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High quality mechanical and optical properties of commercial silicon nitride membranes
B. M. Zwickl, W. E. Shanks, A. M. Jayich +4
We have measured the optical and mechanical loss of commercial silicon nitride membranes. We find that 50 nm-thick, 1 mm^2 membranes have mechanical Q > 10^6 at 293 K, and Q > 10^7…
High sensitivity cantilevers for measuring persistent currents in normal metal rings
Ania C. Bleszynski Jayich, Will E. Shanks, Rob Ilic +1
We propose a new approach to measuring persistent currents in normal metal rings. By integrating micron-scale metal rings into sensitive micromechanical cantilevers and using the c…
Noise thermometry and electron thermometry of a sample-on-cantilever system below 1 Kelvin
A. C. Bleszynski Jayich, W. E. Shanks, J. G. E. Harris
We have used two types of thermometry to study thermal fluctuations in a microcantilever-based system below 1 K. We measured the temperature of a cantilever's macroscopic degree-of…