Reliability improvement of suspended platinum-based micro-heating elements
| Autor: | Courbat Jerome Christian, Danick Briand, N. F. de Rooij |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Materials science
Heating element Metals and Alloys chemistry.chemical_element Deformation (meteorology) Condensed Matter Physics Accelerated aging Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials chemistry.chemical_compound Silicon nitride chemistry Forensic engineering Iridium Electrical and Electronic Engineering Composite material Platinum Instrumentation Layer (electronics) Indium |
| Zdroj: | Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 142:284-291 |
| ISSN: | 0924-4247 |
| Popis: | Micro-hotplates consisting of a platinum-based heating element embedded in two low-stress silicon nitride layers were fabricated. In this communication, we report on the composition of the heater and its influence on both the micro-hotplate's life expectancy and the highest reachable operating power. These factors were characterized by measuring the deformation of the membrane, by ramping up the power until breakdown and by performing accelerated aging tests. Finally, the failure mechanisms were investigated using optical and SEM observations. The type of material used as adhesion layer has a strong influence on the heating element's performances. Addition of iridium significantly improved the lifetime of the device. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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