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Main Authors: Belardinelli, P., Yang, W., Bachtold, A., Dykman, M. I., Alijani, F.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.14034
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author Belardinelli, P.
Yang, W.
Bachtold, A.
Dykman, M. I.
Alijani, F.
author_facet Belardinelli, P.
Yang, W.
Bachtold, A.
Dykman, M. I.
Alijani, F.
contents We demonstrate that a quiet state and large-amplitude self-sustained oscillations can co-exist in a carbon nanotube subject to time-independent drive. A feature of the bistability is that it would be hysteresis-free in the absence of noise and the oscillatory state would not be seen. It is revealed by random switching between the stable states, which we observe in the time domain. We attribute the switching to fluctuations in the system and show that it displays Poisson statistics. We propose a minimalistic model that relates the emergence of the bistability to a non-monotonic variation of nonlinear friction with the vibration amplitude. This new type of dynamical regime and the means to reveal it are generic and are of interest for various mesoscopic vibrational systems.
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spellingShingle Hidden vibrational bistability revealed by intrinsic fluctuations of a carbon nanotube
Belardinelli, P.
Yang, W.
Bachtold, A.
Dykman, M. I.
Alijani, F.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We demonstrate that a quiet state and large-amplitude self-sustained oscillations can co-exist in a carbon nanotube subject to time-independent drive. A feature of the bistability is that it would be hysteresis-free in the absence of noise and the oscillatory state would not be seen. It is revealed by random switching between the stable states, which we observe in the time domain. We attribute the switching to fluctuations in the system and show that it displays Poisson statistics. We propose a minimalistic model that relates the emergence of the bistability to a non-monotonic variation of nonlinear friction with the vibration amplitude. This new type of dynamical regime and the means to reveal it are generic and are of interest for various mesoscopic vibrational systems.
title Hidden vibrational bistability revealed by intrinsic fluctuations of a carbon nanotube
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.14034