Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers with thick PZT sol gel films

被引:21
作者
Belgacem, Brahmin [1 ]
Calame, Florian [1 ]
Muralt, Paul [1 ]
机构
[1] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Ceram Lab, Lausanne, Switzerland
关键词
micromachining; piezoelectric; thin films; PZT;
D O I
10.1007/s10832-007-9031-8
中图分类号
TQ174 [陶瓷工业]; TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
The fabricated micro machined ultrasonic transducers (pMUT) was based on piezoelectric laminated plates operating at flexural modes. The fabricated bimorph pMUT transducers were composed of 5-layers. A 4 mu m thick lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thin film deposited by a sol-gel method was used. The piezoelectric layer exhibited a capacitance corresponding to a permitivity of epsilon(r)=1,200. The electromechanical coupling coefficient (k(2)) and quality factor (Q) were measured as k(2)=4.4% and Q=145 in air for a low frequency transducer (240 kHz). The effect of DC bias voltage on frequency and k(2) has been studied. The 16.9 MHz transducer yielded values of Q=25 in air and k(2)=3%.
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页码:369 / 373
页数:5
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