Surface-tension-driven nanoelectromechanical relaxation oscillator

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Regan, B C ^a   Aloni, S ^a   Jensen, K ^a   Zettl, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; DC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LIQUID METALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RELAXATION OSCILLATORS; SURFACE TENSION;

MECHANICAL COUPLING; NANOELECTROMECHANICAL RELAXATION OSCILLATORS; RELAXATION PHASES; SYNTHETIC MICROSYSTEMS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 17944365107     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1887827     Document Type: Article

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