Spatial mapping of multimode Brownian motions in high-frequency silicon carbide microdisk resonators

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Wang, Zenghui ^a   Lee, Jaesung ^a   Feng, Philip X L ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDE; SILICON CARBIDE;

ASYMMETRY; BROWNIAN MOTION; MAPPING; RESONANCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SILICON; THERMOMECHANICS; VIBRATION;

ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BROWNIAN MOTION; FILM; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; INTERFEROMETRY; MICRODISK RESONATOR; MICROSPECTROSCOPY; MOTION; NANOFABRICATION; NANOMECHANICAL RESONATOR; RADIOFREQUENCY; SCANNING SPECTROMICROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOMETRY; VIBRATION;

EID: 84919689596     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6158     Document Type: Article

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