Recent advances in MEMS sensor technology-mechanical applications

F Khoshnoud, CW De Silva - IEEE Instrumentation & …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This is the second of a three-part series on micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
sensor technology. In the first part, a general introduction to MEMS sensing was given …

Experimental analysis of nonlinear resonances in piezoelectric plates with geometric nonlinearities

A Givois, C Giraud-Audine, JF Deü, O Thomas - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
Piezoelectric devices with integrated actuation and sensing capabilities are often used for
the development of electromechanical systems. The present paper addresses …

Investigation of residual stress and its effects on the vibrational characteristics of piezoelectric-based multilayered microdiaphragms

M Olfatnia, T Xu, LS Ong, JM Miao… - … of micromechanics and …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, residual stress influences on the vibrational behavior of piezoelectric circular
microdiaphragm-based biosensors are investigated theoretically and experimentally. The …

Internal resonance of a U-shaped microresonator for gas sensing

WB Lenz, RT Rocha, F Khan, CA Grande… - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
In this work, we present an investigation into the 2: 1 internal resonance and saturation
phenomena in a compound micromachined U-shaped portal frame MEMS device and its …

Building a fab on a chip

M Imboden, H Han, T Stark, E Lowell, J Chang, F Pardo… - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor fabs are large, complex industrial sites with costs for a single facility
approaching $10 B. In this paper we discuss the possibility of putting the entire functionality …

Design, fabrication and characterization of a piezoelectric MEMS diaphragm resonator mass sensor

Z Hu, J Hedley, N Keegan, J Spoors… - Journal of …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
This work reports on the design, fabrication and characterization of a piezoelectrically
actuated mass sensor. The sensor utilizes degenerate resonant modes in which one mode …

Fabrication and characterization of glassy carbon membranes

Y Koval, A Geworski, K Gieb, I Lazareva… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, the authors focus on a method to fabricate arbitrary shaped free standing
membranes with a thickness less than 20 nm, produced from different polymers with the help …

One-port electronic detection strategies for improving sensitivity in piezoelectric resonant sensor measurements

Z Hu, J Hedley, N Keegan, J Spoors, B Gallacher… - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
This paper describes a one-port mechanical resonance detection scheme utilized on a
piezoelectric thin film driven silicon circular diaphragm resonator and discusses the …

A low-voltage driven MXene/reduced graphene oxide loudspeaker with high sound pressure

J Chen, J Xi, D Wang - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To solve the problem of thermoacoustic (TA) loudspeakers not being able to achieve high
sound pressure level (SPL) at low driving voltages, a sandwich MXene/reduced oxide …

Study of the out-of-plane vibrational modes in thin-film amorphous silicon micromechanical disk resonators

A Gualdino, V Chu, JP Conde - Journal of Applied Physics, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Thin-film silicon micro resonators are fabricated by surface micromachining at temperatures
that are CMOS and large area substrate-compatible. Disk resonators offer large working …