Sliding nanomechanical resonators
The motion of a vibrating object is set by the way it is held. Here, the authors show a nanomechanical resonator reversibly slides on its supporting substrate as it vibrates and exploit this unconventional dynamics to quantify friction at the nanoscale.
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-10-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34144-5 |