Density measurement of thin-films for micro-electromechanical systems using micro-cantilever structures

E.J. Boyd, V. Nock, X. Li, D. Uttamchandani

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Abstract

The use of micro-cantilever test structures for determining the density of thin film materials is reported. A range of micro-cantilever test structures has been fabricated using silicon, silicon nitride and silicon carbide which are materials that are commonly used in the fabrication of micro-electromechanical systems. The density of each material was determined by combining load–deflection and resonant frequency measurements, and using the Euler–Bernoulli equation for single clamped beams. The density values obtained were 2.35, 3.16 and 3.18 g/cm3 for silicon, silicon carbide and silicon nitride respectively. These values of density for these thin films agree very well with the values quoted in the literature.
LanguageEnglish
Pages7932-7935
Number of pages4
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume519
Issue number22
Early online date18 Jul 2011
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sep 2011

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microelectromechanical systems
MEMS
Silicon
Silicon nitride
Silicon carbide
Thin films
thin films
silicon nitrides
silicon carbides
Euler equations
Bernoulli theorem
Natural frequencies
frequency measurement
silicon
carbides
nitrides
resonant frequencies
deflection
Fabrication
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Keywords

  • density
  • silicon-on-insulator
  • silicon nitride
  • silicon carbide
  • micro-electromechanical systems
  • micro-cantilevers

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Boyd, E.J. ; Nock, V. ; Li, X. ; Uttamchandani, D. / Density measurement of thin-films for micro-electromechanical systems using micro-cantilever structures. In: Thin Solid Films. 2011 ; Vol. 519, No. 22. pp. 7932-7935.
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Boyd, EJ, Nock, V, Li, X & Uttamchandani, D 2011, 'Density measurement of thin-films for micro-electromechanical systems using micro-cantilever structures' Thin Solid Films, vol. 519, no. 22, pp. 7932-7935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2011.07.017

Density measurement of thin-films for micro-electromechanical systems using micro-cantilever structures. / Boyd, E.J.; Nock, V.; Li, X.; Uttamchandani, D.

In: Thin Solid Films, Vol. 519, No. 22, 01.09.2011, p. 7932-7935.

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Boyd EJ, Nock V, Li X, Uttamchandani D. Density measurement of thin-films for micro-electromechanical systems using micro-cantilever structures. Thin Solid Films. 2011 Sep 1;519(22):7932-7935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2011.07.017

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