Print Email Facebook Twitter Self-detecting gate-tunable nanotube paddle resonators Title Self-detecting gate-tunable nanotube paddle resonators Author Witkamp, B. Poot, M. Pathangi, H. Hüttel, A.K. Van der Zant, H.S.J. Faculty Applied Sciences Department Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Date 2008-09-18 Abstract We have fabricated suspended metal paddle resonators with carbon nanotubes functioning as self-detecting torsional springs. We observe gate-tunable resonances that either tune to higher or to lower frequencies when increasing the dc voltage on the back gate. We attribute the former modes to flexural vibrations of the paddle resonator, while the latter ones are identified as torsional vibrations. Compared to top-down silicon fabricated paddle resonators, nanotube springs have smaller torsional spring constants and provide a larger frequency tunability. Subject carbon nanotubesmicromechanical resonatorsnanotechnologysprings (mechanical)vibrations To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0088c9de-323e-4080-abea-2251454259a5 DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2985859 Publisher American Institute of Physics ISSN 0003-6951 Source http://link.aip.org/link/APPLAB/v93/i11/p111909/s1 Source Applied Physics Letters, 93 (11), 2008 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 2008 The Author(s); American Institute of Physics Files PDF Witkamp_2008.pdf 464.8 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:0088c9de-323e-4080-abea-2251454259a5/datastream/OBJ/view