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.

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, transducer applications, and sources of noise and nonlinearity in such devices. Demonstrated applications of these devices, as well as an introduction to fabrication techniques, are also discussed. The text concludes with an overview of future technologies, including the potential use 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.