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We have carried out a preliminary design and simulation of a single-electron resistive switch based on a system of two linear, parallel, electrostatically-coupled molecules: one implementing a single-electron transistor and another serving…

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Randomly disordered (polydomain) liquid crystalline elastomers align under stress. We study the dynamics of stress relaxation before, during and after the Polydomain-Monodomain transition. The results for different materials show the…

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The structural relaxation of amorphous materials is described as arising from the superposition of elementary processes with varying activation energies. We show that it is possible to obtain the kinetic parameters of these processes from…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-01-19 Pere Roura , Jordi Farjas

We perform molecular dynamic (MD) simulations of frictional non-thermal particles driven by an externally applied shear stress. After the system jams following a transient flow, we probe its mechanical response in order to clarify whether…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2012-02-09 Raffaele Pastore , Massimo Pica Ciamarra , Antonio Coniglio

In this paper, a novel fully 3D, microfluidic-oriented, gel-based, and low-cost highly stretchable resistive sensors have been presented. By the proposed method we are able to measure and discriminate all of the stretch, twist, and pressure…

In this paper we review recent work on novel computing paradigms using coupled oscillatory dynamical systems. We explore systems of relaxation oscillators based on linear state transitioning devices, which switch between two discrete states…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2016-08-22 Abhinav Parihar , Nikhil Shukla , Matthew Jerry , Suman Datta , Arijit Raychowdhury

Applications of magnetic memory devices greatly benefit from ultra-fast, low-power switching. Here we propose how this can be achieved efficiently in a nano-sized synthetic antiferromagnet by using perpendicular-to-the-plane…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-04-06 B. C. Koop , T. Descamps , V. Korenivski

This letter reports on the observation of optoelectronic switching in addressable molecular crossbar junctions fabricated using polymer stamp-printing method. The active medium in the junction is a molecular self-assembled monolayer softly…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-04-28 J. C. Li

Inspired by the dendritic integration and spiking operation of a biological neuron, flexible oxide-based neuron transistors gated by solid-state electrolyte films are fabricated on flexible plastic substrates for biochemical sensing…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-20 Ning Liu , Li Qiang Zhu , Ping Feng , Chang Jin Wan , Yang Hui Liu , Yi Shi , Qing Wan

Electromagnetic relays and solenoid actuators are commonly used for their bistable behavior, which allows for switching between two states in electrical, pneumatic, or hydraulic circuits, among other applications. Although there has been…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-25 Edgar Ramirez-Laboreo , Carlos Sagues , Eduardo Moya-Lasheras , Eloy Serrano-Seco

Dynamically tunable nanoengineered structures for coloration show promising applications in sensing, displays, and communication. However, their potential challenge remains in having a scalable manufacturing process over large scales in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-04-09 Renu Raman Sahu , Alwar Samy Ramasamy , Santosh Bhonsle S , Mark Vailshery D C , Tapajyoti Das Gupta

Adhesion control at the interface of two surfaces is crucial in many applications. Examples are the design of micro and nanodevices such as microfuidics devices, biochips, and electronic sensors. Adhesion at the interface of two materials…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-12-11 Susheel Kumar , Chiranjit Majhi , Krishnacharya Khare , Manjesh Kumar Singh

We present a sampling-based approach to reasoning about the caging-based manipulation of rigid and a simplified class of deformable 3D objects subject to energy constraints. Towards this end, we propose the notion of soft fixtures extending…

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We present an experimental study of phase-locking in a stochastic magnetic oscillator. The system comprises a magnetic tunnel junction with a superparamagnetic free layer, whose magnetization dynamics is driven with spin torques through an…

Understanding the dynamical evolution of large-scale moir\'e systems is crucial for connecting theoretical predictions with experimental observations. Here we develop a machine-learning-based workflow, integrating DeePMD and DeepH…

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Nonlinear and hysteretic electrical devices are needed for applications from circuit protection to next-generation computing. Widely-studied devices for resistive switching are based on mass transport, such as the drift of ions in an…

Applied Physics · Physics 2021-01-13 Han Yin , Abinash Kumar , James M. LeBeau , R. Jaramillo

We model polydomain liquid-crystal elastomers by extending the neo-classical soft and semi-soft free energies used successfully to describe monodomain samples. We show that there is a significant difference between polydomains cross-linked…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2014-07-09 J. S. Biggins , M. Warner , K. Bhattacharya

We investigate hysteresis effects in a model for non-volatile memory devices. Two mechanisms are found to produce hysteresis effects qualitatively similar to those often experimentally observed in heterostructures of transition metal…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2007-05-23 Marcelo J. Rozenberg , Isao H. Inoue , Maria Jose Sanchez

Voltage-controlled resistive switching is demonstrated in various gap systems on SiO2 substrate. The nanosized gaps are made by different means using different materials including metal, semiconductor, and metallic nonmetal. The switching…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-02-17 Jun Yao , Lin Zhong , Zengxing Zhang , Tao He , Zhong Jin , Patrick J. Wheeler , Douglas Natelson , James M. Tour

The fundamental electrical and thermal properties of the devices consisting of SnxTe1-x/Sb2Te3 superlattice (SnTeSL) materials have been investigated and compared with those of the conventional Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST225) and GeTe/Sb2Te3…

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