WO2018205683A1 - 一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器 - Google Patents
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- the invention belongs to the technical field of micro/nano electromechanical systems, and relates to a differential graphene resonant beam acceleration sensitive structure and an acceleration sensor.
- a sensor realized by the inherent resonance characteristic of the resonant element as a function of the measured change is called a resonant sensor.
- the resonant sensor itself outputs a periodic signal (quasi-digital signal) that can be converted to a digital signal that is easily received by the microprocessor using a simple digital circuit (not an A/D converter circuit);
- a simple digital circuit not an A/D converter circuit
- a resonant acceleration sensor measures the acceleration by using the natural frequency of the resonant beam as a function of the measured acceleration.
- the resonant beam When the resonant beam is excited, it vibrates at its natural frequency.
- the axial direction of the resonant beam is displaced, and the stiffness of the resonant beam changes, causing a corresponding change in its natural frequency; the change of the natural frequency can be detected by means of a capacitance detection method, and the solution is processed. After that, the specific acceleration value is obtained.
- Resonant accelerometers have high accuracy and play a vital role in applications such as inertial navigation and microgravity detection.
- the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a differential graphene resonant beam acceleration sensor with small size, strong anti-interference ability, high sensitivity and low acceleration.
- a differential graphene resonant beam acceleration sensor comprising a substrate, a sensitive mass plate, an insulating layer, an insulating layer 2, an insulating layer 3, a graphene resonant beam, a graphene resonant beam 2, an excitation electrode pair, an excitation electrode Pair two and vacuum cover.
- An annular groove is etched on the substrate to form a rectangular boss on the substrate; an upper surface of the base rectangular boss is covered with an insulating layer; the sensitive mass plate is etched to form a sensitive mass along the axial direction of the mass plate, U
- the thin-plate structure supporting beam and the two graphene beam placing grooves ; the sensitive mass plate is fixed above the substrate, and the inner side of the frame is flush with the outer side of the base groove; the upper surfaces of the two grooves in the sensitive mass plate are respectively covered with the insulating layer And the insulating layer 3; the two ends of the graphene resonant beam are respectively adsorbed on the insulating layer 1 and the insulating layer 2, and the two ends of the graphene resonant beam are respectively adsorbed on the insulating layer 1 and the insulating layer 3, thereby forming two double-end solid a resonant beam; a graphene resonator beam and a graphene resonator beam are respectively placed with an excitation electrode pair and an ex
- the substrate is the same as the sensitive quality plate material, and both constitute the main body of the acceleration sensor.
- the insulating layer comprises an insulating layer 1, an insulating layer 2 and an insulating layer 3.
- the insulating layer, the insulating layer 2 and the insulating layer have the same thickness, and the insulating layer 1 and the insulating layer have the same thickness. Not more than 1/5 of the thickness of the sensitive quality plate.
- the graphene resonant beam 1 and the graphene resonant beam 2 have the same material and geometrical dimensions, and the thickness is the thickness of the single or multi-layer graphene, the length and the width are much larger than the thickness thereof, and the aspect ratio is not less than 5, Placed in the axial direction of the sensitive mass plate and in a vacuum environment.
- the graphene resonant beam 1 and the graphene resonant beam 2 are both electrically excited, and the excitation electrode pair and the excitation electrode pair are provided with an external connection circuit.
- the material of the substrate and the sensitive quality plate may be single crystal silicon or silicon carbide or carbon, and the insulating layer 1, the insulating layer 2, and the insulating layer 3 may be silicon dioxide or silicon nitride.
- the sensitive quality plate has four or more U-shaped thin plate structural support beams, the geometrical dimensions of the U-shaped thin plate structural support beams are the same, and the number of U-shaped thin plate structural support beams on one side of the sensitive mass can be two Or a multiple of two.
- the U-shaped thin plate structural support beam on one side of the sensitive mass may include one or more pairs of U-shaped thin plate structural support beams.
- the distance between the groove on the substrate and the corresponding substrate should be more than 6 ⁇ m at the same time, the sensitive quality plate
- the thickness of the outer frame is not less than 1/3 of the distance between the groove on the substrate and the four sides of the corresponding substrate, and is not more than 1/2 of the distance between the groove on the substrate and the four sides of the corresponding substrate.
- the inner dimension of the sensitive mass plate frame should be the same as The dimensions of the grooves on the substrate are substantially the same.
- the inner dimension of the sensitive quality plate frame is consistent with the outer dimension of the groove on the substrate.
- the groove depth on the substrate is not less than 1/6 of the thickness of the substrate and not more than 2/3 of the thickness of the substrate, in order to ensure flexible movement of the sensitive mass on the sensitive mass plate.
- the geometric center of the rectangular boss should coincide with the geometric center of the substrate, and the length and width of the rectangular boss The size should ensure that the distance between the rectangular boss and the inner side of the sensitive mass is not less than twice the width of the U-shaped thin plate support beam.
- the height of the boss on the substrate should ensure the upper surface of the boss and the bottom surface of the graphene beam on the substrate. On the same level.
- the length of the excitation electrode pair and the excitation electrode pair is not less than the width of the graphene beam, and the width is not greater than the width of the graphene resonant beam 1 and the graphene resonant beam 2, and the thickness is not greater than Sensitive quality plate thickness of 1/5.
- the length and width of the insulating layer are not less than the size of the corresponding excitation electrode, not larger than the size of the boss, the length and width of the insulating layer 2, the insulating layer 3, and the resonance of the graphene resonant beam and the graphene.
- the placement of the excitation electrodes of the beam 2 is uniform, and the thickness of the insulation layer 1, the insulation layer 2 and the insulation layer are uniform and the thickness thereof is not more than 1/5 of the thickness of the sensitive quality plate.
- the U-shaped thin plate structure support beam has a width of one-fourth of the width of the support beam, and the distance between the two arms is 1/2 of the width of the support beam, and the length of each pair of support beams on one side of the mass is not less than the sensitive mass. 1/2 of the width, the thickness of the support beam is consistent with the thickness of the sensitive mass.
- the acceleration sensor structure of the invention has an acceleration-sensitive mass placed on a sensitive mass plate, and the graphene material is used as a composite sensitive resonance element sensitive to acceleration in the form of a beam, and the two are combined, wherein the mass generates an axial direction.
- the graphene beam that displaces and drives the resonance produces an axial stress change, which causes the resonant frequency of the resonant beam to change, and the applied acceleration is measured by detecting a change in the resonant frequency.
- the principle and working process of the invention are: when the measured acceleration acts on the sensitive mass plate, it is converted into a concentrated force, so that the mass of the U-shaped thin plate structure supporting beam produces an axially small displacement amount, and simultaneously drives the double-end fixed-support graphite. One end of the olefin resonant beam is displaced, causing a change in the axial stress of the graphene resonant beam.
- the two axial graphene resonant beams work in the differential mode, the axial acceleration causes the axial stress change of the graphene, the axial stress of one graphene resonant beam increases, the resonant frequency increases, and the other graphene resonant beam axial direction The stress is reduced and the resonant frequency is reduced.
- the magnitude of the measured acceleration can be characterized.
- the sensitive mass support beam adopts a U-shaped thin plate design, and the thickness of the U-shaped thin plate is much smaller than the axial dimension of the mass, and the mass moves in a small range in the axial direction, thereby obtaining greater sensitivity. Quality, improve the sensitivity of the mass to small acceleration, and achieve ultra-high acceleration displacement sensitivity.
- This structure can ensure that the movable mass has a good axial stiffness so that the mass is completely sensitive to the axial acceleration, and the elimination mass is affected by the movement caused by the lateral acceleration.
- U-shaped thin plate supporting beams having a certain thickness and a long cantilever are paired in pairs to support the mass, and the stress concentration problem in the working state of the single supporting beam is solved.
- the sufficient length of the U-shaped support beam limits the possible rotational movement of the mass around the axial direction (ie the mass of the mass, corresponding to the y-axis mentioned below), with sufficient thickness to limit the mass along the vertical (ie the thickness of the mass)
- the direction corresponds to the possible up and down motion of the z-axis as will be mentioned below, thereby reducing the effect of other directional accelerations on the desired detected axial (y-axis) acceleration.
- the resonant structure used in the present invention is symmetrically distributed along the center of gravity of the mass, so that the entire sensitive structure is a highly symmetrical structure, and the U-shaped thin plate supporting beam acts to fundamentally eliminate the sensitive axial direction of the mass due to the non-sensitive axial acceleration.
- the displacement and rotation in other directions have a small off-axis crosstalk while ensuring ultra-high acceleration displacement sensitivity, ensuring a higher resonant frequency of the resonant sensitive component.
- the invention adopts a differential resonant structure, can enhance the detection signal, improve the nonlinearity of the accelerometer, improve the sensitivity and the measurement accuracy, and has better suppression and compensation effects on the conjugate interference, so that the acceleration sensor has Better anti-interference performance.
- the base groove allows the mass to be suspended, avoids friction with the insulating silicon substrate, ensures smooth movement of the mass in the axial direction, and improves sensitivity to acceleration.
- the base groove corresponds to the outer dimension of the accelerometer sensitive mass, which facilitates the positioning of the sensitive structure in the accelerometer manufacturing process, eliminates the positioning error in the assembly process of the accelerometer, and further ensures the high symmetry of the entire sensitive structure.
- the present invention uses graphene as a resonant beam material, and the thickness of the single-layer graphene is only 0.335 nm, which reduces the size of the graphene resonator from micron to nano or sub-micron, thereby realizing miniaturization of the graphene acceleration sensor and The possibility of measuring small accelerations.
- the vacuum cover and the substrate form a tightly sealed vacuum environment, and the resonant structure of the resonant sensor is packaged in the vacuum chamber, thereby obtaining a higher quality beam harmonic oscillator mechanical quality factor and realizing an ultra-high sensitivity acceleration sensor function.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a differential graphene resonant beam acceleration sensor of the present invention.
- FIG 2 is a plan view of the resonant acceleration sensor when the upper vacuum cover is removed in the present invention.
- FIG 3 is a cross-sectional view of a differential graphene resonant beam acceleration sensor of the present invention.
- Embodiment 4 is a simulation model diagram of an acceleration sensor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a simulation model diagram of an acceleration sensor according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- 1 is the substrate
- 2 is the sensitive mass plate
- 3 is the insulating layer 1
- 4 is the insulating layer 2
- 5 is the excitation electrode pair 1
- 6 is the graphene resonant beam 1
- 7 is the graphene resonance Liang 2
- 8 is the insulating layer 3
- 9 is the excitation electrode pair 2
- 10 is the vacuum cover.
- a differential graphene resonant beam acceleration sensor of an embodiment mainly includes a substrate 1 , a sensitive mass plate 2 , an insulating layer 3 , an insulating layer 2 , and an excitation electrode pair.
- the excitation electrode pair 5 includes two first excitation electrodes 5; one end of the graphene resonance beam 6 (such as the left end of the graphene resonance beam 6 in FIG.
- the pair of excitation electrodes 2 includes two second excitation electrodes 9; one end of the graphene resonator beam ii 7 (such as the right end of the graphene resonance beam ii 7 in FIG.
- the substrate 1 is made of insulating silicon
- the insulating layer 3, the insulating layer 2, and the insulating layer 8 are made of SiO 2 .
- An annular groove is etched on the substrate 1 to form a rectangular boss on the substrate; an upper surface of the base rectangular boss is covered with an insulating layer 3; an etch sensitive mass plate 2 is formed along the mass plate axis in the sensitive mass plate 2.
- the longitudinal directions of the beams 6 and 7 are identical, and each of the graphene beam placement grooves is configured to be placed to place an excitation electrode for exciting the graphene resonant beam to a resonant state.
- the rectangular boss on the substrate is clearly shown in Fig. 3, which is located in the middle portion of the substrate 1, surrounded by an annular groove etched on the substrate 1.
- the insulating layer 3 may be formed in an intermediate portion of the rectangular boss, such as shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the left end of the graphene resonator beam 6 is sandwiched between the insulating layer 2 and a first excitation electrode 5 disposed above the insulating layer 2, and the right end of the graphene resonator beam 6 is clamped.
- Sensitive masses etched in the sensitive mass plate 2 U-shaped sheet structure support beams and two graphene beam placement grooves are shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3; the corresponding etched sensitive mass
- the plate 2 comprises a sensitive mass plate frame, a U-shaped sheet structural support beam connected to the frame, a sensitive mass connected to and surrounded by the U-shaped sheet structure support beam, and etched in the sensitive mass
- Two graphene beams are placed in the grooves.
- an insulating layer 2 and an insulating layer 3 8 are respectively disposed in the two graphene beam placing grooves.
- the sensitive mass plate frame is the outermost portion of the etched sensitive mass plate 2, and the sensitive mass is the intermediate portion of the etched sensitive mass plate 2, the sensitive mass in it
- Each side transverse to the axial direction of the mass plate is connected to the frame via a set of U-shaped thin plate structural support beams; in addition, the intermediate portion of the sensitive mass is etched away to form a hollow aperture portion, a rectangular boss on the substrate 1 Located in the orifice.
- Each U-shaped thin plate structural support beam may include an opening portion corresponding to the opening side of "U", a bottom portion corresponding to the bottom side of "U”, and two arms corresponding to two parallel sides of "U", U-shaped The arms of the sheet structure support beam may also be referred to as arms or side or single side panels.
- Each set of U-shaped thin-plate structural support beams may include a pair of opposing U-shaped thin-plate structural support beams - as shown, for example, in Figures 2 and 4, or pairs of opposing U-shaped thin-plate structural support beams - as in Figure 5 Shown.
- Each pair of opposing U-shaped thin plate structural support beams includes two U-shaped thin plate structural support beams with opposite openings.
- each U-shaped thin plate structural support beam may be configured such that the support beam is at one end of its opening portion - The free end of the outer arm of the support beam - connected to the frame and at the other end of its opening - the free end of the inner arm of the support beam - is connected to the sensitive mass and the two arms of the support beam are parallel Between the frame and the respective side of the sensitive mass and spaced apart from the respective sides of the frame and the sensitive mass; that is, the connection between the sensitive mass plate frame and the free end of the respective arm (outer arm) of the U-shaped thin plate structural support beam, And the connection between the sensitive mass and the free end of the corresponding arm (inner arm) of the U-shaped thin-plate structural support beam, forming a connection between the sensitive mass plate frame and the sensitive mass.
- each set of U-shaped thin plate structural support beams includes a plurality of pairs of opposite U-shaped thin plate structural support beams
- a plurality of pairs of U-shaped thin plate structural support beams may be adjacently arranged, wherein the outermost side The free ends of the outer arms of each of the pair of U-shaped thin-plate structural support beams are connected to the sensitive mass plate frame and the free ends of the inner arms are connected to the free ends of the outer arms of the adjacent support beams, the innermost one The free end of the inner arm of each of the support beams of the U-shaped thin plate structure is connected to the sensitive mass and the free end of the outer arm is connected to the free end of the inner arm of the adjacent support beam, and each pair U in the middle The thin-plate structural support beam,
- the sensitive mass plate 2 is fixed above the substrate 1, and the inner side of the frame is flush with the outer side of the base groove except for the connection of the U-shaped thin plate structural support beam in the sensitive mass plate frame; the two graphene beams in the sensitive mass plate 2
- the upper surface of the groove is respectively covered with the insulating layer 2 and the insulating layer 3; the two ends of the graphene resonant beam 6 are respectively adsorbed on the insulating layer 3 and the insulating layer 2, and the two ends of the graphene resonant beam 2 are respectively adsorbed to the insulating layer.
- the double-ended fixed-supporting resonant beam is a resonant beam fixed and supported at both ends; as described above, the graphene resonant beam 6 and the graphene resonant beam 2 are respectively placed with an excitation electrode pair 5 and an excitation electrode pair 2 for exciting the resonant beam in a resonant state; the vacuum cover 10 is adhered to the substrate, and the inner side of the groove and the sensitive mass plate are The outside of the frame is flushed to complete the closure of the acceleration sensor.
- the measured acceleration is converted into a concentrated force by the sensitive mass plate 2, resulting in a small axial displacement of the mass with the U-shaped thin plate structure supporting beam, and at the same time driving one end of the double-end fixed-supported graphene resonant beam 6 and graphene
- One end of the resonant beam II 7 is displaced, thereby causing a change in the axial stress of the graphene resonant beam; the displacement of each of the graphene resonant beam 6 and the graphene resonant beam 2 is located on the sensitive mass. end.
- the two axial graphene resonant beams work in the differential mode, the axial acceleration causes the axial stress change of the graphene, the axial stress of one graphene resonant beam increases, the resonant frequency increases, and the other graphene resonant beam axial direction The stress is reduced and the resonant frequency is reduced.
- the magnitude of the measured acceleration can be characterized.
- the graphene resonator beam 6 and the graphene resonator beam 2 can be aligned in the axial direction and arranged in a line.
- the above-mentioned insulating layer 1, insulating layer 2 and insulating layer 3 may also be referred to as a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer and a third insulating layer, respectively.
- the pair of excitation electrode pairs and the pair of excitation electrodes described above may also be referred to as a pair of first excitation electrodes and a pair of second excitation electrodes, respectively.
- the above-described graphene resonant beam 1 and graphene resonant beam 2 may also be referred to as a first graphene resonant beam and a second graphene resonant beam, respectively.
- the first group of sensor structures and parameters are used for measuring the acceleration of a small range:
- the sensitive quality plate 2 and the substrate 1 are of the same material, both of which are insulating silicon, and both of them constitute the main body of the acceleration sensor; the length and width of the substrate are 70 ⁇ m ⁇ 70 ⁇ m ⁇ 6 ⁇ m, and the length and width of the groove are 58 ⁇ m ⁇ 58 ⁇ m ⁇ 3 ⁇ m.
- the upper boss has a length and a height of 24 ⁇ m ⁇ 14 ⁇ m ⁇ 7 ⁇ m.
- the length and width of the sensitive mass plate 2 are 60 ⁇ m ⁇ 60 ⁇ m ⁇ 5 ⁇ m, and the length and width of the sensitive mass are 53 ⁇ m ⁇ 53 ⁇ m ⁇ 5 ⁇ m, and the thickness of each U-shaped thin plate support beam is 0.2 ⁇ m.
- the single-sided plate thickness of the U-shaped thin plate support beam refers to the dimension of the single arm of the U-shaped thin plate support beam in the axial direction.
- the insulating layer 3, the insulating layer 2, and the insulating layer 3 can be formed by thermal growth oxidation and chemical vapor deposition of the substrate 1, and the thickness of each of the three insulating layers is 0.5 ⁇ m.
- the graphene resonant beam-6 and the graphene resonant beam ii7 have the same material and geometrical dimensions, and have a length and width of 10 ⁇ m ⁇ 1 ⁇ m ⁇ 0.335 nm (single layer), which are placed along the axial direction of the sensitive mass plate and are in a vacuum environment.
- the graphene resonant beam 6 and the graphene resonant beam 2 are respectively electrically excited by the excitation electrode pair 5 and the excitation electrode pair 2 to achieve a resonant working state.
- a simulation model is established for the first group of sensors, an axially measured acceleration is applied thereto, and a simulation calculation is performed to cause the sensitive mass plate to generate an axial displacement consistent with the direction in which the acceleration is applied.
- the axial direction of the sensitive mass plate in Fig. 4 is the up and down direction, assuming that the direction of axial displacement of the sensitive mass plate is upward, the upper U-shaped support beam is stretched, and the lower U-shaped support beam is compressed, and the tensile range is Consistent with the compression range.
- the axial displacement of the sensitive mass plate drives the displacement of the two graphene resonant beams.
- the first-order mode is obtained by simulation.
- the first-order mode is analyzed and the upper graphene beam is stretched.
- the lower graphene beam is formed. Compressed, the vibration amplitude and resonance frequency of the two changes with the applied acceleration, and the values of the two have significant differences.
- the differential measurement results can be obtained by analyzing the difference.
- the second group of sensor structures and parameters are used for measuring a large range of acceleration:
- the sensitive quality plate 2 and the substrate 1 are of the same material, both of which are insulating silicon, and both of them constitute the main body of the acceleration sensor; the length and width of the substrate are 90 ⁇ m ⁇ 90 ⁇ m ⁇ 6 ⁇ m, and the length and width of the groove are 78 ⁇ m ⁇ 78 ⁇ m ⁇ 3 ⁇ m.
- the upper boss has a length and a height of 24 ⁇ m ⁇ 14 ⁇ m ⁇ 7 ⁇ m.
- the length and width of the sensitive mass plate 2 is 84 ⁇ m ⁇ 84 ⁇ m ⁇ 5 ⁇ m, and the length and width of the sensitive mass are 58 ⁇ m ⁇ 70 ⁇ m ⁇ 5 ⁇ m, and the length and width of the groove on the graphene beam are 6 ⁇ m ⁇ 3 ⁇ m ⁇ 2 ⁇ m.
- the number of one side of the thin plate support beam is six (ie, three pairs), and the thickness of the single side plate is 0.5 ⁇ m.
- the gap between the two single side plates, that is, the gap between the arms of the U-shaped thin plate support beam is 1 ⁇ m. .
- the insulating layer 3, the insulating layer 2, and the insulating layer 3 can be formed by thermal growth oxidation and chemical vapor deposition of the substrate 1, and the thickness of each of the three insulating layers is 0.5 ⁇ m.
- the graphene resonant beam 6 and the graphene resonant beam 2 are respectively electrically excited by the excitation electrode pair 5 and the excitation electrode pair 2 to achieve a resonant working state.
- a simulation model is established for the second group of sensors, and an axial acceleration is applied thereto and a simulation calculation is performed to cause the sensitive mass plate to generate an axial displacement consistent with the direction in which the acceleration is applied.
- the axial direction of the sensitive mass plate in Fig. 5 is the up and down direction, assuming that the direction of the axial displacement of the sensitive mass plate is upward, and the upper 6 (3 pairs) U-shaped support beams are stretched, and the lower side is 6 (3) The U-shaped support beam is compressed, and the stretching amplitude is consistent with the compression amplitude.
- the axial displacement of the sensitive mass plate drives the displacement of the two graphene resonant beams.
- the first-order mode is obtained by simulation.
- the first-order mode is analyzed and the upper graphene beam is stretched.
- the lower graphene beam is formed. Compressed, the vibration amplitude and resonance frequency of the two changes with the applied acceleration, and the values of the two have significant differences.
- the differential measurement results can be obtained by analyzing the difference.
- the vibration amplitude and resonance frequency of the graphene beam in the second group of acceleration sensors are significantly different from those of the first group, so it is applicable. For measuring a wider range of acceleration.
- the length dimension refers to the axial direction along the sensitive mass plate.
- the width direction refers to the dimension in the transverse direction transverse to the axial direction - the x direction in Figures 4 and 5, the thickness or depth dimension
- the dimension refers to the dimension in the vertical direction orthogonal to both the axial direction and the lateral direction, such as the z direction in FIGS. 4 and 5.
- the width dimension refers to the dimension along the axial direction of the sensitive mass plate, such as the y direction in FIGS. 4 and 5, and the length direction refers to the transverse direction transverse to the axial direction.
- the thickness or depth dimension refers to the vertical direction along both the axial and lateral directions - as in the z direction of Figures 4 and 5.
- the width of the entire support beam refers to the maximum dimension of the support beam in the axial direction, corresponding to the distance between the outer sides of the support beams along the axial direction; the support beam
- the width of a single arm refers to the dimension of the single arm in the axial direction; the length of the arm of the support beam refers to the dimension of the arm in the lateral direction, and also represents the length of the support beam;
- the thickness of the arm of the support beam refers to the dimension of the arm in the above vertical direction and also represents the thickness of the support beam.
- each pair of opposite U-shaped thin plate structural support beams includes two U-shaped thin plate structural support beams with opposite openings; such a length of each pair of U-shaped thin plate structural support beams refers to the pair of U-shaped thin plate structures
- the maximum dimension of the support beam in the lateral direction described above corresponds to the distance between the bottoms of the support beams of the two U-shaped thin plate structures.
- the dimensions of the invention may be larger or smaller than those given in the examples.
- the preparation of the present invention can be achieved by a series of processes such as inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching, thermal oxidation, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), photolithography, oxygen plasma etching, electron beam evaporation, and vacuum bonding techniques.
- ICP inductively coupled plasma
- CVD chemical vapor deposition
- photolithography oxygen plasma etching
- electron beam evaporation electron beam evaporation
- vacuum bonding techniques e.g., vacuum bonding
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- 一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,包括基底(1)、敏感质量板(2)、绝缘层一(3)、绝缘层二(4)、激励电极对一(5)、石墨烯谐振梁一(6)、石墨烯谐振梁二(7)、绝缘层三(8)、激励电极对二(9)和真空罩(10),其特征在于:基底(1)上具有刻蚀出的环形凹槽和由此形成的基底上的矩形凸台;基底(1)上的矩形凸台上表面中间覆盖绝缘层一(3);敏感质量板(2)被刻蚀为形成沿质量板轴向对称分布的敏感质量块、U型薄板结构支撑梁和两个石墨烯梁放置凹槽,以及位于质量板外周的敏感质量板框架,其中U型薄板结构支撑梁布置于敏感质量块的横向于质量板轴向的两侧,并位于敏感质量板框架与敏感质量块之间,所述石墨烯梁放置凹槽用于放置石墨烯谐振梁的激励电极;敏感质量板(2)固定于基底(1)上方,使得除敏感质量板框架中连接U型薄板结构支撑梁之处外,该敏感质量板框架的内侧与基底上的环形凹槽外侧齐平;敏感质量板(2)中两个石墨烯梁放置凹槽上表面分别覆盖绝缘层二(4)和绝缘层三(8);石墨烯谐振梁一(6)两端分别吸附于绝缘层一(3)和绝缘层二(4),石墨烯谐振梁二(7)两端分别吸附于绝缘层一(3)和绝缘层三(8),从而形成两个双端固支谐振梁;石墨烯谐振梁一(6)的两端上分别放置激励电极对一(5)中的两个激励电极,用于激励石墨烯谐振梁一处于谐振状态,石墨烯谐振梁二(7)的两端上分别放置激励电极对二(9)中的两个激励电极,用于激励石墨烯谐振梁二处于谐振状态;真空罩(10)固定于基底(1)上,其上的凹槽内侧与敏感质量板框架外侧齐平,从而完成对加速度传感器的封闭。
- 如权利要求1所述的一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:所述基底(1)与敏感质量板(2)材料相同,两者构成加速度传感器的主体。
- 如权利要求1所述的一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:所述绝缘层一(3)、绝缘层二(4)、绝缘层三(8)通过基底(1)材料热生长氧化、化学气相沉积方法形成,绝缘层一(3)、绝缘层二(4)、绝缘层三(8)厚度一致,且不大于敏感质量板(2)厚度的1/5。
- 如权利要求1所述的一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:所述石墨烯谐振梁一(6)和石墨烯谐振梁二(7)的材料、几何尺寸一致,厚度为单层或多层石墨烯的厚度,长度与宽度远大于其厚度,长宽比不小于5,所述石墨烯谐振梁一和石墨烯谐振梁二沿敏感质量板(2)的轴向方向放置,且处于真空环境。
- 如权利要求1所述的一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:所述石墨烯谐振梁一(6)和石墨烯谐振梁二(7)均采用电学激励方式进行激励,激励电极对一(5)和激励电极对二(9)配有外部连接电路。
- 如权利要求1、2或3所述的差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:所述基底(1)和敏感质量板(2)的材料采用单晶硅或碳化硅,所述绝缘层一(3)、绝缘层二(4)、绝缘层三(8)采用二氧化硅或氮化硅。
- 如权利要求1所述的一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:所述敏感质量板(2)上具有四个或更多个U型薄板结构支撑梁,这些U型薄板结构支撑梁的几何尺寸一致,所述敏感质量块单侧的U型薄板结构支撑梁数量为二或二的倍数。
- 如权利要求1所述的一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:所述基底(1)上的环形凹槽距所述基底每边的距离均在6μm以上,所述敏感质量板框架的厚度不小于所述环形凹槽距所述基底(1)的对应边的距离的1/3,不大于所述环形凹槽距所述基底(1)的对应边的距离的1/2。
- 如权利要求1所述的一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:所述敏感质量板框架内侧的尺寸与所述基底(1)上的环形凹槽的外侧尺寸一致。
- 如权利要求1所述的一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:所述基底(1)上的环形凹槽的深度不小于所述基底(1)厚度的1/6,不大于所述基底(1)厚度的2/3。
- 如权利要求1所述的一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:所述敏感质量块的中间部具有中空的孔口部,所述矩形凸台位于所述孔口部中,所述矩形凸台的几何中心与所述基底(1)的几何中心重合,且所述矩形凸台的长宽 尺寸使得所述矩形凸台的每边距所述敏感质量块内侧的距离不小于所述U型薄板支撑梁宽度的2倍。
- 如权利要求1所述的一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:所述矩形凸台的高度使得所述矩形凸台的上表面与所述石墨烯梁放置凹槽的底面在同一水平面上。
- 如权利要求1所述的一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:所述激励电极对一(5)和所述激励电极对二(9)中每个激励电极的长度不小于相应石墨烯谐振梁的宽度,宽度不大于所述石墨烯梁放置凹槽的宽度,厚度不大于敏感质量板(2)厚度的1/5。
- 如权利要求1所述的一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:绝缘层一(3)的长宽尺寸不小于激励电极的尺寸,且不大于所述矩形凸台的尺寸,绝缘层二(4)和绝缘层三(8)的长宽尺寸与所述石墨烯梁放置凹槽的尺寸一致,绝缘层一(3)、绝缘层二(4)和绝缘层三(8)厚度一致且其厚度均不大于敏感质量板(2)厚度的1/5。
- 如权利要求1所述的一种差动式石墨烯谐振梁加速度传感器,其特征在于:每个U型薄板结构支撑梁的单个臂的宽度为整个支撑梁宽度的1/4,每个U型薄板结构支撑梁的两臂之间的间距为整个支撑梁宽度的1/2,所述敏感质量块单侧的每对U型薄板结构支撑梁的长度不小于敏感质量块宽度的1/2,每个U型薄板结构支撑梁的厚度与敏感质量块的厚度一致。
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