A Micro Resonant Electrometer with Single-Electron Charge Resolution at Room Temperature

Dongyang Chen, Hemin Zhang, Jiangkun Sun, Milind Pandit, Guillermo Sobreviela, Yong Wang, Qian Zhang, Ashwin Seshia, Jin Xie

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Abstract

The measurement of charge at single electron level at room temperature in analog and digital electronics is limited due to considerable thermal noise. In this work, we propose a method of charge detection with resolution of 0.17e/√Hz at room temperature by resonant electrometry based on tracking quasi-digital frequency shift of a force sensitive micromechanical oscillator stemming from the modal stiffness perturbation pertaining to charge input. We build a closed-loop system for the measurement and perform real-time monitoring of charge accumulation on the gate corresponding to 67 electrons per step. Analysis on thermomechanical noise suggests an ultimate threshold of charge resolution at the order of 10-4e/√Hz is possible benefitting from the high Q-factor of the resonator.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages182-185
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781728135809
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2020 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 18 Jan 202022 Jan 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Volume2020-January
ISSN (Print)1084-6999

Conference

Conference33rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2020
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period18/01/2022/01/20

Keywords

  • Charge
  • Electrometers
  • Frequency Modulation
  • MEMS
  • Oscillators
  • Resonators
  • Single Electron

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