Influence of surface energy on the non-linear pull-in instability of nano-switches

K Wang; Baolin Wang

doi:10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2013.11.004

Influence of surface energy on the non-linear pull-in instability of nano-switches

K Wang, Baolin Wang

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This paper investigates the pull-in instability of a nano-switch under electrostatic and intermolecular Casimir forces. The analysis is based on the geometrically non-linear Euler-Bernoulli beam theory with consideration of the surface energy. Through differential quadrature method (DQM), the pull-in voltages of the nano-switch are obtained. Results show that the effect of surface energy and geometrically non-linear deformation on the pull-in voltage depends on the length, height and initial gap of the nano-switch. In addition, the effect of intermolecular Casimir force on the pull-in voltage weakens as the initial gap increases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-75
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
Volume	59
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2013.11.004
Publication status	Published - Jan 2014

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Influence of surface energy on the non-linear pull-in instability of nano-switches

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