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Bilayer polymer/metal suspended membranes made of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and aluminium (Al) have been fabricated using
a wet transfer technique where a polyelectrolyte (polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride - PDAC) has been employed as sacrificial layer
to facilitate the detachment of the thin PMMA/Al layers from the substrate holders. In this way, free-standing PMMA/Al membranes with
outstanding diameter (3.5 mm) to thickness (400 nm) ratios of ~10^4 have been obtained. The membranes have been actuated mechanically
and electrothermally and their modal behaviour characterised using laser doppler vibrometry. The first five modes of vibrations have been
detected in the range of 2 – 25 kHz. The 2nd and 5th degenerate modes have been seen to split, probably due to nonuniform tension or mass
density. The membranes can achieve vibration amplitudes in the order of few tens of microns. When performing electro-thermal actuation it
has been observed that the amplitude of a single mode can be tuned by controlling the path of the electric current across the membrane.
a wet transfer technique where a polyelectrolyte (polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride - PDAC) has been employed as sacrificial layer
to facilitate the detachment of the thin PMMA/Al layers from the substrate holders. In this way, free-standing PMMA/Al membranes with
outstanding diameter (3.5 mm) to thickness (400 nm) ratios of ~10^4 have been obtained. The membranes have been actuated mechanically
and electrothermally and their modal behaviour characterised using laser doppler vibrometry. The first five modes of vibrations have been
detected in the range of 2 – 25 kHz. The 2nd and 5th degenerate modes have been seen to split, probably due to nonuniform tension or mass
density. The membranes can achieve vibration amplitudes in the order of few tens of microns. When performing electro-thermal actuation it
has been observed that the amplitude of a single mode can be tuned by controlling the path of the electric current across the membrane.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 989-992 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Micro and Nano Letters |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 7 |
Early online date | 3 Apr 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2018 |
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Graphene Micro-sensors for Adaptive Acoustic Transduction (GMAAT)
Newton, M., Cheung, R., Mastropaolo, E., Torin, A. & Wood, G.
1/09/15 → 8/11/17
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Michael Newton
- Edinburgh College of Art - Senior Lecturer
- Acoustics and Audio Group
- Music
Person: Academic: Research Active