Microfabricated Lamb wave device based on PZT sol-gel thin film for mechanical transport of solid particles and liquids

The fabrication using silicon micromachining and characterization of an acoustic Lamb wave actuator is presented. The intended use of the device is for mass transport and sensor applications. The device consists of dual interdigitated transducers patterned on a thin-film composite membrane of silicon nitride, platinum, and a sol-gel-derived piezoelectric ceramic (PZT) thin film, The acoustic properties of the device are presented along with preliminary applications to mechanical transport and liquid delivery systems. Improved acoustic signals and improved mass transport are achieved with PZT over present Lamb wave devices utilizing ZnO or AlN as the piezoelectric transducer

Ultrasonic flexural Lamb-wave actuators based on PZT thin film

The fabrication and characterization of a microfabricated acoustic Lamb-wave device driven by a piezoelectric PZT (modified lead zirconate titanate Pb(Zr-x,Ti1-x)O-3) sol-gel thin film for use in mass-transport, mass-filtering and fluid-delivery systems are presented. Ultrasonic flexural plate waves (FPWs) at frequencies of the order of megahertz are generated and detected in a thin acoustic composite membrane by using two interdigitated transducers (IDTs) patterned on a 0.75 mu m thick piezoelectric ceramic PZT film, which provides high acoustic power for physical translation of fluid and microparticles. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A

Simulation and design of a three axis navigation microsystem based on micromachined sensors

The project presented in this paper aims at defining the limits of microsystems through the realisation of a navigation system based on inertial microsensors. The work includes (i) design, fabrication, characterisation of accelerometers and angular rate sensors, (ii) development of techniques for simulation of sensor behaviour, and (iii) design of a sensor data processing system