A Comparative Study of Si3N4 and Al2O3 as Dielectric Materials for Pre-Charged Collapse-Mode CMUTs

Marta Saccher; Rob van Schaijk; Shinnosuke Kawasaki; Johan H. Klootwijk; Amin Rashidi; Vasiliki Giagka; Alessandro Stuart Savoia; Ronald Dekker

doi:10.1109/IUS51837.2023.10307389

A Comparative Study of Si3N4 and Al2O3 as Dielectric Materials for Pre-Charged Collapse-Mode CMUTs

Marta Saccher, Rob van Schaijk, Shinnosuke Kawasaki, Johan H. Klootwijk, Amin Rashidi, Vasiliki Giagka, Alessandro Stuart Savoia, Ronald Dekker

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Abstract

Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers (CMUTs) have many advantages compared to other ultrasonic transducer technologies, especially for implantable devices. However, they require a high bias voltage for efficient operation. To eliminate the need for an external bias voltage, a charge storage layer can be embedded in the dielectric. This study aims to compare the performance of Si 3 N 4 and Al 2 O 3 when used as a charge storage layer. By measuring the shift in the C-V curve, Si 3 N 4 exhibits a larger shift than Al 2 O 3 , indicating a better charge-trapping capability. When using the pre-charged CMUTs as power receivers, the Si 3 N 4 version harvested up to 80 mW -only a few mW more than the Al 2 O 3 - with an efficiency of about 50 %. Accelerated Lifetime Tests predict a lifetime of about 7.8 and 1.2 years for Si 3 N 4 and Al 2 O 3 respectively.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-3503-4645-9
ISBN (Print)	979-8-3503-4646-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IUS51837.2023.10307389
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) - Montreal, Canada Duration: 3 Sept 2023 → 8 Sept 2023

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Conference	2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Abbreviated title	IUS 2023
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	3/09/23 → 8/09/23

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Keywords

pre-charged CMUT
Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasound Transducer
zero-bias transducers
ultrasonic power transfer

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A Comparative Study of Si3N4 and Al2O3 as Dielectric Materials for Pre-Charged Collapse-Mode CMUTs. / Saccher, Marta; Schaijk, Rob van; Kawasaki, Shinnosuke et al.
Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS). Piscataway: IEEE, 2023.

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