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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
The out-of-plane deformation and the pull-in voltage of electrostatically actuated cantilevers with a residual stress gradient, is investigated in the length range 100–300 µm. Measured pull-in voltages are compared with calculations, which are obtained using previously proposed analytical expressions and a finite element method (FEM) modelling. In particular, a simplified model of the residual stress distribution inside cantilevers is formulated that enables FEM simulation of measured out-of-plane deformations and pull-in voltages for all lengths of fabricated cantilevers. The presented experimental results and FEM model are exploitable in the design of cantilever-based microelectromechanical systems, in order to provide a reliable prediction of the influence of residual stress gradient on device shape and pull-in voltage.
Publisher: 
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date: 
1 Sep 2019
Authors: 

Anna Persano, Jacopo Iannacci, Pietro Siciliano, Fabio Quaranta

Biblio References: 
Volume: 25 Issue: 9 Pages: 3581-3588
Origin: 
Microsystem Technologies