Nanoelectromechanical rotary current rectifier
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Abstract
Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) are devices integrating electrical and mechanical functionality on the nanoscale. Because of individual electron tunneling, such systems can show rich self-induced, highly nonlinear dynamics. We show theoretically that rotor shuttles, fundamental NEMS without intrinsic frequencies, are able to rectify an oscillatory bias voltage over a wide range of external parameters in a highly controlled manner, even if subject to the stochastic nature of electron tunneling and thermal noise. Supplemented by a simple analytic model, we identify different operational modes of charge rectification. Intriguingly, the direction of the current depends sensitively on the external parameters.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | L032020 |
| Journal | Physical Review Research |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2021 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |