PZT-Film-Based Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer with I-Shaped Composite Diaphragm

Autor: Qing Yu, Guoxiang Fan, Wei Ren, Qingqing Fan, Jinming Ti, Junhong Li, Chenghao Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Micromachines, Vol 13, Iss 10, p 1597 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-666X
DOI: 10.3390/mi13101597
Popis: We proposed a PZT-film-based piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (pMUT) with an I-shaped composite diaphragm to improve the sensitivity and resonant frequency of pMUTs with the same diaphragm area. The finite element method (FEM) simulation results indicated that the pMUT with an I-shaped composite diaphragm had relatively high sensitivity and resonant frequency. The pMUT with an I-shaped diaphragm had a 36.07% higher resonant frequency than a pMUT with a circular diaphragm. The pMUT with an I-shaped diaphragm had a 3.65 dB higher loop gain (loss) than a pMUT with a rectangular diaphragm. The piezoelectric layer thickness of the pMUT with an I-shaped composite diaphragm was then optimized. Maximum loop gain (loss) was reached when the piezoelectric layer thickness was 8 μm. The pMUT with an I-shaped composite diaphragm was fabricated using the MEMS method, and its performance was evaluated.
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