TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of Thermal Expansion Coefficient of LPCVD Polycrystalline SiC Thin Films Using Two Section V-beam Actuators
AU - Thomas, S.
AU - Jovic, A.
AU - Morana, B.
AU - Buja, F.
AU - Gkouzou, A.
AU - Pandraud, G.
AU - Sarro, P.M.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In this paper we present the characterization of the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of in-situ doped polycrystalline SiC thin films, obtained by low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD). The material is characterized using V-beam actuators on which the temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) and the in-plane displacement versus current are measured. A CTE value of 4.3 ± 0.4 ppm/K is obtained in the temperature region of 20°C to 300°C. This value is used in a finite element modeling (FEM) simulation of vertical SiC-SiO2 bimorph beams. For an actuator length of 700 μm, width of 100 μm and layer thickness of 2 μm, a displacement up to 200 μm can be obtained.
AB - In this paper we present the characterization of the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of in-situ doped polycrystalline SiC thin films, obtained by low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD). The material is characterized using V-beam actuators on which the temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) and the in-plane displacement versus current are measured. A CTE value of 4.3 ± 0.4 ppm/K is obtained in the temperature region of 20°C to 300°C. This value is used in a finite element modeling (FEM) simulation of vertical SiC-SiO2 bimorph beams. For an actuator length of 700 μm, width of 100 μm and layer thickness of 2 μm, a displacement up to 200 μm can be obtained.
KW - actuators
KW - coefficent of thermal exoansion
KW - silicon carbide
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U2 - 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.379
DO - 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.379
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85009987573
VL - 168
SP - 1144
EP - 1147
JO - Procedia Engineering
JF - Procedia Engineering
SN - 1877-7058
T2 - Eurosensors 2016
Y2 - 4 September 2016 through 7 September 2016
ER -