Abstract
AbstractThe paper presents the design and technological fabrication process of Yin or Yang-shaped, micron-sized electromechanical system (MEMS) elements displaying asymmetric hollow cylinders with two different curvatures of the cylinder shell. By adapting the process steps, two neighboring shutter MEMS elements can either be attached to each other to create asymmetric hollow cylinders or remain disconnected to form curled cylindrical or ellipsoidal tubes or tube fractions. A novel 3D self-organization process has been developed to connect two neighboring shutter elements, exploiting surface tension forces via a sequential drying process. The process conditions have been analyzed and optimized to fabricate the two different geometries of the MEMS elements. The resulting MEMS system elements were characterized by focused ion beam and scanning electron microscopy. The contribution of Casimir force, van der Waals force, and other physical interfacial forces are discussed in the formation of the asymmetric hollow cylinders.
Funder
Ph.D. scholarship fund University of Kassel
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
Universität Kassel
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Hardware and Architecture,Condensed Matter Physics,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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