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We derive an analytical model for the power transfer in a magnetoelectric film bulk acoustic resonator consisting of a piezoelectric--magnetostrictive bilayer. The model describes the dynamic magnetostrictive influence on the elastodynamics…
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We propose a general one-dimensional {\em continuous} formulation to analyze the vibrational modes of antenna-like nanomechanical resonators consisting of two symmetric arrays of cantilevers affixed to a central nano-beam. The cantilever…
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