Time-domain control of ultrahigh-frequency nanomechanical systems

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 715-719

  Liu, N ^a   Giesen, F ^a   Belov, M ^b   Losby, J ^a   Moroz, J ^a   Fraser, A E ^a   McKinnon, G ^b   Clement, T J ^b   Sauer, V ^c   Hiebert, W K ^c   Freeman, M R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Norcada Inc   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NEMS;

MECHANICAL COMPUTATIONS; NANOMECHANICAL OSCILLATIONS; NANOMECHANICAL STUDIES; NANOMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; TIME-DOMAIN OPERATIONS; TRANSIENT EXCITATION; ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY; ULTRASENSITIVE MASS DETECTIONS;

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; FREQUENCY ANALYZER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NANOELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 57449096119     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.319     Document Type: Article

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