CN108311361A - Micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer with the modality-specific vibration shape - Google Patents

Micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer with the modality-specific vibration shape Download PDF

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CN108311361A
CN108311361A CN201810253797.4A CN201810253797A CN108311361A CN 108311361 A CN108311361 A CN 108311361A CN 201810253797 A CN201810253797 A CN 201810253797A CN 108311361 A CN108311361 A CN 108311361A
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The invention discloses a kind of micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducers with the modality-specific vibration shape.Energy converter is equipped with substrate, structure sheaf, hearth electrode, piezoelectric layer, top electrode.Energy converter operation principle is to utilize forward and inverse piezoelectric effect realization mechanical energy to electric energy or electric energy to the conversion of mechanical energy.For the present invention by realizing that certain vibration structure reaches the modality-specific vibration shape on structure sheaf, which has the acoustic pressure in transmission of bigger and higher space efficiency utilization.

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Micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer with the modality-specific vibration shape
Technical field
The invention belongs to the field of transducer in MEMS (MEMS) technical field, more particularly to a kind of specific mould The high efficiency piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer of the state vibration shape.
Background technology
Piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer be it is a kind of can not only convert electrical energy into mechanical energy, but also mechanical energy can be converted to electricity The device for integrating transmitting-receiving ultrasonic wave of energy.Traditional ultrasonic transducer by the way of mechanical processing, volume is big, Power consumption is high, it is integrated to be unfavorable for, and since its acoustic impedance and traditional sound transmission medium (empty gas and water) mismatch, sound emission effect Rate is relatively low.The microelectromechanical ultrasound wave transducer processed in conjunction with the micro manufacturing technique that micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) technology uses is then effective Overcome disadvantages mentioned above.Microelectromechanical ultrasound wave transducer can be broadly divided into micro electronmechanical capacitive ultrasonic by its operation principle and change It can device and micro electronmechanical piezoelectric-type ultrasonic wave transducer:The sensitivity of capacitive ultrasonic transducer and bandwidth are super compared with piezoelectric type Acoustic wave transducer has some superiority, but it needs very high DC offset voltage and extremely narrow capacitance gap to realize, the same to time limit It is also very limited [1] in the acoustic pressure of limited amplitude, transmitting;It is micro electronmechanical with the modality-specific vibration shape designed by the present invention Piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer can effectively improve acoustic pressure in transmission and space efficiency utilization, daily application scenario such as:Fingerprint Identify that [2], distance detection [3] and energy acquisition [4] etc. have the advantage of bigger.
Citation:
[1]Jung J,Kim S,Lee W and Choi H 2013 Fabrication of a two- dimensional piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer array using a top-crossover-to-bottom structure and metal bridge connections, J.Micromechanics Microengineering 23 125037.
[2]Przybyla R J,Tang H Y,Shelton S E,Horsley D A and Boser B E 2014 12.1 3D ultrasonic gesture recognition Dig.Tech.Pap.-IEEE Int.Solid-State Circuits Conf.57 210–1.
[3]Przybyla R J,Tang H,Member S,Guedes A,Shelton S E,Horsley D A and Boser B E 2015 3D Ultrasonic Range finder on a Chip IEEE J.Solid-State Circuits 50 320–34
[4]He Q,Liu J,Yang B,Wang X,Chen X and Yang C 2014 MEMS-based ultrasonic transducer as the receiver for wireless power supply of the implantable microdevices Sensors Actuators,A Phys.219 65–72
Invention content
It is an object of the invention to solve the problem of the not high low space utilization of acoustic pressure existing in the prior art, and carry For a kind of micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer with the modality-specific vibration shape.
The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problems is:
Micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer with the modality-specific vibration shape comprising substrate, hearth electrode, piezoelectric layer and on Electrode, backside of substrate middle section open up slotted cavities, and substrate front surface is made to form resilient structural layer, the base on slotted cavities periphery Fixing end of the bottom as resilient structural layer;The slotted cavities by 4 identical tangent formation of cylindrical cavity unit, and The cylindrical substrate being clamped between four cylindrical cavity units also while being emptied;Elastic construction above each cavity unit The front of layer stacks gradually hearth electrode, piezoelectric layer and top electrode, and four vibration film units are collectively formed with resilient structural layer; Wherein hearth electrode continuously covers the front of substrate, piezoelectric layer and top electrode is rounded and the center of circle and the cavity unit are same Axis;The piezoelectric layer area is more than top electrode area.
The energy converter overall effect is that four identical energy converter junior units are tangent, and top electrode is arranged in each small list The centre of member.When energy converter is as transmitting terminal, shaken using inverse piezoelectric effect driving by applying alternating voltage in upper, hearth electrode Film does flat out-of-plane vibration, to generate ultrasonic wave;It, will be in external ultrasonic exciting using direct piezoelectric effect when as receiving terminal Diaphragm oscillations are converted into electric signal output caused by lower.
Preferably, the thickness of the vibration film unit is 5~20 μm, cavity unit radius is 25 μm~1mm.
Preferably, the thickness of the substrate is 100 μm~1mm.
Preferably, the polar radius that powers on is 0.55R~0.7R, R is the radius of cavity unit.
Preferably, the vibration film unit and cylindrical cavity unit is concentric.
Preferably, the substrate and resilient structural layer are Semiconducting Silicon Materials, including monocrystalline silicon or polysilicon.
Preferably, the slotted cavities in backside of substrate selective etch by forming.
Preferably, the piezoelectric material in the piezoelectric layer is aluminium nitride, zinc oxide or lead titanate piezoelectric ceramics.
Preferably, the hearth electrode is boron doped silicon or metal material gold, platinum, aluminium or tin.
Preferably, described powers on extremely metal material gold, platinum, aluminium or tin.
The energy converter operation principle of the present invention is to realize mechanical energy to electric energy or electric energy to mechanical using forward and inverse piezoelectric effect The conversion of energy.By connecting 4 small transducer units on structure sheaf, reaches the modality-specific vibration shape and improve acoustic pressure in transmission.Together When, which is equivalent to 4 small transducer units and is connected, and eliminates the bearing area between unit, is changed to improve The area utilization of energy device.
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Present invention will be further explained below with reference to the attached drawings and examples
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer with the modality-specific vibration shape in the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the partial 3 d diagrammatic cross-section of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is Figure 1A-A diagrammatic cross-sections;
Fig. 4 be emulate the micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer as transmitting terminal when Mode Shape figure;
In figure:Top electrode 1, piezoelectric layer 2, hearth electrode 3, substrate 4, resilient structural layer 41, vibration film unit 00, cavity Unit 01.
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The present invention is further elaborated and is illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description.Each implementation in the present invention The technical characteristic of mode can carry out the corresponding combination under the premise of not conflicting with each other.
As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer with the modality-specific vibration shape, including substrate 4, bottom electricity Pole 3, piezoelectric layer 2 and top electrode 1,4 back side middle section of substrate open up slotted cavities, and the front of substrate 4 is made to form resilient structural layer 41.The slotted cavities are by 4 same sizes, the tangent formation two-by-two of cylindrical cavity unit 01 of height, the center of four cylinders Line is located on four angle points of square, and clamping forms a section and is between four cylindrical cavity units 01 The cylindrical base 4 of arc side diamond shape, the cylinder are also required to be emptied simultaneously, therefore resilient structural layer 41 is practical petal in four leaves Shape.Fixing end of the substrate 4 on slotted cavities periphery as resilient structural layer 41.The elastic construction of 01 top of each cavity unit The front of layer 41 stacks gradually hearth electrode 3, piezoelectric layer 2 and top electrode 1, and it is thin to collectively form four vibrations with resilient structural layer 41 Film unit 00, each vibration film unit 00 are rounded.The wherein front of the continuous covering substrate 4 of hearth electrode 3, piezoelectric layer 2 and upper The rounded sheet of electrode 1, and the center of circle of the two and cavity unit 01 are coaxial.Energy converter overall effect is four identical Energy converter junior unit is tangent.Top electrode 1 is arranged in the centre of each junior unit.2 area of piezoelectric layer is slightly larger than top electrode 1 Area.When energy converter is as transmitting terminal, vibrating diaphragm is driven to do using inverse piezoelectric effect by applying alternating voltage in upper, hearth electrode Flat out-of-plane vibration, to generate ultrasonic wave;When as receiving terminal, it will be drawn under external ultrasonic exciting using direct piezoelectric effect The diaphragm oscillations risen are converted into electric signal output.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the structural parameters of each component are as follows:1 material of top electrode is aluminium electrode, and thickness is 1 μm;Pressure 2 material of electric layer is aluminium nitride, and thickness is 0.5 μm.Piezoelectric layer 2 and the radius of top electrode 1 are respectively 0.65R and 0.6R, and R is to shake The radius (i.e. the radius of cavity unit 01) of dynamic film unit 00, takes 300 μm.Vibration film unit 00 and cylindrical cavity unit 01 is coaxial.3 material of hearth electrode is boron doped silicon, and thickness is 1 μm.4 material of substrate is semiconductor silicon, and thickness is 400 μm, is led to It crosses and discharges vibration film unit 00, the thickness of the resilient structural layer 41 formed after etching from back selective etch part silicon It is 5 μm.The profile for etching the cavity formed is the tangent outer profile of 4 cylindrical cavities, and interior three-dimensional structure is as shown in Figure 2. The resilient structural layer 41 formed after etching generates resonance under excitation of 4 nonsymmetrical piezo layers by voltage, reaches particular job mould State, as shown in Figure 4.
As shown in figure 3, should micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer with the modality-specific vibration shape as transmitting terminal, by Top electrode 1 and hearth electrode 3 apply the alternating voltage of certain frequency to piezoelectric layer 2, according to inverse piezoelectric effect, will produce and electric field Hang down the stress of perpendicular and parallel both direction in direction, due to the d of aluminium nitride material in this example31Piezoelectric constant is more notable, Therefore mainly consider the effect of the stress vertical with direction of an electric field.The direction of stress changes with the direction of an electric field of alternating voltage And constantly change, under the driving of alternate stress, 4 vibration film units 00 are forced to do motion outside plane, about due to its edge Beam is 3/4 circumferential confinement, is easy to reach Fig. 4 vibration shapes by external drive, the synthesis vibration shape is roughly equivalent to 4 individually 00 vibration shape of vibration film unit is connected.It is opposite that its dark colored portion with bright colored portion represents direction of vibration.
A kind of micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer with the modality-specific vibration shape proposed by the invention, by using specific Mode Shape can be effectively integrated four small transducer units, so that bottom cavity is connected, it is made to be operated in the modality-specific vibration shape On, the interval between transducer unit is eliminated, energy converter fixed constraint is reduced, to reach the effect for improving acoustic pressure in transmission Fruit.To sum up, the micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer with the modality-specific vibration shape is with big bandwidth, highly sensitive advantage.

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1. a kind of micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer with the modality-specific vibration shape, it is characterised in that:Including substrate (4), bottom Electrode (3), piezoelectric layer (2) and top electrode (1), substrate (4) back side middle section open up slotted cavities, make the positive shape of substrate (4) At resilient structural layer (41), the fixing end of the substrate (4) on slotted cavities periphery as resilient structural layer (41);The flute profile is empty Chamber is by 4 tangent formation of identical cylindrical cavity unit (01), and the column being clamped between four cylindrical cavity units (01) The substrate (4) of shape is also emptied simultaneously;The front of resilient structural layer (41) above each cavity unit (01) stacks gradually bottom electricity Pole (3), piezoelectric layer (2) and top electrode (1) collectively form four vibration film units (00) with resilient structural layer (41);Wherein Hearth electrode (3) continuously covers the front of substrate (4), piezoelectric layer (2) and top electrode (1) is rounded and the center of circle and the cavity Unit (01) is coaxial;Piezoelectric layer (2) area is more than top electrode (1) area.
2. the micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer according to claim 1 with the modality-specific vibration shape, it is characterised in that: The thickness of the vibration film unit (00) is 5~20 μm, and cavity unit (01) radius is 25 μm~1mm.
3. the micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer according to claim 1 with the modality-specific vibration shape, it is characterised in that: The thickness of the substrate (4) is 100 μm~1mm.
4. the micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer according to claim 1 with the modality-specific vibration shape, it is characterised in that: Described top electrode (1) radius is 0.55R~0.7R, and R is the radius of cavity unit (01).
5. the micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer according to claim 1 with the modality-specific vibration shape, it is characterised in that: The vibration film unit (00) and cylindrical cavity unit (01) is concentric.
6. the micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer according to claim 1 with the modality-specific vibration shape, it is characterised in that: The substrate (4) and resilient structural layer (41) is Semiconducting Silicon Materials, including monocrystalline silicon or polysilicon.
7. the micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer according to claim 1 with the modality-specific vibration shape, it is characterised in that: The slotted cavities in substrate (4) back side selective etch by forming.
8. the micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer according to claim 1 with the modality-specific vibration shape, it is characterised in that: Piezoelectric material in the piezoelectric layer (2) is aluminium nitride, zinc oxide or lead titanate piezoelectric ceramics.
9. the micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer according to claim 1 with the modality-specific vibration shape, it is characterised in that: The hearth electrode (3) is boron doped silicon or metal material gold, platinum, aluminium or tin.
10. the micro electronmechanical piezoelectric supersonic wave transducer according to claim 1 with the modality-specific vibration shape, feature exist In:The top electrode (1) is metal material gold, platinum, aluminium or tin.
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