Issue 31, 2016

Parametric strong mode-coupling in carbon nanotube mechanical resonators

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted much attention for use in nanomechanical devices because of their exceptional properties, such as large resonant frequencies, low mass, and high quality factors. Here, we report the first experimental realization of parametric strong coupling between two mechanical modes on a single CNT nanomechanical resonator, by applying an extra microwave pump. This parametric pump method can be used to couple mechanical modes with arbitrary frequency differences. The properties of the mechanical resonator are detected by single-electron tunneling at low temperature, which is found to be strongly coupled to both modes. The coupling strength between the two modes can be tuned by the pump power, setting the coupling regime from weak to strong. This tunability may be useful in further phonon manipulations in carbon nanotubes.

Graphical abstract: Parametric strong mode-coupling in carbon nanotube mechanical resonators

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Apr 2016
Accepted
12 Jul 2016
First published
13 Jul 2016

Nanoscale, 2016,8, 14809-14813

Parametric strong mode-coupling in carbon nanotube mechanical resonators

S. Li, D. Zhu, X. Wang, J. Wang, G. Deng, H. Li, G. Cao, M. Xiao, G. Guo, K. Jiang, X. Dai and G. Guo, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 14809 DOI: 10.1039/C6NR02853E

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