SCREAM MicroElectroMechanical Systems

被引:72
作者
MacDonald, NC [1 ]
机构
[1] CORNELL UNIV, CORNELL NANOFABRICAT FACIL, ITHACA, NY 14853 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
SCREAM; MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS);
D O I
10.1016/0167-9317(96)00007-X
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A process called SCREAM for Single Crystal Reactive Etching And Metallization is used to make MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS). The SCREAM process yields high-aspect-ratio (>50: 1) released, single crystal silicon structures with micrometer-scale minimum features and a suspension span of greater than 5 millimeters. Such structures include picofarad sensing capacitors and high force actuators that generate milli-Newton forces (100 mN/cm(2) at 40 Volts) and controllable, three dimensional motion and displacements. Examples of SCREAM devices and microinstruments include a materials testing or loading instrument, and micro-scanning tunneling microscopes.
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页码:49 / 73
页数:25
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