4 papers
Quasicrystal Architected Nanomechanical Resonators via Data-Driven Design
Kawen Li, Hangjin Cho, Richard Norte +1
From butterfly wings to remnants of nuclear detonation, aperiodic order repeatedly emerges in nature, often exhibiting reduced sensitivity to boundaries and symmetry constraints. I…
High-Strength Amorphous Silicon Carbide for Nanomechanics
Minxing Xu, Dongil Shin, Paolo M. Sberna +4
For decades, mechanical resonators with high sensitivity have been realized using thin-film materials under high tensile loads. Although there have been remarkable strides in achie…
High-Resolution Casimir Force Sensing Across a Superconducting Transition
Minxing Xu, Robbie J. G. Elbertse, Ata KeÅkekler +4
The Casimir effect and superconductivity are foundational quantum phenomena whose interplay is an open question in physics, with significant implications for electron physics, quan…
Cascade of Modal Interactions in Nanomechanical Resonators with Soft Clamping
Zichao Li, Minxing Xu, Richard A. Norte +3
We uncover a chain of nonlinear modal interactions in softly clamped nanostring resonators. The process involves the sequential coupling of five mechanical modes, during frequency…