Tracing the transition of a macro electron shuttle into nonlinear response

Abstract

We present a study on a macroscopic electron shuttle in the transition from linear to nonlinear response. The shuttle consists of a classical mechanical pendulum situated between two capacitor plates. The metallic pendulum enables mechanical transfer of electrons between the plates, hence allowing to directly trace electron shuttling in the time domain. By applying a high voltage to the plates, we drive the system into a controlled nonlinear response, where we observe period doubling.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 09, 2015
Source ID
10.1063/1.4908151

Entities

People

  • Hua Qin
  • Hyun-seok Kim
  • Marta Prada
  • Robert H Blick

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea
  • University of Hamburg
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems