Review on advances in microcrystalline, nanocrystalline and ultrananocrystalline diamond films-based micro/nano-electromechanical systems technologies

O Auciello, DM Aslam - Journal of Materials Science, 2021 - Springer
A comprehensive review is presented on the advances achieved in past years on
fundamental and applied materials science of diamond films and engineering to integrate …

Surface science, MEMS and NEMS: Progress and opportunities for surface science research performed on, or by, microdevices

D Berman, J Krim - Progress in Surface Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Micro-and Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS and NEMS) represent existing
(MEMS) and emerging (NEMS) technologies based on microfabrication of micron to …

Carbon-based materials: growth, properties, MEMS/NEMS technologies, and MEM/NEM switches

M Liao, Y Koide - Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Micro-or nanoelectromechanical system (MEMS/NEMS) is a multidisciplinary field, which
has witnessed explosive growth during the past decades. The current materials for MEMS …

MEMS/NEMS based on mono-, nano-, and ultrananocrystalline diamond films

AV Sumant, O Auciello, M Liao, OA Williams - Mrs Bulletin, 2014 - cambridge.org
Diamond, because of its unique physical, chemical, and electrical properties and the
feasibility of growing it in thin-film form, is an ideal choice as a material for the fabrication of …

Dielectric engineering of nanostructured layers to control the transport of injected charges in thin dielectrics

K Makasheva, C Villeneuve-Faure… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new concept concerning dielectric engineering is presented in this study aiming at a net
improvement of the performance of dielectric layers in RF MEMS capacitive switches with …

Covalent bonding and atomic-level plasticity increase adhesion in silicon–diamond nanocontacts

ZB Milne, JD Schall, TDB Jacobs… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanoindentation and sliding experiments using single-crystal silicon atomic force
microscope probes in contact with diamond substrates in vacuum were carried out in situ …

Effect of space radiation on the leakage current of MEMS insulators

ST Patton, AJ Frasca, JW Talnagi… - IEEE transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The effect of space radiation on the reliability of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
devices is an important consideration for future upper atmosphere and space applications …

A fabrication process based on structural layer formation using Au–Au thermocompression bonding for RF MEMS capacitive switches and their performance

C Cetintepe, ES Topalli, S Demir, OA Civi… - International Journal of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
This paper presents a radio frequency micro-electro-mechanical-systems (RF MEMS)
fabrication process based on a stacked structural layer and Au–Au thermocompression …

Electrical assessment of diamond MIM capacitors and modeling of MEMS capacitive switch discharging

L Michalas, M Koutsoureli, S Saada… - Journal of …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents the electrical assessment and modeling of the discharge process in RF
MEMS capacitive switches with nanocrystalline diamond dielectric film. The assessment is …

Electrical characterization of undoped diamond films for RF MEMS application

L Michalas, M Koutsoureli… - 2013 IEEE …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Diamond films are considered as superior dielectric in comparison to Si 3 N 4 for MEMS
applications. The present paper provides a detail characterization study of electrical …