Spurious-Free S₁ Mode AlN/ScAlN-Based Lamb Wave Resonator With Trapezoidal Electrodes

T Luo, Q Xu, Z Wen, Y Qu, J Zhou, B Lin… - IEEE Electron …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spurious modes (SMs) suppression and electromechanical coupling coefficient ()
improvement in Lamb wave resonators (LWRs) have always been the research hotspot. In …

Evaluation of the impact of abnormal grains on the performance of Sc0. 15Al0. 85N-based BAW resonators and filters

C Liu, M Li, B Chen, Y Zhang, Y Zhu… - … of Micromechanics and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Sc x Al 1− x N is a promising piezoelectric material for radio frequency communication
applications with excellent electro-acoustic properties. However, the growth of abnormally …

Vertical and Lateral Etch Survey of Ferroelectric AlN/Al1−xScxN in Aqueous KOH Solutions

Z Tang, G Esteves, J Zheng, RH Olsson III - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to their favorable electromechanical properties, such as high sound velocity, low
dielectric permittivity and high electromechanical coupling, Aluminum Nitride (AlN) and …

Miniaturized CO2 Gas Sensor Using 20% ScAlN-Based Pyroelectric Detector

DKT Ng, L Xu, W Chen, H Wang, Z Gu, XX Chia… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
NDIR CO2 gas sensors using a 10-cm-long gas channel and CMOS-compatible 12% doped
ScAlN pyroelectric detector have previously demonstrated detection limits down to 25 ppm …

Boosting Performance of SAW Resonator via AlN/ScAlN Composite Films and Dual Reflectors

Y Liu, B Lin, Y **e, BW Soon, Y Cai… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonators based on aluminum nitride (AlN)/scandium-doped
AlN (ScAlN) composite thin films with dual reflection structures demonstrate substantial …

Analysis of Heterostructure Formation of Abnormally Oriented Grains in Sputter-Deposited AlScN Films and Its Impact on Bulk Acoustic Wave Devices

X Gu, Y Liu, X Huang, J Ding, Y Qu, Z Liu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The presence of abnormally oriented grains (AOGs) in sputter-deposited aluminum
scandium nitride (AlScN) films significantly degrades their physical properties …

Effects of post-annealing on texture evolution of sputtered ScAlN films

M Li, B Chen, J **e, W Song… - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The piezoelectric response of the sputtered scandium aluminum nitride (ScAlN) film are
highly dependent on its crystallinity. The film texture continues to develop during the post …

Evaluation of the impact of abnormally orientated grains on the performance of ScAlN-based laterally coupled alternating thickness (LCAT) mode resonators and …

C Liu, B Chen, M Li, Y Zhu… - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Abnormally oriented grains (AOGs) widely exist in the Sc doped AlN films, especially for Sc
concentration more than 15%. In this work, the impact of the AOGs on the performance of …

Experimental and theoretical studies of effective piezoelectric coefficients of 2-2 connectivity AlN/AlScN composite piezoelectric films

X Gu, Y Liu, Y Qu, L Li, Y Cai, J Ding, T Yu… - Composites …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Aluminum nitride (AlN) and Sc-doped AlN have become the most popular
piezoelectric thin-film materials in the fields of RF and smart sensing. AlN/AlScN composite …