title: Self-oscillations in field emission nanowire mechanical resonators: a nanometric dc-ac conversion.
abstract: We report the observation of self-oscillations in a bottom-up nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS) during field emission driven by a constant applied voltage. An electromechanical model is explored that explains the phenomenon and that can be directly used to develop integrated devices. In this first study, we have already achieved approximately 50% dc/ac (direct to alternating current) conversion. Electrical self-oscillations in NEMS open up a new path for the development of high-speed, autonomous nanoresonators and signal generators and show that field emission (FE) is a powerful tool for building new nanocomponents.
authors.affiliation: Université de Lyon, F-69000, France, Université Lyon 1, Laboratoire PMCN, CNRS, UMR 5586, F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France. anthony.ayari@lpmcn.univ-lyon1.fr
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayari
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: Sorin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perisanu
authors.forename: May
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choueib
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gouttenoire
authors.forename: Mikhael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bechelany
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cornu
authors.forename: Stephen T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Purcell
mesh_terms: D004559:Electric Wiring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010316:Particle Size; D014159:Transducers; D014732:Vibration