Actuation and transduction of resonant vibrations in GaAs/AlGaAs-based nanoelectromechanical systems containing two-dimensional electron gas
- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Novosibirsk 630090 (Russian Federation)
Driven vibrations of a nanoelectromechanical system based on GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure containing two-dimensional electron gas are experimentally investigated. The system represents a conductive cantilever with the free end surrounded by a side gate. We show that out-of-plane flexural vibrations of the cantilever are driven when alternating signal biased by a dc voltage is applied to the in-plane side gate. We demonstrate that these vibrations can be on-chip linearly transduced into a low-frequency electrical signal using the heterodyne down-mixing method. The obtained data indicate that the dominant physical mechanism of the vibrations actuation is capacitive interaction between the cantilever and the gate.
- OSTI ID:
- 22399018
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 18; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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