

A nanomechanical resonator is a nanoelectromechanical systems ultra-small resonator that oscillates at a specific frequency depending on its mass and stiffness.[1][2]

Diagram of a nanomechanical resonator

See also

• Quartz crystal microbalance
• Atomic force microscopy

References

1. Eom, Kilho; Park, Harold S.; Yoon, Dae Sung; Kwon, Taeyun (2011). "Nanomechanical resonators and their applications in biological/chemical detection: Nanomechanics principles". Physics Reports. 503 (4–5): 115–163. arXiv:1105.1785. Bibcode:2011PhR...503..115E. doi:10.1016/j.physrep.2011.03.002. ISSN 0370-1573.
2. Arash, Behrouz; Jiang, Jin-Wu; Rabczuk, Timon (2015). "A review on nanomechanical resonators and their applications in sensors and molecular transportation". Applied Physics Reviews. 2 (2): 021301. Bibcode:2015ApPRv...2b1301A. doi:10.1063/1.4916728. ISSN 1931-9401.

Further reading

• Tamayo, Javier; Kosaka, Priscila M.; Ruz, José J.; San Paulo, Álvaro; Calleja, Montserrat (2013). "Biosensors based on nanomechanical systems" (PDF). Chem. Soc. Rev. 42 (3): 1287–1311. doi:10.1039/C2CS35293A. ISSN 0306-0012.
• Rips, S.; Wilson-Rae, I.; Hartmann, M. J. (2014). "Nonlinear nanomechanical resonators for quantum optoelectromechanics". Physical Review A. 89 (1): 013854. arXiv:1206.0147. Bibcode:2014PhRvA..89a3854R. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.89.013854. ISSN 1050-2947.