High-temperature stable piezoelectric transducers using epitaxially grown electrodes
<p>Piezoelectric resonators are of great importance for application in high-precision transducers. However, at elevated temperatures, the degradation of commonly used metal electrodes may affect the performance of oxide electrodes of piezoelectric transducers; with sufficiently high electrical...
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| description | <p>Piezoelectric resonators are of great importance for application in high-precision transducers. However, at elevated temperatures, the degradation of commonly used metal electrodes may affect the performance of oxide electrodes of piezoelectric transducers; with sufficiently high electrical conductivity they are expected to overcome this deficit. In the latter case, the stable operation of piezoelectric transducers could be further enhanced if the resonator and electrodes would consist of identical or at least very similar materials; thus, nearly monolithic resonators are created.</p>
<p>The present work focuses on two major aspects: the growth of high-quality
langasite (<span class="inline-formula">La<sub>3</sub>Ga<sub>5</sub>SiO<sub>14</sub></span>; LGS) and doped LGS thin-film
electrode layers by pulsed laser ablation and the characterization of the
developed resonator devices. To obtain epitaxial films of the correct
stoichiometry, the deposition on heated substrates is performed in oxygen
atmosphere in the range from 10<span class="inline-formula"><sup>−3</sup></span> to 10 Pa. Another requirement for
adjusting the stoichiometry is an increased Ga content in the sputter
targets with respect to LGS to account for Ga evaporation during film
deposition. Additional doping with Sr increases the electrode film
conductivity; thus combined with the use of low-conductivity
single-crystalline catangasite (<span class="inline-formula">Ca<sub>3</sub>TaGa<sub>3</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>O<sub>14</sub></span>; CTGS) substrates the
ratio between the electrical conductivities of the substrate and the film is
increased, enabling the preparation of nearly monolithic resonators.
The properties of these nearly monolithic resonators are characterized in
the temperature range of 600 to 1000 <span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span>C and compared to those of CTGS resonator blanks without electrodes. Particular attention is paid to the reproducibility of resonator properties, the electrode orientation and the quality factor. The created nearly monolithic resonator demonstrates stable operation in the temperature range from 600 to 1000 <span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span>C.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4768ce84ad745038883ae98649ce4c32022-12-21T18:12:10ZengCopernicus PublicationsJournal of Sensors and Sensor Systems2194-87712194-878X2020-01-019152610.5194/jsss-9-15-2020High-temperature stable piezoelectric transducers using epitaxially grown electrodesH. WulfmeierR. FederL. ZhaoH. Fritze<p>Piezoelectric resonators are of great importance for application in high-precision transducers. However, at elevated temperatures, the degradation of commonly used metal electrodes may affect the performance of oxide electrodes of piezoelectric transducers; with sufficiently high electrical conductivity they are expected to overcome this deficit. In the latter case, the stable operation of piezoelectric transducers could be further enhanced if the resonator and electrodes would consist of identical or at least very similar materials; thus, nearly monolithic resonators are created.</p> <p>The present work focuses on two major aspects: the growth of high-quality langasite (<span class="inline-formula">La<sub>3</sub>Ga<sub>5</sub>SiO<sub>14</sub></span>; LGS) and doped LGS thin-film electrode layers by pulsed laser ablation and the characterization of the developed resonator devices. To obtain epitaxial films of the correct stoichiometry, the deposition on heated substrates is performed in oxygen atmosphere in the range from 10<span class="inline-formula"><sup>−3</sup></span> to 10 Pa. Another requirement for adjusting the stoichiometry is an increased Ga content in the sputter targets with respect to LGS to account for Ga evaporation during film deposition. Additional doping with Sr increases the electrode film conductivity; thus combined with the use of low-conductivity single-crystalline catangasite (<span class="inline-formula">Ca<sub>3</sub>TaGa<sub>3</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>O<sub>14</sub></span>; CTGS) substrates the ratio between the electrical conductivities of the substrate and the film is increased, enabling the preparation of nearly monolithic resonators. The properties of these nearly monolithic resonators are characterized in the temperature range of 600 to 1000 <span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span>C and compared to those of CTGS resonator blanks without electrodes. Particular attention is paid to the reproducibility of resonator properties, the electrode orientation and the quality factor. The created nearly monolithic resonator demonstrates stable operation in the temperature range from 600 to 1000 <span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span>C.</p>https://www.j-sens-sens-syst.net/9/15/2020/jsss-9-15-2020.pdf |
| spellingShingle | H. Wulfmeier R. Feder L. Zhao H. Fritze High-temperature stable piezoelectric transducers using epitaxially grown electrodes Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems |
| title | High-temperature stable piezoelectric transducers using epitaxially grown electrodes |
| title_full | High-temperature stable piezoelectric transducers using epitaxially grown electrodes |
| title_fullStr | High-temperature stable piezoelectric transducers using epitaxially grown electrodes |
| title_full_unstemmed | High-temperature stable piezoelectric transducers using epitaxially grown electrodes |
| title_short | High-temperature stable piezoelectric transducers using epitaxially grown electrodes |
| title_sort | high temperature stable piezoelectric transducers using epitaxially grown electrodes |
| url | https://www.j-sens-sens-syst.net/9/15/2020/jsss-9-15-2020.pdf |
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