Parametric amplification in single-walled carbon nanotube nanoelectromechanical resonators
- 22 August 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 99 (8), 083110
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3627178
Abstract
The low quality factor (Q) of single-walled carbon nanotube(SWNT)resonators has limited their sensitivity in sensing application. To this end, we employ the technique of parametric amplification by modulating the spring constant of SWNTresonators at twice the resonant frequency and achieve 10 times Q enhancement. The highest Q obtained at room temperature is around ∼700, which is 3–4 times better than previous Q record reported for doubly clamped SWNTresonators. Furthermore, efficient parametric amplification is found to only occur in the catenary vibration regime. Our results open up the possibility to employ light-weight and high-Qcarbon nanotuberesonators in single molecule and atomic mass sensing.Other Versions
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