Nonlinear motion and mechanical mixing in as-grown GaAs nanowires

被引:11
作者
Braakman, F. R. [1 ]
Cadeddu, D. [1 ]
Tuetuencueoglu, G. [2 ]
Matteini, F. [2 ]
Rueffer, D. [2 ]
Fontcuberta i Morral, A. [2 ]
Poggio, M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
[2] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
关键词
BOUNDARY-CONDITIONS; RESONATORS; CANTILEVERS; BEAM;
D O I
10.1063/1.4900928
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We report nonlinear behavior in the motion of driven nanowire cantilevers. The nonlinearity can be described by the Duffing equation and is used to demonstrate mechanical mixing of two distinct excitation frequencies. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the nonlinearity can be used to amplify a signal at a frequency close to the mechanical resonance of the nanowire oscillator. Up to 26 dB of amplitude gain is demonstrated in this way. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.
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