Electromechanical Resonators from Graphene Sheets

Authors

J. Scott Bunch
Arend M. Van der Zande
Scott S. Verbridge
Ian W. Frank
David M. Tanenbaum, Pomona College
Jeevak M. Parpia
Harold G. Craighead
Paul L. McEuen

Document Type

Article

Department

Physics (Pomona)

Publication Date

1-26-2007

Keywords

nanoelectromechanical systems, graphene, interferometry, resonator

Abstract

Nanoelectromechanical systems were fabricated from single- and multilayer graphene sheets by mechanically exfoliating thin sheets from graphite over trenches in silicon oxide. Vibrations with fundamental resonant frequencies in the megahertz range are actuated either optically or electrically and detected optically by interferometry. We demonstrate room-temperature charge sensitivities down to 8 × 10^–4 electrons per root hertz. The thinnest resonator consists of a single suspended layer of atoms and represents the ultimate limit of two-dimensional nanoelectromechanical systems.

Rights Information

©2011 American Association for the Advancement of Science

Recommended Citation

Bunch, J.S., A.M. van der Zande, S.S. Verbridge, I.W. Frank, D.M. Tanenbaum, J.M. Parpia, H.G. Craighead, P.L. McEuen. "Electromechanical Resonators from Graphene Sheets," in Science, Vol. 315 No. 5811 (Jan. 26, 2007) pp. 490-493. DOI: 10.1126/science.1136836