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Shuttle-promoted nano-mechanical current switch

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2015-09-23 v2

Abstract

We investigate electron shuttling in three-terminal nanoelectromechanocal device built on a movable metallic rod oscillating between two drains. The device shows a double-well shaped electromechanical potential tunable by a source-drain bias voltage. Four stationary regimes controllable by the bias are found for this device: (i) single stable fixed point, (ii) two stable fixed points, (iii) two limiting cycles, and (iv) single limiting cycle. In the presence of perpendicular magnetic field the Lorentz force makes possible switching from one electromechanical state to another. The mechanism of tunable transitions between various stable regimes based on the interplay between voltage controlled electromechanical instability and magnetically controlled switching is suggested. The switching phenomenon is implemented for achieving both a reliable \emph{active} current switch and sensoring of small variations of magnetic field.

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@article{arxiv.1502.07524,
  title  = {Shuttle-promoted nano-mechanical current switch},
  author = {Taegeun Song and Leonid Y. Gorelik and Robert I. Shekhter and Mikhail N. Kiselev and Konstantin Kikoin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1502.07524},
  year   = {2015}
}

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11 pages, 4 figures

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