Geology

Aerospace engineering

Magnet

Voltage

Computer science

Nanoelectromechanical systems

Quantum mechanics

Computer hardware

Oceanography

Interfacing

Engineering

Range (aeronautics)

RLC circuit

Optoelectronics

Resistive touchscreen

Nanotechnology

Particle (ecology)

Nanomedicine

Nanoparticle

Materials science

Levitation

Electrical engineering

Physics

Electromechanics

Capacitor

Quantum Science and Technology

We show how charged levitated nano- and micro-particles can be cooled by interfacing them with an $RLC$ circuit. All-electrical levitation and cooling is applicable to a wide range of particle sizes and materials, and will enable state-of-the-art force sensing within an electrically networked system. Exploring the cooling limits in the presence of realistic noise we find that the quantum regime of particle motion can be reached in cryogenic environments both for passive resistive cooling and for an active feedback scheme, paving the way to levitated quantum electromechanics.

Levitated electromechanics: all-electrical cooling of charged nano- and micro-particles