Figure 1
From: Heat production and error probability relation in Landauer reset at effective temperature
Schematic of the whole system and measurement setup.
Lateral view of the whole system and measurement setup. Two magnets with opposite magnetic orientations are used to induce bistability in the system. Two electrodes are used to apply electrostatic forces on the mechanical structure: VL and VR to force the cantilever to bend to the left (negative x) and to the right (positive x) respectively. The magnetic interaction can be engineered by changing geometric parameters such as d and Δx. (b) Color-map of the reconstructed potential energy as function of the distance between the magnets, d. The distance is expressed in arbitrary units proportional to the voltage applied to the piezoelectric stage. Decreasing the distance between the magnets the potential energy softens and eventually two stable states appear. (c) Dependence of the effective temperature, Teff, with the root mean square of the white Gaussian voltage applied to the piezoelectric shaker. The red dot represents the condition accounted for the experimental data presented.
