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Abstract
High frequency, thickness mode resonators were fabricated using a 7 μm PZT thick film which was produced using a modified composite ceramic sol-gel process. Devices were produced and the acoustic properties measured for different electrode sizes ranging from 45*45 to 250*250 μm2. The best electrode size, which maximised the acoustic response and minimised the insertion loss, was found using an area of 110*110 μm2. This showed a resonant frequency of about 200 MHz, an electro-mechanical coupling coefficient effective of 0.29 and a Q factor of 22. The devices were modelled using a Mason type model which gave good agreement between the experimental data and the simulations. The latter showed for the PZT thick film an electro mechanical coupling coefficient of 0.4 and a stiffness of 8.55*1010 N·m−2.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The financial support of EPSRC through project GR/N05970 and the CEC through the PARMENIDE project is gratefully acknowledged.
