Design, fabrication and characterization of flexible MEMS accelerometer using multi-Level UV-LIGA
| Autor: | Md. Sohel Mahmood, Donald P. Butler, Zeynep Celik-Butler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Microelectromechanical systems
Fabrication Materials science business.industry Capacitive sensing 010401 analytical chemistry Metals and Alloys 02 engineering and technology 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Accelerometer 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Radius of curvature (optics) Acceleration Signal-to-noise ratio Electronic engineering Optoelectronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0210 nano-technology LIGA business Instrumentation |
| Zdroj: | Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 263:530-541 |
| ISSN: | 0924-4247 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sna.2017.07.007 |
| Popis: | Surface micro-machined z-axis capacitive accelerometers were designed and fabricated on a flexible polyimide substrate, conformal down to 2 cm radius of curvature with the stresses sustained by all layers well below the yield strength for each material. A novel UV-LIGA fabrication technique was developed to realize a thicker proof-mass (8 μm) compared to the spring (3 μm), thus decoupling the two important parameters: the stiffness and the proof-mass to achieve higher sensitivity. Devices with three different sizes were fabricated with the capability of sustaining under distinct amount of acceleration and tuned to frequencies ranging from 600 Hz to 1100 Hz. The largest device, having the area of 960 μm × 960 μm, showed a sensitivity of 187 fF/g with a SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio) of at least 100 when characterized at its resonance frequency of 800 Hz. The applied acceleration was ±4 g in addition to gravitation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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