A piezoelectric micro-actuator with three dimensional structure and its micro-fabrication

  • Peng Gao*
  • , Kui Yao
  • , Xiaosong Tang
  • , Xujiang He
  • , Santiranjan Shannigrahi
  • , Yaolong Lou
  • , Jian Zhang
  • , Kanzo Okada
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Piezoelectric micro actuators and motors are promising for the applications in various servo control systems, with the potential to provide ultra-precision positioning and compensation. In this paper, a micro-actuator, which is configured with an "H-shaped" cavity and a pair of high-aspect-ratio parallel beams, was designed. The micro-actuator with the three dimensional structure is capable of providing in-plane flexibility and out-of-plane stiffness. Appropriate materials processing and batch micro-fabrication schemes were developed to produce the piezoelectric micro-actuator prototypes, involving silicon micro machining, wafer bonding, and integration of piezoelectric thin films. The performance evaluation of the obtained micro-actuator samples was also conducted. The results demonstrate that a combination of silicon micro fabrication and piezoelectric thin films is a viable approach to develop miniaturized piezoelectric devices with a complex structure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTRANSDUCERS '05 - 13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators and Microsystems - Digest of Technical Papers
Pages713-716
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS '05 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 5 Jun 20059 Jun 2005

Publication series

NameDigest of Technical Papers - International Conference on Solid State Sensors and Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS '05
Volume1

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS '05
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period5/06/059/06/05

Keywords

  • Micro-actuator
  • Micro-fabrication
  • Piezoelectric thin film
  • Wafer-bonding

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