High quality factor indium oxide mechanical microresonators

The mechanical resonance behavior of as-grown In_2O_3 microrods has been studied in this work by in-situ scanning electron microscopy (SEM) electrically induced mechanical oscillations. Indium oxide microrods grown by a vapor–solid method are naturally clamped to an aluminum oxide ceramic substrate,...

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Autores: Bartolomé Vílchez, Javier, Cremades Rodríguez, Ana Isabel, Piqueras De Noriega, Francisco Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/24308
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24308
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Nanomechanical resonators
Cantilevers
Nanobelts
Growth
Nanowires
Resonance
Pressure
Diamond
Física de materiales
Física del estado sólido
2211 Física del Estado Sólido
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Sumario:The mechanical resonance behavior of as-grown In_2O_3 microrods has been studied in this work by in-situ scanning electron microscopy (SEM) electrically induced mechanical oscillations. Indium oxide microrods grown by a vapor–solid method are naturally clamped to an aluminum oxide ceramic substrate, showing a high quality factor due to reduced energy losses during mechanical vibrations. Quality factors of more than (10)^5 and minimum detectable forces of the order of (10)^(16) N/Hz^(1/2) demonstrate their potential as mechanical microresonators for real applications. Measurements at low- vacuum using the SEM environmental operation mode were performed to study the effect of extrinsic damping on the resonators behavior. The damping coefficient has been determined as a function of pressure.