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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2007
Sotirios Konstantinos Masmanidis, Pasadena, CA (US);
Rassul Bulatovich Karabalin, North Hills, CA (US);
Michael L. Roukes, Pasadena, CA (US);
Sotirios Konstantinos Masmanidis, Pasadena, CA (US);
Rassul Bulatovich Karabalin, North Hills, CA (US);
Michael L. Roukes, Pasadena, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) device and method for using the device provide for a movable member that includes a region of low conductivity over which an electric field is developed. A region width is within a factor of ten (10) of a thickness of the NEMS device. The region is formed between a junction that incorporates piezoelectric material. A first voltage is applied across the region which alters a width of an active portion of the region thereby adjusting a movement of the movable member induced by a second voltage. The second voltage is applied across the region to produce a strain on the active portion of the region. The strain results in a defined movement of the movable member.