Nature Communications (Aug 2017)
Acoustically actuated ultra-compact NEMS magnetoelectric antennas
- Tianxiang Nan,
- Hwaider Lin,
- Yuan Gao,
- Alexei Matyushov,
- Guoliang Yu,
- Huaihao Chen,
- Neville Sun,
- Shengjun Wei,
- Zhiguang Wang,
- Menghui Li,
- Xinjun Wang,
- Amine Belkessam,
- Rongdi Guo,
- Brian Chen,
- James Zhou,
- Zhenyun Qian,
- Yu Hui,
- Matteo Rinaldi,
- Michael E. McConney,
- Brandon M. Howe,
- Zhongqiang Hu,
- John G. Jones,
- Gail J. Brown,
- Nian Xiang Sun
Affiliations
- Tianxiang Nan
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Hwaider Lin
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Yuan Gao
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Alexei Matyushov
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Guoliang Yu
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Huaihao Chen
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Neville Sun
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Shengjun Wei
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Zhiguang Wang
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Menghui Li
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Xinjun Wang
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Amine Belkessam
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Rongdi Guo
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Brian Chen
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- James Zhou
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Zhenyun Qian
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Yu Hui
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Matteo Rinaldi
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- Michael E. McConney
- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory
- Brandon M. Howe
- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory
- Zhongqiang Hu
- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory
- John G. Jones
- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory
- Gail J. Brown
- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory
- Nian Xiang Sun
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00343-8
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 8,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 8
Abstract
The miniaturization of antennas beyond a wavelength is limited by designs which rely on electromagnetic resonances. Here, Nan et al. have developed acoustically actuated antennas that couple the acoustic resonance of the antenna with the electromagnetic wave, reducing the antenna footprint by up to 100.
