Fabrication and characterization of PMN-PT single crystal cantilever array for cochlear-like acoustic sensor

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Abstract

We have successfully fabricated piezoelectric PMN-PT single crystal cantilever array. Each PMN-PT cantilever has a different length to achieve different resonance frequencies. The width and thickness of PMN-PT cantilever array are 200 μm and 10 μm, respectively. Resonance frequencies of PMN-PT cantilevers were measured with laser interferometer, and charge sensitivity was measured with charge-measuring device. PMN-PT cantilever array was installed in a noise-shield case. The array was then exposed to sound pressure frequency corresponding to resonance frequency to measure its sensitivity. The experimental results show that the PMN-PT cantilever array has high sensitivity to the sound pressure. This implies that the single crystal PMN-PT cantilever array is a potential candidate for a cochlear-like acoustic sensor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)181-184
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Mechanical Science and Technology
Volume24
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2010

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Financial support from the Future Convergence Technology Pioneer Research Program of KOSEF is gratefully acknowledged.

Keywords

  • Acoustic sensor
  • Cantilever array
  • PMN-PT
  • Piezoelectric
  • Resonance

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