High-Q mechanical resonator arrays based on carbon nanotubes

Author

Davis, John F. ; Bronikowski, Mike ; Choi, Dan ; Epp, Larry ; Hoenk, Michael ; Hoppe, Dan ; Kowalczyk, Bob ; Noca, Flavio ; Wong, Eric ; Hunt, Brian ; Chang, B. ; Jouzi, M. ; Tzolov, M. ; Yin, A. ; Xu, J. ; Adam, J. Douglas ; Young, Robert M. ; Adams, Jes

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

12-14 Aug. 2003

Firstpage

635

Abstract

We present results of the characterization of a nanoelectromechanical signal-processing device based on arrays of carbon nanotubes embedded in RF waveguides. The design, fabrication, and operation of the device will be discussed, including initial RF measurements. Preliminary tests suggest that transmission of an RF signal through the array is associated with the mechanical resonance of the carbon nanotubes.

Keywords

Q-factor; carbon nanotubes; nanotechnology; nanotube devices; radiofrequency filters; resonators; C; RF waveguides; carbon nanotubes; device fabrication; high quality factor mechanical resonator arrays; mechanical resonator arrays; nanoelectromechanical signal processing device; Carbon nanotubes; Electrodes; Fabrication; Microwave filters; Nanoscale devices; Oscillators; Radio frequency; Resonance; Resonator filters; Scanning electron microscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nanotechnology, 2003. IEEE-NANO 2003. 2003 Third IEEE Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7976-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NANO.2003.1230992

Filename

1230992