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George Barbastathis.
Deterre, Martin (Martin Michel Jacques)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
2011-03-07T14:39:27Z
2011-03-07T14:39:27Z
2010
2010
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61524
704380655
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010.
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This thesis presents a novel method to stretch flexible nanostructures by nanomagnets interaction forces. We discuss the ability of different types of nanomagnets to distort several types of structures in two different cases. In the first, this method is applied for precise self-alignment of nanomembranes with applications in three-dimensional nanostructures manufacturing as well as distortion and patterning errors correction in a promising unconventional way. The second application addressed in this work shows the ability of nanomagnets to tune diffractive optical elements through deformation and actuation of nanostructured freestanding beams such as in a diffraction grating. This actuation combines the advantages of both analog and digital tuning techniques. For both applications, theoretical work, simulations, fabrication and experimental results demonstrating the promising power of nanomagnets over structural rigidity are presented.
by Martin Deterre.
S.M.
129 p.
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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