Print Email Facebook Twitter Dynamics of interacting graphene membranes Title Dynamics of interacting graphene membranes Author Dolleman, R.J. (TU Delft QN/Steeneken Lab) Contributor Steeneken, P.G. (promotor) van der Zant, H.S.J. (promotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2018-11-20 Abstract Micro and nanomechanical sensors are indispensable in modern consumer electronics, automotive and medical industries. Gas pressure sensors are currently the most widespread membrane-based micromechanical sensors. By reducing their size, their unit costs and energy consumption drops, making them more attractive for integration in new applications. Reducing the size requires the membrane to be as thin as possible, but also very strong. Graphene is the perfect material for such a membrane since it is only one atom thick but also the strongest material ever measured. This dissertation investigates the dynamics of suspended graphene membranes for sensing applications. These sensing applications are not restricted to pressure sensors alone, but the dynamics of graphene can also be used as a sensor for other physical properties. Thus, the topic of this thesis goes into the broader subject of the dynamics of interacting graphene membranes. Subject graphenetwo-dimensional materialsmolybdenum disulfidenanomechanicspressure sensorsgas sensorsNEMSnonlinear dynamicsFabry-Perot interferometerthermal characterizationparametric resonancestochastic switchingsqueeze-film effectselective permeationosmosis To reference this document use: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:118b4d3e-2d06-4ce7-b5a8-bcc934f0468a ISBN 978-90-8593-369-4 Embargo date 2019-11-19 Bibliographical note Casimir PhD Series, Delft-Leiden 2018-39 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2018 R.J. Dolleman Files PDF dissertation.pdf 20.57 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:118b4d3e-2d06-4ce7-b5a8-bcc934f0468a/datastream/OBJ/view