Research Article

Nanobeams and AFM Subject to Piezoelectric and Surface Scale Effects

Table 2

Comparative natural frequencies between cases of double and triple span beams with and without piezoelectric patch on the first segment.

Case Piezoelectric pathNatural frequencies (Hz)

Triple span [9]with piezoelectric path52.3203.0382.5---
Triple span (Figure 1(a))with piezoelectric path50.6209.2393.7910.71412.52016.7
Double span (Figure 1(b))with piezoelectric path46.2222.9376.2875.31537.51948.6
Double/Triple spanwithout piezoelectric path27.3142.9320.1618.91073.01579.4

Experimentally obtained