Surface-tension-driven nanoelectromechanical relaxation oscillator

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Abstract

We have developed a nanoelectromechanical relaxation oscillator with a surface-tension-driven power stroke. The oscillator consists of two liquid metal droplets exchanging mass, and its frequency is directly controlled with a low-level DC electrical voltage. Video of the device as observed by transmission electron microscope will be shown.

Authors

  • B.C. Regan

  • S. Aloni

  • K. Jensen

  • Alex Zettl

    • University of California, Berkeley
    • Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UC Berkeley; Materials Sciences Division, LBNL; Berkeley, CA 94720
    • Physics department, University of California at Berkeley
    • Department of Physics, UC Berkeley, and Materials Sciences Division, LBNL, Berkeley, California 94720
    • Physics Department, University of California at Berkeley, and Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA 94720
    • University of California-Berkeley
    • MSD, LBNL, Berkeley, Caifornia 94720 and Dept. of Physics, UC Berkeley, California, 94720
    • MSD,LBNL, Berkeley, Caifornia 94720 and Dept. of Physics, UC Berkeley, California, 94720