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Nanotube resonator devices

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1130523

A fully-functional radio receiver fabricated from a single nanotube is being disclosed. Simultaneously, a single nanotube can perform the functions of all major components of a radio: antenna, tunable band-pass filter, amplifier, and demodulator. A DC voltage source, as supplied by a battery, can power the radio. Using carrier waves in the commercially relevant 40-400 MHz range and both frequency and amplitude modulation techniques, successful music and voice reception has been demonstrated. Also disclosed are a radio transmitter and a mass sensor using a nanotube resonator device.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
8,717,046
Application Number:
12/681,760
OSTI ID:
1130523
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

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Quantitative theory of nanowire and nanotube antenna performance journal July 2006
Tuning of Nanotube Mechanical Resonances by Electric Field Pulling journal December 2002