• 文献标题:   Graphene Metallization of High-Stress Silicon Nitride Resonators for Electrical Integration
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LEE S, ADIGA VP, BARTON RA, VAN DER ZANDE AM, LEE GH, ILIC BR, GONDARENKO A, PARPIA JM, CRAIGHEAD HG, HONE J
  • 作者关键词:   silicon nitride resonator, graphene, quality factor, nems, optomechanic
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Columbia Univ
  • 被引频次:   14
  • DOI:   10.1021/nl4020414
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

High stress stoichiometric silicon nitride resonators, whose quality factors exceed one million, have shown promise for applications in sensing, signal processing, and optomechanics. Yet, electrical integration of the insulating silicon nitride resonators has been challenging, as depositing even a thin layer of metal degrades the quality factor significantly. In this work, we show that graphene used as a conductive coating for Si3N4 membranes reduces the quality factor by less than 30% on average, which is minimal when compared to the effect of conventional metallization layers such as chromium or aluminum. The electrical integration of Si3N4-Graphene (SiNG) heterostructure resonators is demonstrated with electrical readout and electrostatic tuning of the frequency by up to 0.3% per volt. These studies demonstrate the feasibility of hybrid graphene/nitride mechanical resonators in which the electrical properties of graphene are combined with the superior mechanical performance of silicon nitride.