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http://dx.doi.org/10.5369/JSST.2006.15.2.148

Fabrication of SiCN microstructures for super-high temperature MEMS using photopolymerization and its characteristics  

Chung, Gwiy-Sang (School of Electrical Eng., University of Ulsan)
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Journal of Sensor Science and Technology / v.15, no.2, 2006 , pp. 148-152 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper describes the fabrication of SiCN microstructures for super-high temperature MEMS using photopolymerization of pre-ceramic polymer. In this work, polysilazane liquide as a precursor was deposited on Si wafers by spin coating, microstructured and solidificated by UV lithography, and removed from the substrate. The resulting solid polymer microstructures were cross-linked under HIP process and pyrolyzed to form a ceramic of withstanding over $1400^{\circ}C$. Finally, the fabricated SiCN microstructures were annealed at $1400^{\circ}C$ in a nitrogen atmosphere. Mechanical characteristics of the SiCN microstructure with different fabrication process conditions were evaluated. The elastic modules, hardness and tensile strength of the SiC microstructure implemented under optimum process condtions are 94.5 GPa, 10.5 GPa and 11.7 N/min, respectively. Consequently, the SiCN microstructure proposed in this work is very suitable for super-high temperature MEMS application due to very simple fabrication process and the potential possiblity of sophisticated mulitlayer or 3D microstructures as well as its good mechanical properties.
Keywords
SiCN; MEMS; photopolmerization; precursor; microstructure; HIP;
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