TY - JOUR
T1 - Electronic applications of graphene mechanical resonators
AU - Sharma, Ankur
AU - Varshney, Utkarshaa
AU - Lu, Yuerui
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015. The Institution of Engineering and Technology.
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - Graphene, an atomically thin two-dimensional material has become an ideal candidate for fabricating nano-electro-mechanical systems resonators because of its excellent mechanical properties and ultra-light weight. Its high tensile strength and Young's modulus coupled with the ability to withstand high strains while functioning make it suitable for use in mechanical resonators. In this study, the authors review the electronic applications of graphene mechanical resonators for future radio frequency communications, ultra-sensitive mass and temperature detection using the consequent changes in resonance frequency of the resonators. Moreover, they experimentally establish the non-linear characteristics of graphene mechanical resonators at high driving amplitudes and envision its applications in future electronics and sensing.
AB - Graphene, an atomically thin two-dimensional material has become an ideal candidate for fabricating nano-electro-mechanical systems resonators because of its excellent mechanical properties and ultra-light weight. Its high tensile strength and Young's modulus coupled with the ability to withstand high strains while functioning make it suitable for use in mechanical resonators. In this study, the authors review the electronic applications of graphene mechanical resonators for future radio frequency communications, ultra-sensitive mass and temperature detection using the consequent changes in resonance frequency of the resonators. Moreover, they experimentally establish the non-linear characteristics of graphene mechanical resonators at high driving amplitudes and envision its applications in future electronics and sensing.
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U2 - 10.1049/iet-cds.2015.0134
DO - 10.1049/iet-cds.2015.0134
M3 - Article
SN - 1751-858X
VL - 9
SP - 413
EP - 419
JO - IET Circuits, Devices and Systems
JF - IET Circuits, Devices and Systems
IS - 6
ER -