A review on coupled MEMS resonators for sensing applications utilizing mode localization

C Zhao, MH Montaseri, GS Wood, SH Pu… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, we review a recent technology development based on coupled MEMS
resonators that has the potential of fundamentally transforming MEMS resonant sensors …

Micromachined resonators: A review

R Abdolvand, B Bahreyni, JEY Lee, F Nabki - Micromachines, 2016 - mdpi.com
This paper is a review of the remarkable progress that has been made during the past few
decades in design, modeling, and fabrication of micromachined resonators. Although micro …

An acceleration sensing method based on the mode localization of weakly coupled resonators

H Zhang, B Li, W Yuan, M Kraft… - Journal of …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports an acceleration sensing method based on two weakly coupled
resonators (WCRs) using the phenomenon of mode localization. When acceleration acts on …

A review on coupled bulk acoustic wave MEMS resonators

L Wang, C Wang, Y Wang, A Quan, M Keshavarz… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the introduction of the working principle of coupled resonators, the coupled bulk
acoustic wave (BAW) Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) resonators have been …

A high-sensitivity micromechanical electrometer based on mode localization of two degree-of-freedom weakly coupled resonators

H Zhang, J Huang, W Yuan… - Journal of …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports a high-sensitivity resonant electrometer based on the mode localization
of two degree-of-freedom weakly coupled resonators (WCRs). When charges are applied to …

A comprehensive categorization of micro/nanomechanical resonators and their practical applications from an engineering perspective: a review

N Ghaemi, A Nikoobin… - Advanced Electronic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (M/NEMS), especially micro/nanomechanical
resonators, provide an unprecedented platform for investigating a wide range of applications …

Higher-order singularities in phase-tracked electromechanical oscillators

X Zhou, X Ren, D Xiao, J Zhang, R Huang, Z Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Singularities ubiquitously exist in different fields and play a pivotal role in probing the
fundamental laws of physics and developing highly sensitive sensors. Nevertheless …

A three degree-of-freedom weakly coupled resonator sensor with enhanced stiffness sensitivity

C Zhao, GS Wood, J Xie, H Chang… - Journal of …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports a three degree-of-freedom (3DoF) microelectromechanical systems
(MEMS) resonant sensing device consisting of three weakly coupled resonators with …

Characterization of forced localization of disordered weakly coupled micromechanical resonators

H Zhang, H Chang, W Yuan - Microsystems & nanoengineering, 2017 - nature.com
The mode localization phenomenon of disordered weakly coupled resonators (WCRs) is
being used as a novel transduction scheme to further enhance the sensitivity of …

A high-performance mode-localized accelerometer employing a quasi-rigid coupler

H Zhang, G Sobreviela, D Chen… - IEEE Electron …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An ultra-sensitive mode-localized accelerometer is reported in this letter. In order to lower
the coupling factor of the coupled resonators thus improving the parametric amplitude ratio …