Thermal conductivity of silicon nitride membranes is not sensitive to stress
H Ftouni, C Blanc, D Tainoff, AD Fefferman, M Defoort… - Physical Review B, 2015 - APS
We have measured the thermal properties of suspended membranes from 10 to 300 K for
two amplitudes of internal stress (about 0.1 and 1 GPa) and for two different thicknesses (50 …
two amplitudes of internal stress (about 0.1 and 1 GPa) and for two different thicknesses (50 …
Nonlinear frequency transduction of nanomechanical Brownian motion
We report on experiments addressing the nonlinear interaction between a nanomechanical
mode and position fluctuations. The Duffing nonlinearity transduces the Brownian motion of …
mode and position fluctuations. The Duffing nonlinearity transduces the Brownian motion of …
Beyond linear coupling in microwave optomechanics
We explore the nonlinear dynamics of a cavity optomechanical system. Our realization
consisting of a drumhead nanoelectromechanical resonator (NEMS) coupled to a …
consisting of a drumhead nanoelectromechanical resonator (NEMS) coupled to a …
Measuring frequency fluctuations in nonlinear nanomechanical resonators
Advances in nanomechanics within recent years have demonstrated an always expanding
range of devices, from top-down structures to appealing bottom-up MoS2 and graphene …
range of devices, from top-down structures to appealing bottom-up MoS2 and graphene …
Scaling laws for the bifurcation escape rate in a nanomechanical resonator
We report on experimental and theoretical studies of the fluctuation-induced escape time
from a metastable state of a nanomechanical Duffing resonator in a cryogenic environment …
from a metastable state of a nanomechanical Duffing resonator in a cryogenic environment …
Slippage and boundary layer probed in an almost ideal gas by a nanomechanical oscillator
We measure the interaction between He 4 gas at 4.2 K and a high-quality
nanoelectromechanical string device for its first three symmetric modes (resonating at 2.2 …
nanoelectromechanical string device for its first three symmetric modes (resonating at 2.2 …
Evidence for the role of normal-state electrons in nanoelectromechanical damping mechanisms at very low temperatures
KJ Lulla, M Defoort, C Blanc, O Bourgeois, E Collin - Physical review letters, 2013 - APS
We report on experiments performed at low temperatures on aluminum covered silicon
nanoelectromechanical resonators. The substantial difference observed between the …
nanoelectromechanical resonators. The substantial difference observed between the …
Classical decoherence in a nanomechanical resonator
O Maillet, F Vavrek, AD Fefferman… - New Journal of …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Decoherence is an essential mechanism that defines the boundary between classical and
quantum behaviours, while imposing technological bounds for quantum devices. Little is …
quantum behaviours, while imposing technological bounds for quantum devices. Little is …
Surface-induced near-field scaling in the Knudsen layer of a rarefied gas
We report on experiments performed within the Knudsen boundary layer of a low-pressure
gas. The noninvasive probe we use is a suspended nanoelectromechanical string, which …
gas. The noninvasive probe we use is a suspended nanoelectromechanical string, which …
Stressed silicon nitride nanomechanical resonators at helium temperatures
M Defoort, KJ Lulla, C Blanc, H Ftouni… - Journal of Low …, 2013 - Springer
We have characterized the mechanical resonance properties (both linear and nonlinear) of
various doubly-clamped silicon nitride nanomechanical resonators, each with a different …
various doubly-clamped silicon nitride nanomechanical resonators, each with a different …