This article is a review of the dissipation processes in nanoelectromechanical systems
(NEMS). As NEMS technology becomes more and more prevalent in research and …

Written by three leading experts in the field, this book describes and explains all essential
aspects of scanning probe microscopy. Emphasis is placed on the experimental design and …

A 290-nm-thick single-crystal silicon cantilever has been cooled in vacuum to a temperature
of 110 mK in order reduce its thermal motion and thereby improve the achievable force …

Nanometer-scale structures with high aspect ratios such as nanowires and nanotubes
combine low mechanical dissipation with high resonance frequencies, making them ideal …

We consider an s-wave superconductor (SC) which is tunnel coupled to two spatially
separated Luttinger-liquid (LL) leads. We demonstrate that such a setup acts as an …

At separations below 100 nm, Casimir-Lifshitz forces strongly influence the actuation
dynamics of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in dry vacuum conditions. For a …

This review article summarizes new scientific trends in research for metrology of small mass
(1 mg and lower) and small force (10 micronewtons and lower). After a brief introduction to …

Reducing sensor dimension is a good way to increase system sensitivity and response.
However the advantages gained must be weighed against other effects which also became …

Combined atomic-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and noncontact atomic-
force microscopy (NC-AFM) studies are carried out with the piezoelectric KolibriSensor in …

A critical limitation of nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) is the lack of a high-sensitivity
position detection mechanism. We introduce a noninterferometric optical approach to …