DocumentCode
2060172
Title
Fabrication of fully released aluminum nitride nanoresonators
Author
Currano, L.J. ; Wickenden, A.E. ; Dubey, M.
Author_Institution
Sensors & Electron. Devices Directorate, US Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
12-14 Aug. 2003
Firstpage
778
Abstract
Piezoelectric aluminum nitride (AlN) clamped-clamped beam nanoresonators having widths as small as 250 nm have been fabricated. The devices consist of a SiO2 structural layer, a platinum bottom electrode, an AlN piezoelectrically active layer, and top platinum driving and sensing electrodes. An additional SiO2 layer is used for electrical isolation from the silicon substrate and between the top and bottom electrode traces.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; crystal resonators; micromechanical resonators; nanotechnology; piezoelectric materials; silicon compounds; wide band gap semiconductors; 250 nm; AlN; Si; SiO2; SiO2 structural layer; aluminum nitride nanoresonators; electrical isolation; piezoelectric aluminum nitride clamped-clamped beam nanoresonators; platinum bottom electrode; sensing electrodes; silicon substrate; Aluminum nitride; Capacitive sensors; Electrodes; Filtering; Lithography; Optical device fabrication; Optical resonators; Piezoelectric devices; Platinum; Resonator filters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nanotechnology, 2003. IEEE-NANO 2003. 2003 Third IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7976-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NANO.2003.1231029
Filename
1231029
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