We demonstrate the formation of confinement potentials in suspended nanostructures induced by the geometry of the devices. We then propose a setup for measuring the resulting geometric phase change of electronic wave functions in such a mechanical nanostructure. The device consists of a suspended loop through which a phase coherent current is driven. Combination of two and more geometrically induced potentials can be applied for creating mechanical quantum bit states.
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0308040,
title = {On geometric potentials in nanomechanical circuits},
author = {Alexander V. Chaplik and Robert H. Blick},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0308040},
year = {2009}
}