Foundations of Nanomechanics

First textbook in the engineering field of nanomechanics. Describes the solid-state-sciences background of nanomechanics, important for the design of micro- and nanomechanical electrical systems. Reviews the current state of the art in nanomechanics and nanoelectromechanics. Numerous exercises help to deepen the students' understanding of the material.

The trend to smaller devices is expressed in the transition from microsystems to nanosystems. Nanomechanics is a new and emerging field important for nanoscale devices. This textbook gives a systematic introduction to and survey of nanomechanics.

First textbook in the engineering field of nanomechanics Describes the solid-state-sciences background of nanomechanics, important for the design of micro- and nanomechanical electrical systems Reviews the current state-of-the-art in nanomechanics and nanoelectromechanics Numerous exercises help to deepen the students' understanding of the material Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Klappentext
This text provides an introduction, at the level of an advanced student in engineering or physics, to the field of nanomechanics and nanomechanical devices. It provides a unified discussion of solid mechanics, with notation consistent with modern convention. A discussion of electrical transducer applications is included, covering such topics as piezoresistance and piezoelecticity. The text includes a discussion of fundamental and spurious sources of noise, and how these sources affect both the amplitude and phase of a mechanical resonator. A brief discussion of nonlinearity in mechanical systems is given. Demonstrated applications of these devices, as well as an introduction to fabrication techniques, are also discussed; a primer on optical as well as electron beam lithography is given in two concise chapters. The text concludes with an overview of potential future technologies, including a discussion of carbon nanotubes and other molecular assemblies.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Linear Atomic Chains.- 2. Two- and Three-Dimensional Lattices.- 3. Properties of the Phonon Gas.- 4. Stress and Strain.- 5. Elasticity Relations.- 6. Static Deformations of Solids.- 7. Dynamical Behavior of Solids.- 8. Dissipation and Noise in Mechanical Systems.- 9. Experimental Nanostructures.- 10. Nanostructure Fabrication I.- 11. Nanostructure Fabrication II.- A. Mathematical Tools.- A.1 Scalars, Vectors, Tensors.- A.1.1 Vectors.- A.1.2 Tensors.- A.2 Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues.- A.3 The Dirac Delta Function.- B. Compatibility Relations for Stress and Strain.- C. Notation.