title: Extensively chaotic motion in electrostatically driven nanowires and applications.
abstract: We carry out a detailed bifurcation analysis for a common class of electrostatically driven nanowires in a multiphysics model. A finding is that the nanoscale system can exhibit distinct chaotic states: chaos with symmetry breaking and extensive chaos possessing the full symmetry of the system. Potential applications such as nanoscale random number generator and controlling extensive chaos to achieve desirable performance are articulated.
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA. qchen20@asu.edu
authors.forename: Qingfei
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ying-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Celso
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grebogi
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dietz
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry*; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000379:methods; D010825:Physics / Q000379:methods; D055672:Static Electricity