Tungsten Oxide Layers of High Acoustic Impedance for Fully Insulating Acoustic Reflectors

Gravimetric sensors based on solidly mounted resonators require fully insulating acoustic reflectors to avoid parasitics when operating in liquid media. In this work, we propose a new high-acoustic impedance material, tungsten oxide ([Formula: see text]), for acoustic reflectors. We have optimized t...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. - 1986. - 63(2016), 7 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 938-44
1. Verfasser: DeMiguel-Ramos, M (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Diaz-Duran, Barbara, Munir, Junaid, Clement, Marta, Mirea, Teona, Olivares, Jimena, Iborra, Enrique
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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Zusammenfassung:Gravimetric sensors based on solidly mounted resonators require fully insulating acoustic reflectors to avoid parasitics when operating in liquid media. In this work, we propose a new high-acoustic impedance material, tungsten oxide ([Formula: see text]), for acoustic reflectors. We have optimized the sputtering conditions of [Formula: see text] to obtain nonconductive layers with mass density around [Formula: see text] and acoustic velocities for the shear and the longitudinal modes up to 2700 and 4500 m/s, respectively. Compared to other conventionally used high impedance layers, [Formula: see text] films display several manufacture advantages, such as high deposition rates, great reproducibility, and good adhesion to underlying substrates. We have demonstrated the applicability of [Formula: see text] in practical shear mode bulk acoustic wave resonators that display good performance in liquid environments
Beschreibung:Date Completed 13.06.2017
Date Revised 13.06.2017
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1525-8955
DOI:10.1109/TUFFC.2015.2498968