Nanomechanics has brought mesoscopic physics into the world of vibrations. Because
nanomechanical systems are small, fluctuations are significant, the vibrations already …

Amorphous solids show surprisingly universal behaviour at low temperatures. The
prevailing wisdom is that this can be explained by the existence of two-state defects within …

The field of cavity optomechanics is reviewed. This field explores the interaction between
electromagnetic radiation and nanomechanical or micromechanical motion. This review …

We describe a general procedure to calibrate the detection of a nano/micro-mechanical
resonator's displacement as it undergoes thermal Brownian motion. A brief introduction to …

We combine ultrafast pump–probe spectroscopy with optical trapping to study
homogeneous damping of the acoustic vibrations of single gold nanospheres (80 nm …

Ultralight mechanical resonators based on low-dimensional materials are well suited as
exceptional transducers of minuscule forces or mass changes. However, the low …

Microscale and nanoscale mechanical resonators have recently emerged as ubiquitous
devices for use in advanced technological applications, for example, in mobile …

We have measured the thermal properties of suspended membranes from 10 to 300 K for
two amplitudes of internal stress (about 0.1 and 1 GPa) and for two different thicknesses (50 …

Mechanical dissipation poses a ubiquitous challenge to the performance of nanomechanical
devices. Here we analyze the support-induced dissipation of high-stress nanomechanical …

We present a microscopic theory of nonlinear damping and dephasing of low-frequency
eigenmodes in nanomechanical and micromechanical systems. The mechanism of the both …