What is Nanoelectromechanical systems?
Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) are a class of devices integrating electrical and mechanical functionality on the nanoscale. NEMS form the next logical miniaturization step from so-called microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS devices. NEMS typically integrate transistor-like nanoelectronics with mechanical actuators, pumps, or motors, and may thereby form physical, biological, and chemical sensors. The name derives from typical device dimensions in the nanometer range, leading to low mass, high mechanical resonance frequencies, potentially large quantum mechanical effects such as zero point motion, and a high surface-to-volume ratio useful for surface-based sensing mechanisms. Applications include accelerometers and sensors to detect chemical substances in the air
NEMS inherently have a reduced size and weight for the function they carry out, but they can also carry advantages such as:
- low power consumption,
- improved speed,
- increased function in one package, and
- higher precision
The integrated Nano scale devices known as Nano electromechanical systems (NEMS) combine mechanical and electrical components.
NEMS have numerous applications, like;
- Nano actuators and Sensors
- Electromagnetic Detectors
- Quantum Transducers
- Low-Power electronic/Optical Switches
- Relays and memory
- Reconfigurable materials
- Plasmatic devices
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