Bifurcation amplifiers are known for their extremely high sensitivity to weak input signals. We implement a bifurcation amplifier by harnessing the Duffing nonlinearity in a parametrically excited MoS2 nano-electromechanical system. We utilize the ultra-sensitive switching response between the two states of the bifurcation amplifier to detect as well as register charge-fluctuation events. We demonstrate open-loop real-time detection of ultra-low electrical charge perturbations of magnitude <10 e at room temperature. Furthermore, we show latching of the resonator onto one of the two states in response to short-lived charge fluctuations. These charge detectors offer advantages of room-temperature operation and tunable operation in the radio frequency regime, which could open several possibilities in quantum sensing.
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February 05 2021
Ultra-sensitive charge detection and latch memory using MoS2-nanoresonator-based bifurcation amplifiers
Aneesh Dash
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Aneesh Dash
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Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science
, Bangalore 560012, India
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Swapnil K. More;
Swapnil K. More
Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science
, Bangalore 560012, India
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Nishta Arora;
Nishta Arora
Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science
, Bangalore 560012, India
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A. K. Naik
A. K. Naik
a)
Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science
, Bangalore 560012, India
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Appl. Phys. Lett. 118, 053105 (2021)
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Received:
October 05 2020
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January 25 2021
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Aneesh Dash, Swapnil K. More, Nishta Arora, A. K. Naik; Ultra-sensitive charge detection and latch memory using MoS2-nanoresonator-based bifurcation amplifiers. Appl. Phys. Lett. 1 February 2021; 118 (5): 053105. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0031890
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