Electrostatic pull-in instability in MEMS/NEMS: A review
WM Zhang, H Yan, ZK Peng, G Meng - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2014 - Elsevier
Pull-in instability as an inherently nonlinear and crucial effect continues to become
increasingly important for the design of electrostatic MEMS and NEMS devices and ever …
increasingly important for the design of electrostatic MEMS and NEMS devices and ever …
A review on the statics and dynamics of electrically actuated nano and micro structures
Nano and micro electro-mechanical systems (NEMS and MEMS) have been attracting a
large amount of attention recently as they have extensive current/potential applications …
large amount of attention recently as they have extensive current/potential applications …
Nonlinear non-classical microscale beams: static bending, postbuckling and free vibration
W Xia, L Wang, L Yin - International Journal of Engineering Science, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper initiates the theoretical analysis of nonlinear microbeams and investigates the
static bending, postbuckling and free vibration. The nonlinear model is conducted within the …
static bending, postbuckling and free vibration. The nonlinear model is conducted within the …
Fast identification of the pull-in voltage of a nano/micro-electromechanical system
JH He, N Qie, CH He, K Gepreel - Journal of Low Frequency …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The pull-in voltage is crucial in designing an optimal nano/micro-electromechanical system
(N/MEMS). It is vital to have a simple formulation to calculate the pull-in voltage with …
(N/MEMS). It is vital to have a simple formulation to calculate the pull-in voltage with …
A large deflection model for the pull-in analysis of electrostatically actuated microcantilever beams
S Chaterjee, G Pohit - Journal of sound and vibration, 2009 - Elsevier
A comprehensive model of an electrostatically actuated microcantilever beam separated
from the ground plane by relatively larger gap is formulated accounting for the nonlinearities …
from the ground plane by relatively larger gap is formulated accounting for the nonlinearities …
Pull-in and freestanding instability of actuated functionally graded nanobeams including surface and stiffening effects
Because of fasttechnological development, electrostatic nanoactuator devices like
nanosensors, nanoswitches, and nanoresonators are highly considered by scientific …
nanosensors, nanoswitches, and nanoresonators are highly considered by scientific …
Characterizing size-dependent effective elastic modulus of silicon nanocantilevers using electrostatic pull-in instability
H Sadeghian, CK Yang, JFL Goosen… - Applied Physics …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
This letter presents the application of electrostatic pull-in instability to study the size-
dependent effective Young's Modulus E ̃ (∼ 170–70 GPa) of [110] silicon nanocantilevers …
dependent effective Young's Modulus E ̃ (∼ 170–70 GPa) of [110] silicon nanocantilevers …
[HTML][HTML] Nonlinear microbeam model based on strain gradient theory
J Zhao, S Zhou, B Wang, X Wang - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2012 - Elsevier
The nonlinear governing equation of microbeam based on the strain gradient theory is
derived by using a combination of the strain gradient theory and the Hamilton's principle …
derived by using a combination of the strain gradient theory and the Hamilton's principle …
[HTML][HTML] Size-dependent pull-in phenomena in electrically actuated nanobeams incorporating surface energies
Y Fu, J Zhang - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2011 - Elsevier
A modified continuum model of electrically actuated nanobeams is presented by
incorporating surface elasticity in this paper. The classical beam theory is adopted to model …
incorporating surface elasticity in this paper. The classical beam theory is adopted to model …
Investigating the effect of Casimir and van der Waals attractions on the electrostatic pull-in instability of nano-actuators
This paper investigates the effect of dispersion (van der Waals and Casimir) forces on the
pull-in instability of cantilever nano-actuators by considering their range of application …
pull-in instability of cantilever nano-actuators by considering their range of application …