Foundations of Nanomechanics
Subtitle: From Solid-State Theory to Device Applications
By: by Andrew N. Cleland
Series: Advanced Texts in Physics; Advanced Texts in Physics
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9783642078217; 9783662052877
Subjects: Mechanics, applied; Nanotechnology
Description: This text provides an introduction, at the level of an advanced student in engineering or physics, to the field of nanomechanics and nanomechanical devices. It provides a unified discussion of solid mechanics, with notation consistent with modern convention. A discussion of electrical transducer applications is included, covering such topics as piezoresistance and piezoelecticity. The text includes a discussion of fundamental and spurious sources of noise, and how these sources affect both the amplitude and phase of a mechanical resonator. A brief discussion of nonlinearity in mechanical systems is given. Demonstrated applications of these devices, as well as an introduction to fabrication techniques, are also discussed; a primer on optical as well as electron beam lithography is given in two concise chapters. The text concludes with an overview of potential future technologies, including a discussion of carbon nanotubes and other molecular assemblies.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction: Linear Atomic Chains; title: Two- and Three-Dimensional Lattices; title: Properties of the Phonon Gas; title: Stress and Strain; title: Elasticity Relations; title: Static Beams: Extension, Torsion and Flexure; title: Dynamical Behavior of Solids; title: Dissipation and Noise in Mechanical Systems; title: Experimental Nanostructures; title: Nanostructure Fabrication I; title: Nanostructure Fabrication II; title: Appendices: Mathematical Tools; title: Compatibility Relations for Stress and Strain; title: Notation.