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A new efficient approach for modeling and simulation of nano-switches under the combined effects of intermolecular surface forces and electrostatic actuation

Mojahedi, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2009

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1142/S1758825109000186
  3. Publisher: 2009
  4. Abstract:
  5. This paper applies the homotopy perturbation method to the simulation of the static response of nano-switches to electrostatic actuation and intermolecular surface forces. The model accounts for the electric force nonlinearity of the excitation and for the fringing field effect. Using a mode approximation in the Galerkin projection method, the nonlinear boundary value differential equation describing the statical behavior of nano-switch is reduced to a nonlinear algebraic equation which is solved using the homotopy perturbation method. The number of included terms in the perturbation expansion for achieving a reasonable response has been investigated. Three cases have been specifically studied. These cases correspond to when the effective external force is the electrostatic force, the combined electrostatic and Casimir force and the combined electrostatic and van der Waals force. In all three cases the pull-in characteristics has been investigated thoroughly. Results have been compared with numerical results and also analytical results available in the literature. It was found that HPM modifies the overestimation of N/MEMS instability limits reported in the literature and can be used as an effective and accurate design tool in the analysis of N/MEMS. © 2009 Imperial College Press
  6. Keywords:
  7. Van der waals force ; Casimir force ; Homotopy perturbation method ; Nano-switches ; Pull-in instability ; Van der waals ; Algebra ; Computer simulation ; Control nonlinearities ; Differential equations ; Electric excitation ; Electric field effects ; Electrostatic actuators ; Electrostatic force ; Microwave devices ; Nonlinear equations ; Quantum theory ; Van der waals forces ; Perturbation techniques
  8. Source: International Journal of Applied Mechanics ; Volume 1, Issue 2 , 2009 , Pages 349-365 ; 17588251 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S1758825109000186?journalCode=ijam