Measuring carbon nanotube vibrations using a single-electron transistor as a fast linear amplifier

We demonstrate sensitive and fast electrical measurements of a carbon nanotube mechanical resonator. The nanotube is configured as a single-electron transistor, whose conductance is a sensitive transducer for its own displacement. Using an impedance-matching circuit followed by a cryogenic amplifier...

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Main Authors: Wen, Y, Ares, N, Pei, T, Briggs, G, Laird, E
Format: Journal article
Published: AIP Publishing 2018