Abstract
In this study, AlN-based films are deposited using a sputtering deposition method, and Mo dopants with different concentrations are added in the proposed system by controlling the sputtering power in order to improve the crystallinity and piezoelectric properties of AlN films. Through a detailed material analysis including energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM), and nano-indentation, the piezoelectric property optimization mechanism of proposed films was explored and the best process parameters were determined. The piezoelectric coefficient d33 of AlN:Mo (3.46%) films reached 7.33 pm V−1, which is 82.79% higher than that of undoped AlN. As compared with the reported data about the dopants in AlN system, our proposed films have the better d33 values with those dopants in AlN-based films except Sc dopants. However, Sc is known as an expensive metal, our proposed films could be applied to low-cost piezoelectric MEMS applications.
Publisher
The Electrochemical Society
Subject
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Cited by
1 articles.
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