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