Nanomechanical mass sensing and stiffness spectrometry based on two-dimensional vibrations of resonant nanowires

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 641-645

  Gil Santos, Eduardo ^a   Ramos, Daniel ^a,b   Martínez, Javier ^a   Ferníndez Regúlez, Marta ^c   García, Ricardo ^a   San Paulo, Álvaro ^c   Calleja, Montserrat ^a   Tamayo, Javier ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MICROELECTRÓNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; MOLECULES; NANOWIRES; STIFFNESS; YARN;

ARRIVAL DIRECTION; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; FLEXURAL VIBRATIONS; FREQUENCY SHIFT; NANOMECHANICAL RESONATORS; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; SUPERPOSITION STATE; TOP-DOWN METHODS;

RESONATORS;

NANOWIRE; SILICON;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; MECHANICAL TORSION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VIBRATION;

EID: 77956451548     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2010.151     Document Type: Article

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