Nanomechanical electric and electromagnetic field sensor
Abstract
The present invention provides a system for detecting and analyzing at least one of an electric field and an electromagnetic field. The system includes a micro/nanomechanical oscillator which oscillates in the presence of at least one of the electric field and the electromagnetic field. The micro/nanomechanical oscillator includes a dense array of cantilevers mounted to a substrate. A charge localized on a tip of each cantilever interacts with and oscillates in the presence of the electric and/or electromagnetic field. The system further includes a subsystem for recording the movement of the cantilever to extract information from the electric and/or electromagnetic field. The system further includes a means of adjusting a stiffness of the cantilever to heterodyne tune an operating frequency of the system over a frequency range.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1174187
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,988,061
- Application Number:
- 13/024,833
- Assignee:
- U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2011 Feb 10
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Datskos, Panagiotis George, and Lavrik, Nickolay. Nanomechanical electric and electromagnetic field sensor. United States: N. p., 2015.
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Datskos, Panagiotis George, & Lavrik, Nickolay. Nanomechanical electric and electromagnetic field sensor. United States.
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"Nanomechanical electric and electromagnetic field sensor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1174187.
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