Mesoscopic physics of nanomechanical systems

A Bachtold, J Moser, MI Dykman - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022 - APS
Nanomechanics has brought mesoscopic physics into the world of vibrations. Because
nanomechanical systems are small, fluctuations are significant, the vibrations already …

[HTML][HTML] Effective quality factor tuning mechanisms in micromechanical resonators

JML Miller, A Ansari, DB Heinz, Y Chen… - Applied Physics …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Quality factor (Q) is an important property of micro-and nano-electromechanical (MEM/NEM)
resonators that underlie timing references, frequency sources, atomic force microscopes …

Bifurcation-based acoustic switching and rectification

N Boechler, G Theocharis, C Daraio - Nature materials, 2011 - nature.com
Switches and rectification devices are fundamental componentsused for controlling the flow
of energy in numerous applications. Thermal,,, and acoustic,,, rectifiers have been proposed …

Coherent phonon manipulation in coupled mechanical resonators

H Okamoto, A Gourgout, CY Chang, K Onomitsu… - Nature Physics, 2013 - nature.com
Coupled nanomechanical resonators have recently attracted great attention for both
practical applications and fundamental studies owing to their sensitive sympathetic …

Phase synchronization of two anharmonic nanomechanical oscillators

MH Matheny, M Grau, LG Villanueva, RB Karabalin… - Physical review …, 2014 - APS
We investigate the synchronization of oscillators based on anharmonic
nanoelectromechanical resonators. Our experimental implementation allows unprecedented …

Nanophononics: state of the art and perspectives

S Volz, J Ordonez-Miranda, A Shchepetov… - The European Physical …, 2016 - Springer
Understanding and controlling vibrations in condensed matter is emerging as an essential
necessity both at fundamental level and for the development of a broad variety of …

Surpassing fundamental limits of oscillators using nonlinear resonators

LG Villanueva, E Kenig, RB Karabalin, MH Matheny… - Physical review …, 2013 - APS
In its most basic form an oscillator consists of a resonator driven on resonance, through
feedback, to create a periodic signal sustained by a static energy source. The generation of …

Optically levitated nanoparticle as a model system for stochastic bistable dynamics

F Ricci, RA Rica, M Spasenović, J Gieseler… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Nano-mechanical resonators have gained an increasing importance in nanotechnology
owing to their contributions to both fundamental and applied science. Yet, their small …

Synchronization of nanomechanical oscillators

M Matheny, ML Roukes, MC Cross, LGV Torrijo… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Synchronization of oscillators based on anharmonic nano electromechanical resonators.
Experimental implimentation allows for unprecedented observation and control of param …

Nonlinearity in nanomechanical cantilevers

LG Villanueva, RB Karabalin, MH Matheny, D Chi… - Physical Review B …, 2013 - APS
Euler-Bernoulli beam theory is widely used to successfully predict the linear dynamics of
micro-and nanocantilever beams. However, its capacity to characterize the nonlinear …