A MEMS Electrochemical Angular Accelerometer with Silicon-Based Four-Electrode Structure

Zhang, Mingbo and Liu, Qinghua and Zhu, Maoqi and Chen, Jian and Chen, Deyong and Wang, Junbo and Lu, Yulan (2024) A MEMS Electrochemical Angular Accelerometer with Silicon-Based Four-Electrode Structure. Micromachines, 15 (3). p. 351. ISSN 2072-666X

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Abstract

This paper presents a MEMS electrochemical angular accelerometer with a silicon-based four-electrode structure, which was made of thousands of interconnected microchannels for electrolyte flow, anodes uniformly coated on structure surfaces and cathodes located on the sidewalls of flow holes. From the perspective of device fabrication, in this study, the previously reported multi-piece assembly was simplified into single-piece integrative manufacturing, effectively addressing the problems of complex assembly and manual alignment. From the perspective of the sensitive structure, in this study, the silicon-based four-electrode structure featuring with complete insulation layers between anodes and cathodes can enable fast electrochemical reactions with improved sensitivities. Numerical simulations were conducted to optimize the geometrical parameters of the silicon-based four-electrode structure, where increases in fluid resistance and cathode area were found to expand working bandwidths and improve device sensitivity, respectively. Then, the silicon-based four-electrode structure was fabricated by conventional MEMS processes, mainly composed of wafer-level bonding and wafer-level etching. As to device characterization, the MEMS electrochemical angular accelerometer with the silicon-based four-electrode structure exhibited a maximum sensitivity of 1458 V/(rad/s2) at 0.01 Hz and a minimum noise level of −164 dB at 1 Hz. Compared with previously reported electrochemical angular accelerometers, the angular accelerometer developed in this study offered higher sensitivities and lower noise levels, indicating strong potential for applications in the field of rotational seismology.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Eprint Open STM Press > Multidisciplinary
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Date Deposited: 01 Mar 2024 06:34
Last Modified: 01 Mar 2024 06:34
URI: http://library.go4manusub.com/id/eprint/2058

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