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                                  1.5×10 6
                                                                   0.0002
                              QTED
                                    10000
                                    1×10 - 7                      1 [m]

                                            t [m]
                                                     0.00001  0.0001
                              Figure 1.19 TED quality factor in terms of cantilever thickness and length.

                                           6
                                     9.5× 10
                                       9× 10 6
                              QTED         6
                                     8.5× 10

                                       8× 10 6
                                     7.5× 10 6
                                                280     300    320     340
                                                           T [K]
                              Figure 1.20 TED quality factor in terms of temperature for a silicon nitride
                              nanocantilever 100 nm thick and 60 “m thick.

                                   1.4× 10 6
                                   1.2× 10 6
                                    1× 10 6
                                    800000
                              Qcl
                                    600000
                                    400000
                                    200000
                                          0
                                            0   0.02  0.04  0.06  0.08  0.1
                                                         t / 1
                              Figure 1.21 Quality factor related to clamping losses as a function of the thickness-to-
                              length ratio.


                                where l is the length and t is the thickness of a cantilever beam. Figure 1.21
                                is the two-dimensional plot illustrating this loss mechanism.





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