Abstract
We report on the design, fabrication and measurement of 13-MHz piezoelectrically actuated single-crystal silicon beam resonators operating in the first length-extensional mode. The transduction mechanism is based on an aluminum nitride layer grown on top of the resonator beam. The resonators are measured to have a quality factor of Q ~ 20000 at p < 1 mbar and typical motional resistance of Rm ~ 3 kOmega. The electromechanical transduction factor is eta ~20 muN/V, representing a coupling of the same order as produced by 20 V over a 100-nm gap for capacitively coupled resonators. The quality factor is observed to be dependent on the crystal direction of the resonator beam. A qualitative explanation for this effect is given.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium |
| Pages | 1653-1656 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4244-1384-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - New York, United States Duration: 28 Oct 2007 → 31 Oct 2007 |
Conference
| Conference | IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | New York |
| Period | 28/10/07 → 31/10/07 |