Nonlinear damping in graphene resonators

• Based on a continuum mechanical model for single-layer graphene, we propose and analyze a microscopic mechanism for dissipation in nanoelectromechanical graphene resonators. We find that coupling between flexural modes and in-plane phonons leads to linear and nonlinear damping of out-of-plane vibrations. By tuning external parameters such as bias and ac voltages, one can cross over from a linear-to a nonlinear-damping dominated regime. We discuss the behavior of the effective quality factor in this context. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.235435

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

quantum ground-state

monolayer graphene

membranes

adhesion

systems

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art (subject category)

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