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Characteristics of Thick Sol-Gel Lead Zirconate Titanate Films for Angular Rate Sensor Application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

S. H. Lee ,
T. Iijima ,
K. Nakamura ,
S. Tanaka  and
M. Esashi
S. H. Lee
Affiliation:
Smart Structure Research Center, AIST, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
T. Iijima
Affiliation:
Smart Structure Research Center, AIST, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
K. Nakamura
Affiliation:
Department of Mechatronics and Precision Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
S. Tanaka
Affiliation:
Department of Mechatronics and Precision Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
M. Esashi
Affiliation:
Department of Mechatronics and Precision Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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Abstract

In this study, thick sol-gel PZT(Pb(Zr1−xTix)O3) films were fabricated and their characteristics were investigated for angular rate sensor applications. The crack-free thick sol-gel PZT films were successfully deposited on silicon substrates by multiple spin-coating technique combined with rapid thermal annealing(RTA). The thickness of the PZT films is 1.5 νm, which is required by a vibration angular rate sensor for a good actuation and sensing. The remnant polarization of the PZT films is 12.0νC/cm2. The PZT films were applied to the vibration angular rate sensor structure, and the vibration of 1.78νm in amplitude at the resonant frequency of 35.8kHz was obtained. In this case, the driving voltage of 5Vp-p by bulk piezoelectric materials was applied to the driving electrode with out of phase signal through voltage and inverting amplifier.

The oscillating output voltage obtained by external actuation using a stacked piezo-actuator showed the values of 0.76V and 0.87V in outer/inner driving electrode at driving voltage of 5Vp-p.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 687: Symposium B – Materials Science of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Devices IV , 2001 , B5.46
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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