Abstract
An uniaxial bulk-micromachined piezoelectric MEMS accelerometer intended for high bandwidth application is fabricated and characterized. A circular seismic mass (radius = 1200 ¿m) is suspended by a 20 ¿m thick annular silicon membrane (radius = 1800 ¿m). A 24 ¿m PZT screen printed thick film is used as the sensing material on top of the silicon membrane. Accelerations in the out of plane direction induce a force on the seismic mass bending the membrane and a potential difference is measured in the out of plane direction of the stressed PZT. A resonance frequency of 23.50 kHz, a charge sensitivity of 0.23 pC/g and a voltage sensitivity of 0.24 mV/g are measured.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | IEEE Sensors 2009 |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Publication date | 2009 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4244-4548-6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Event | 8th IEEE Conference on Sensors - Christchurch, New Zealand Duration: 25 Oct 2009 → 28 Oct 2009 |
Conference
| Conference | 8th IEEE Conference on Sensors |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | New Zealand |
| City | Christchurch |
| Period | 25/10/2009 → 28/10/2009 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright 2009 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Circular Piezoelectric Accelerometer for High Band Width Application'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver