학술논문

Kirigami Engineering of Suspended Graphene Transducers
Document Type
article
Source
Nano Letters. 22(13)
Subject
Engineering
Physical Sciences
Condensed Matter Physics
Affordable and Clean Energy
Equipment Design
Graphite
Transducers
Vibration
graphene kirigami
graphene NEMS
acoustic transducer
MSD-General
MSD-Functional Nanomachines
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Language
Abstract
The low mass density and high mechanical strength of graphene make it an attractive candidate for suspended-membrane energy transducers. Typically, the membrane size dictates the operational frequency and bandwidth. However, in many cases it would be desirable to both lower the resonance frequency and increase the bandwidth, while maintaining overall membrane size. We employ focused ion beam milling or laser ablation to create kirigami-like modification of suspended pure-graphene membranes ranging in size from microns to millimeters. Kirigami engineering successfully reduces the resonant frequency, increases the displacement amplitude, and broadens the effective bandwidth of the transducer. Our results present a promising route to miniaturized wide-band energy transducers with enhanced operational parameter range and efficiency.