2019/07/03 by I. D. Avdeev, Avdeev, I. D., Alexander N. Poddubny +3
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Materials and Mechanics #FOS: Physical sciences #Mechanical and Optical Resonators #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #Optics (physics.optics) #Structural Analysis and Optimization
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1907.02010
openalex publication_date 2019/07/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We predict that illumination by a plane electromagnetic wave of optically resonant membranes, such as graphene or monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides, directly affects their mechanical tension. The induced optomechanical tension is anisotropic and, depending on the spectral detuning from the resonance, can be both positive and negative. In the latter case, it can overcome the bending rigidity of the membrane leading to transition to the crumpled phase. The instability caused by optomechanical heating of flexural vibrations is also considered.