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Ultra high frequency and tunable carbon nanotube resonator
US11271538B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11271538-B2 |
| Application number | US-201816147355-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Priority date | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Publication date | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2022 |
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A carbon nanotube (CNT) resonator includes: a first CNT having a first end and a second end both fixed to a substrate; and a second CNT having a first end fixed to the substrate. The second CNT creates a Van der Waals (VdW) bond with the first CNT where the second CNT overlaps the first CNT. A length of the VdW bond along a distance between the first and the second CNTs oscillates based on a DC voltage applied between the first end of the first CNT and the first end of the second CNT. An electrical current passing through the first and the second CNTs using the VdW bond oscillates based on the oscillation of the length of the VdW bond.
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What is claimed is: 1. A carbon nanotube (CNT) resonator comprising: a first CNT having a first end and a second end both fixed to a substrate; a second CNT having a first end fixed to the substrate, wherein the second CNT creates a Van der Waals (VdW) bond with the first CNT where the second CNT overlaps the first CNT, a length of the VdW bond along a distance between the first and the second CNTs oscillates based on a DC voltage applied between the first end of the first CNT and the first end of the second CNT, and an electrical current passing through the first and the second CNTs using the VdW bond oscillates based on the oscillation of the length of the VdW bond. 2. The CNT resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the second CNT functions as a cantilever. 3. The CNT resonator according to claim 1 , wherein a frequency of the electrical current oscillation negatively depends on an angle formed between the first and the second CNTs, and the angle is in a range of 0°, in which the first and the second CNTs are parallel, to 90°, in which the first and the second CNTs are perpendicular with respect to each other. 4. The CNT resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the first and the second CNTs are metallic. 5. The CNT resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the first and the second CNTs are semiconducting. 6. The CNT resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the first and the second CNTs are straight. 7. The CNT resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is an insulator. 8. The CNT resonator according to claim 1 , wherein the first and the second CNTs are single-wall CNTs.
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the resonators or networks being of the cantilever type · CPC title
single-walled · CPC title
- H03H9/02015Primary
Characteristics of piezoelectric layers, e.g. cutting angles · CPC title
for the manufacture of electromechanical resonators or networks · CPC title
- H03H9/2447Primary
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- What does patent US11271538B2 cover?
- A carbon nanotube (CNT) resonator includes: a first CNT having a first end and a second end both fixed to a substrate; and a second CNT having a first end fixed to the substrate. The second CNT creates a Van der Waals (VdW) bond with the first CNT where the second CNT overlaps the first CNT. A length of the VdW bond along a distance between the first and the second CNTs oscillates based on a DC…
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- Konica Minolta Business Solutions Usa Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H03H9/02015. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 08 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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