Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Department of
Date of this Version
2020
Citation
Scientific Reports | (2020) 10:2437
Abstract
Today’s electronics cannot perform in harsh environments (e.g., elevated temperatures and ionizing radiation environments) found in many engineering applications. Based on the coupling between near-field thermal radiation and MEMS thermal actuation, we presented the design and modeling of NanoThermoMechanical AND, OR, and NOT logic gates as an alternative, and showed their ability to be combined into a full thermal adder to perform complex operations. in this work, we introduce the fabrication and characterization of the first ever documented Thermal AND and OR logic gates. Theresults show thermal logic operations can be achieved successfully through demonstrated and easy-to- manufacture nanothermoMechanical logic gates.
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59181-2