Direct Transmission Detection of Tunable Mechanical Resonance in an Individual Carbon Nanofiber Relay

Eriksson, Anders; Lee, SangWook; Sourab, Abdelrahim A.; Isacsson, Andreas; Kaunisto, Risto; Kinaret, Jari M.; E. B. Campbell, Eleanor

doi:10.1021/nl080345w.s001

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Direct Transmission Detection of Tunable Mechanical Resonance in an Individual Carbon Nanofiber Relay

journal contribution

posted on 2008-04-09, 00:00 authored by Anders Eriksson, SangWook Lee, Abdelrahim A. Sourab, Andreas Isacsson, Risto Kaunisto, Jari M. Kinaret, Eleanor E. B. Campbell

A direct on-chip transmission measurement of the resonance frequency of an individual singly clamped carbon nanofiber relay is reported. The experimental results are in good agreement with a small signal model and show the expected tuning of the resonance frequency with changing bias voltage.