A review on size‐dependent mechanical properties of nanowires

M Nasr Esfahani, BE Alaca - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The primary challenge to exploit the nanowire as a truly one‐dimensional building block in
nanoscale devices is the clear incorporation of scale effects into the operational …

Silicon nanowires driving miniaturization of microelectromechanical systems physical sensors: A review

M Karimzadehkhouei, B Ali… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The miniaturization of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) physical sensors is driven
by global connectivity needs and is closely linked to emerging digital technologies and the …

Single-protein nanomechanical mass spectrometry in real time

MS Hanay, S Kelber, AK Naik, D Chi, S Hentz… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) resonators can detect mass with exceptional
sensitivity. Previously, mass spectra from several hundred adsorption events were …

MEMS resonators for frequency reference and timing applications

G Wu, J Xu, EJ Ng, W Chen - Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An overview of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonators for frequency reference
and timing applications is presented. The progress made in the past few decades in design …

All-optical synchronization of remote optomechanical systems

J Li, ZH Zhou, S Wan, YL Zhang, Z Shen, M Li… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Synchronization and frequency locking between remote mechanical oscillators are of
scientific and technological importance. The key challenges are to align the oscillation …

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 …

Synchronization and phase noise reduction in micromechanical oscillator arrays coupled through light

M Zhang, S Shah, J Cardenas, M Lipson - Physical review letters, 2015 - APS
Synchronization of many coupled oscillators is widely found in nature and has the potential
to revolutionize timing technologies. Here, we demonstrate synchronization in arrays of …

Nanomechanical sensing using spins in diamond

MSJ Barson, P Peddibhotla, P Ovartchaiyapong… - Nano …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Nanomechanical sensors and quantum nanosensors are two rapidly developing
technologies that have diverse interdisciplinary applications in biological and chemical …

Neutral particle mass spectrometry with nanomechanical systems

E Sage, A Brenac, T Alava, R Morel, C Dupré… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Current approaches to mass spectrometry (MS) require ionization of the analytes of interest.
For high-mass species, the resulting charge state distribution can be complex and difficult to …

High-speed multiple-mode mass-sensing resolves dynamic nanoscale mass distributions

S Olcum, N Cermak, SC Wasserman… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Simultaneously measuring multiple eigenmode frequencies of nanomechanical resonators
can determine the position and mass of surface-adsorbed proteins, and could ultimately …