Compound Semiconductor Micro/Nanomechanical Devices We are developing novel micro/nanomechanical devices by integrating semiconductor quantum structures into mechanical cantilevers. The figure shows a scanning electron microscope image of a heterostructure displacement sensor, where an InAs/AlGaSb two-dimensional electron Hall device is integrated in a mechanical cantilever. We confirmed a drastic improvement of displacement sensitivity induced by quantum mechanical effects.
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