• DocumentCode
    589653
  • Title

    Piezoelectric ZnO thin films for contact sensing and head actuation

  • Author

    Yuan, Yuan ; Chow, K.S. ; Du, Honglei ; Xia, Xiang-Gen ; Zhang, M. ; Yu, Son-Cheol ; Liu, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    Oct. 31 2012-Nov. 2 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    This paper presents deposition and characterization of zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films for smart sliders. ZnO thin films with two different c-axis orientations were prepared using RF magnetron sputtering. A piezoelectric ZnO sensor array was fabricated using fabrication techniques compatible with standard slider micromachining process.
  • Keywords
    micromachining; piezoelectric thin films; piezoelectric transducers; sensor arrays; sputter deposition; zinc compounds; RF magnetron sputtering; ZnO; contact sensing; deposition; fabrication technique; head actuation; piezoelectric sensor array; piezoelectric thin film; smart slider; standard slider micromachining process; Arrays; Fabrication; Films; Micromachining; Substrates; Zinc oxide; ZnO; contact sensing; head actuation; thin film;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    APMRC, 2012 Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-4734-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6407602