Soft-X-Ray-Charged Vertical Electrets and Its Application to Electrostatic Transducers

被引:13
作者
Honzumi, Makoto [1 ]
Ueno, Ai [1 ]
Hagiwara, Kei [2 ]
Suzuki, Yuji [1 ]
Tajima, Toshifumi [2 ]
Kasagi, Nobuhide [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
[2] NHK Japan Broadcasting Corp, Sci & Tech Res Labs, Tokyo, Japan
来源
MEMS 2010: 23RD IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, TECHNICAL DIGEST | 2010年
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10.1109/MEMSYS.2010.5442328
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A novel charging method for vertical electrets in narrow gaps using soft X-rays has been developed. Electrets can be charged up to the depth 20 similar to 30 times of the gap opening. With the present charging technology, MEMS electret transducers can be fabricated using a single wafer without assembling process. We demonstrate performance of vertical electrets using early prototype of in-plane accelerometer. Under 18.7 mu m(p-p) external oscillation at 500 Hz, 30 mV output has been obtained without external bias voltage. Surface potential for 80 mu m-deep vertical electrets is estimated to be 52 V.
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页码:635 / 638
页数:4
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