Title :
Signal amplification in a synchronized field emission NEMS
Author :
Barois, T. ; Perisanu, S. ; Poncharal, P. ; Vincent, P. ; Purcell, S.T. ; Ayari, A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Physicque de la Mater. Condensee et Nanostrucutres, Univ. Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
Abstract :
We present in this paper a study on highly resistive SiC nanowires in a singly clamped geometry. We demonstrate that these field emission nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) can be synchronized ton an external AC signal and act as an amplifier.
Keywords :
amplification; amplifiers; field emission; nanoelectromechanical devices; nanowires; silicon compounds; wide band gap semiconductors; AC signal; NEMS; SiC; amplifier; clamped geometry; field emission nanoelectromechanical systems; highly resistive nanowires; signal amplification; synchronized field emission; Electronic mail; Facsimile; Nanoelectromechanical systems; Nanowires; Resonant frequency; Silicon carbide; Synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0333-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2012.6328688
