Print Email Facebook Twitter Mechanical systems at the nanoscale Title Mechanical systems at the nanoscale Author Poot, M. Contributor Van der Zant, H.S.J. (promotor) Faculty Applied Sciences Department Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Date 2009-12-01 Abstract This thesis describes experiments that were done with a wide range of nano(electro)mechanical systems (NEMS). These devices are promising candidates to study mechanics in the quantum regime. The experiments range from AFM measurements on few-layer graphene nanodrums, electrical detection of flexural modes of suspended carbon nanotubes both at room temperature and at millikelvin temperatures, to position detection of and backaction on a micromechanical resonator that is embedded in a dc SQUID. Continuum mechanical models for the different NEMS are discussed, as well as the concepts that are needed to reach the quantum regime. Subject nanomechanicsnanomechanical devicesNEMSQEMScarbon nanotubegrapheneSQUIDbackaction To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:4dae1617-37e1-4b1f-8013-f6455a6678fb Publisher Casimir PHD series Embargo date 2009-12-01 ISBN 9789085930624 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights (c) 2009 Poot, M. Files PDF dissertation.pdf 9.32 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:4dae1617-37e1-4b1f-8013-f6455a6678fb/datastream/OBJ/view