Nanomechanics has brought mesoscopic physics into the world of vibrations. Because
nanomechanical systems are small, fluctuations are significant, the vibrations already …

Metamaterials (MMs), which include phononic crystals (PCs) as a particular type, exhibit
anomalous wave propagation properties through artificial design of topologies or lattice …

Micro-and nanoelectromechanical systems have numerous applications in sensing and
signal transduction. Many properties benefit from reducing the system size to the nanoscale …

The focused ion beam (FIB) is a powerful tool for fabrication, modification, and
characterization of materials down to the nanoscale. Starting with the gallium FIB, which was …

In nanomechanical photothermal absorption spectroscopy and microscopy, the measured
substance becomes a part of the detection system itself, inducing a nanomechanical …

This paper introduces a new sensing approach utilizing a solid-solid phononic crystal (PnC)
channel drop filter structure for the detection of varying molar fractions of Ethyl lactate within …

The emergence of graphene and other two-dimensional materials overcomes the limitation
in the characteristic size of silicon-based micro-resonators and paved the way in the …

While extensive research has been conducted on elastic wave propagation in infinite
phononic crystal (PC) rods, practical applications often involve PC rods of finite length …

Phononic crystals (PnCs) have attracted much attention due to their great potential for
dissipation engineering and propagation manipulation of phonons. Notably, the excellent …

Pre-amplification of ultrasmall signals directly in the mechanical domain and boosting
quality (Q) factors in nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) are intriguing scientific …