Synchronization of nanowire self-oscillators

Anthony Ayari (1) , Thomas Barois (1) , Sorin Perisanu (1) , Pascal Vincent (1) , Stephen Purcell (1)

1 ILM - Institut Lumière Matière [Villeurbanne]

We performed field emission measurements with SiC nanowires self-oscillators. Applying an additional AC excitation locks the self-oscillation natural frequency of the nanowire to the external frequency as long as both frequencies do not deviate from each other by more than 10 %. An unusual behavior of the phase of the locked self-oscillator is observed showing for instance spontaneous phase modulated signal generation at the nanoscale.

Mots clés: Synchronization; Nanobioscience; Broadband antennas; Nanoelectromechanical systems; Frequency modulation; Nanoscale devices; Force

Domaines: Physique [physics]

Anthony Ayari, Thomas Barois, Sorin Perisanu, Pascal Vincent, Stephen Purcell. Synchronization of nanowire self-oscillators. General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), 2014 XXXIth URSI, Aug 2014, Beijing, China. ⟨10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929481⟩. ⟨hal-01565126⟩