Abstract
A miniaturized spherical bi-convex quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) array was fabricated by reactive ion etching (RIE) and photoresist reflow with solvent vapor technology. The spherical convex shape is necessary to suppress a spurious mode and obtain a high Q factor. Not only can the large-radius spherical convex shape be achieved by this technology, but also miniaturization and batch fabrication. The Q factor of the fabricated QCM (80000) is two times higher than that of the planar QCM, and the spurious mode around the fundamental vibration mode is suppressed very well. It also has superior resonant characteristic under the viscoelastic liquid.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | TPa21 |
| Pages (from-to) | 327-330 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 Oct 25 |
| Event | 18th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2005 Miami - Miami Beach, FL, United States Duration: 2005 Jan 30 → 2005 Feb 3 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering