Trans-phonon effects in ultra-fast nanodevices

• Main Authors: Gao, H., Ren, G. X., Xu, Zhiping, Zheng, Quan Shui, Jiang, Qing, Ma, Chi Chiu, Zhao, Yang, Chen, Guan Hua
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Nanotechnology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93835; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6775
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We report a novel phenomenon in carbon nanotube based ultra-fast mechanical devices, the trans-phonon effect, which resembles the transonic effects in aerodynamics. It is caused by dissipative resonance of nanotube phonons similar to the radial breathing mode, and subsequent drastic surge of the dra...