Nanomechanical resonator explained

A nanomechanical resonator is a nanoelectromechanical systems ultra-small resonator that oscillates at a specific frequency depending on its mass and stiffness.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Quartz crystal microbalance
• Atomic force microscopy

Further reading

• Tamayo. Javier. Kosaka. Priscila M.. Ruz. José J.. San Paulo. Álvaro. Calleja. Montserrat. Biosensors based on nanomechanical systems. Chem. Soc. Rev.. 42. 3. 2013. 1287–1311. 0306-0012. 10.1039/C2CS35293A. 23152052. 10261/88330. free.
• Rips. S.. Wilson-Rae. I.. Hartmann. M. J.. Nonlinear nanomechanical resonators for quantum optoelectromechanics. Physical Review A. 89. 1. 013854. 2014. 1050-2947. 10.1103/PhysRevA.89.013854. 2014PhRvA..89a3854R . 1206.0147. 118588261.

Notes and References

1. Eom. Kilho. Park. Harold S.. Yoon. Dae Sung. Kwon. Taeyun. Nanomechanical resonators and their applications in biological/chemical detection: Nanomechanics principles. Physics Reports. 503. 4–5. 2011. 115–163. 0370-1573. 10.1016/j.physrep.2011.03.002. 1105.1785 . 2011PhR...503..115E . 44190103.
2. Arash. Behrouz. Jiang. Jin-Wu. Rabczuk. Timon. A review on nanomechanical resonators and their applications in sensors and molecular transportation. Applied Physics Reviews. 2. 2. 2015. 021301. 1931-9401. 10.1063/1.4916728. 2015ApPRv...2b1301A . free.