Electromechanical properties and fatigue of antiferroelectric (Pb, La) (Zr, Sn, Ti)O3 thin film cantilevers fabricated by micromachining
Author
Mirshekarloo, Meysam Sharifzadeh
Zhang, Lei
Yao, Kui
Sritharan, Thirumany
Date of Issue
2012School
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Version
Accepted version
Abstract
Electromechanical cantilevers comprising antiferroelectric (Pb, La) (Zr, Sn, Ti)O3 (PLZST) thin films were fabricated through bulk micro-machining process on silicon wafers, and their electromechanical properties including strain-fatigue behaviors of the antiferroelectric thin film cantilevers were investigated. The antiferroelectric cantilevers showed the distinct digital actuation characteristics with the strain generated due to the antiferroelectric–ferroelectric transformation. The maximum displacement per unit voltage around the phase switching field reached 16.7 μm/V, significantly larger than the typical piezoelectric cantilevers. Moreover, the antiferroelectric PLZST cantilevers exhibited superior strain-fatigue resistance compared to the similar piezoelectric microstructures. These results show the promising future of antiferroelectric materials in micro electromechanical systems.
Type
Journal Article
Series/Journal Title
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical
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© 2012 Elsevier B.V. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Elsevier B.V. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2012.08.024].
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