ALN Pmut with Crossed-Cavity for Better Acoustic Pressure Outputs in Liquid at High Frequency

Autor: E. Marigo, Eyglis Ledesma, Nuria Barniol, Arantxa Uranga, Francesc Torres, Ivan Zamora, Vassil Tzanov, Mohan Soundara-Pandian
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: 2019 20th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems & Eurosensors XXXIII (TRANSDUCERS & EUROSENSORS XXXIII).
DOI: 10.1109/transducers.2019.8808260
Popis: A novel AlN PMUT compatible with CMOS-MEMS process is presented. The design is a squared membrane with 4 different sections. The operational frequency of the device in liquid is in the 10 MHz range. Our FEM model shows that the cross-slit increases the displacement as well as the acoustic pressure outputs by a factor of 10. The resulted 4 PMUT sections are sealed by a passive Si 3 N 4 layer allowing reliable liquid operation as demonstrated by the experimental acoustic characterization.
Databáze: OpenAIRE