Macroscopic quantum tunneling in nanoelectromechanical systems

Details Macroscopic quantum tunneling in nanoelectromechanical systems Macroscopic quantum tunneling in nanoelectromechanical systems

2011-05-17

arxiv.org/abs/1105.3318v2

Phys. Rev. B 84, 195433 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

8 pages

Scientific paper

The experimental observation of quantum phenomena in mechanical degrees of freedom is difficult, as the systems become linear towards low energies and the quantum limit, and thus reside in the correspondence limit. Here we investigate how to access quantum phenomena in flexural nanomechanical systems which are strongly deflected by a voltage. Near a metastable point, one can achieve a significant nonlinearity in the electromechanical potential at the scale of zero point energy. The system could then escape from the metastable state via macroscopic quantum tunneling (MQT). We consider two model systems suspended atop a voltage gate, namely, a graphene sheet, and a carbon nanotube. We find that the experimental demonstration of the phenomenon is currently possible but demanding, since the MQT crossover temperatures fall in the milli-Kelvin range. A carbon nanotube is suggested as the most promising system.

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