Finite-size effect on the dynamic and sensing performances of graphene resonators: the role of edge stress

• Chang-Wan Kim,
• Mai Duc Dai and
• Kilho Eom

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 685–696, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.61

• graphene resonators for their mass sensing applications. Keywords: edge stress; graphene resonator; mass sensing; nonlinear vibration; size effect; sensitivity; Introduction Recent advances in nanotechnology have allowed for the development of nano-electro-mechanical system (NEMS) devices that can

• -based resonators and their applications in atomic mass sensing. (a) Effective elastic moduli of graphene sheets as a function of their sizes and edge structures. Here, the effective elastic moduli were obtained based on the relation given in Equation 27. (b) Normalized frequency change of graphene due

Energy dissipation in multifrequency atomic force microscopy

• Valentina Pukhova,
• Francesco Banfi and
• Gabriele Ferrini

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 494–500, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.57

• applications that range from mass-sensing [20] to nanometrology of thin films and embedded nanostructures. These applications are based on elastic multi-mode excitations that last few oscillations [21]. In this context the present analysis will enlarge the space of parameters to be exploited for the sensing