Effect of silicon carbide passivation film on the resonance characteristics of cantilever

Authors
Choi, Ki YongYoon, Dae SungKim, The SongChoi, Duck Kyun
Issue Date
2007-02
Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Citation
INTEGRATED FERROELECTRICS, v.88, pp.76 - +
Abstract
We have used silicon carbide (SiC) thin films as an insulating material of the PZT micro cantilevers for electrical and biological passivation. The use of SiC thin films as a passivation layer of the PZT microcantilevers is also seemingly viable to insure the high mass sensitivity as well as the stable passivation. In this study, we report the effect of SiC passivation layer on the performance of the PZT microcantilevers. The micromachined PZT microcantilevers having a structure of SiNx/Ta/Pt/PZT/Pt were fabricated through MEMS processes. In order to improve the mass sensitivity and the passivation, SiC thin films of the high elasticity material were deposited on the cantilever using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) at the temperature of 400 degrees C. Plane-strain modulus of SiC thin film was measured by nanoindentation. We observed that SiC thin films showed higher Young's modulus than Si and SiO2. Before and after the deposition of SiC thin films, the end-tip deflection and the resonant frequency change of microcantilevers were measured by a confocal microscope and an impedance analyzer. It was confirmed that end-tip deflection of microcantilever was reduced by 13-18% through the deposition of SiC thin films, indicating the stress relaxation of the microcantilevers.
Keywords
MEMS; STRESS; MEMS; STRESS; microcantilever; biosensor; PZT; silicon carbide thin film
ISSN
1058-4587
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/134696
DOI
10.1080/10584580601099009
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