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13 May 2011 Finite element modelling and simulation of thermo-elastical damping of MEMS vibrations
Saulius Kausinis, Karl Yee, Rimantas Barauskas
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The contribution is directed to providing accurate simulation and approximation of the Q-factor determined by thermalelastic damping in complex micro-electromechanical (MEM) resonators. The base model created is presented as a system of partial differential equations, which describe the elastic and thermal phenomena in the MEM structure. The FEM calculations were performed by using COMSOL Multiphysics software. The model was verified by comparing numerically and analytically obtained damped modal properties of a MEM cantilever resonator. The comparison of calculated and experimentally obtained resonant frequencies and Q-factor values indicated a good agreement of tendencies of change of the quantities against temperature. Investigation of longitudinal and bending vibration modes in 3D of a beam resonators was accomplished by taking into account the layered structure of the resonator and the influence of the geometry of the clamping zone. Modal properties of rectangle- and ring-shaped bulk-mode MEM resonators were examined, too.
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Saulius Kausinis, Karl Yee, and Rimantas Barauskas "Finite element modelling and simulation of thermo-elastical damping of MEMS vibrations", Proc. SPIE 8031, Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications III, 80311B (13 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.882784
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KEYWORDS
Resonators

Microelectromechanical systems

Finite element methods

Statistical modeling

Thermal modeling

Data modeling

Numerical simulations

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