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The Nanomechanical Bit
Author(s) -
Kim Chulki,
Marsland Robert,
Blick Robert H.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.202001580
Subject(s) - robustness (evolution) , electronic circuit , nanotechnology , transistor , scalability , materials science , computer science , silicon , nanoelectromechanical systems , quantum , quantum computer , nanoelectronics , resonator , ranging , electronic engineering , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , physics , engineering , nanoparticle , voltage , chemistry , nanomedicine , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , database , gene , telecommunications
The applicability of nanomechanical devices for computational approaches is reviewed. The focus is on the representation and processing of information based on nanomechanical bits. Several device concepts are discussed ranging from nano‐electromechanical systems in silicon to circuits based on carbon nano‐tube switches, combinations of nanomechanical resonators and traditional transistors, and integration into a computing architecture. The strengths of mechanical systems include their scalability, robustness to external electrical shocks, and their low‐energy consumption. Hence, they may lead the way to new forms of ultradense memory and alternative routes of computing. In conjunction with quantum mechanical single electron circuits, nano‐electromechanical systems may also have potential for quantum computational circuits.