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Real-time measurement of nanotube resonator fluctuations in an electron microscope

Tsioutsios, I.; Tavernarakis, A.; Osmond, J.; Verlot, P.; Bachtold, A.

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Authors

I. Tsioutsios

A. Tavernarakis

J. Osmond

P. Verlot

A. Bachtold



Abstract

Mechanical resonators based on low-dimensional materials provide a unique platform for exploring a broad range of physical phenomena. The mechanical vibrational states are indeed extremely sensitive to charges, spins, photons, and adsorbed masses. However, the roadblock is often the readout of the resonator, because the detection of the vibrational states becomes increasingly difficult for smaller resonators. Here, we report an unprecedentedly sensitive method to detect nanotube resonators with effective masses in the 10–20 kg range. We use the beam of an electron microscope to resolve the mechanical fluctuations of a nanotube in real-time for the first time. We obtain full access to the thermally driven Brownian motion of the resonator, both in space and time domains. Our results establish the viability of carbon nanotube resonator technology at room temperature and pave the way toward the observation of novel thermodynamics regimes and quantum effects in nanomechanics.

Citation

Tsioutsios, I., Tavernarakis, A., Osmond, J., Verlot, P., & Bachtold, A. (2017). Real-time measurement of nanotube resonator fluctuations in an electron microscope. Nano Letters, 17(3), 1748-1755. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b05065

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 1, 2017
Online Publication Date Feb 10, 2017
Publication Date Mar 8, 2017
Deposit Date Dec 10, 2018
Publicly Available Date Dec 10, 2018
Journal Nano Letters
Print ISSN 1530-6984
Electronic ISSN 1530-6992
Publisher American Chemical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 17
Issue 3
Pages 1748-1755
DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b05065
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1397166
Publisher URL https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b05065
Contract Date Dec 10, 2018

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