• 文献标题:   Array of Graphene Variable Capacitors on 100 mm Silicon Wafers for Vibration-Based Applications
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GIKUNDA MN, HARERIMANA F, MANGUM JM, RAHMAN S, THOMPSON JP, HARRIS CT, CHURCHILL HOH, THIBADO PM
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, photolithography, wet etching, variable capacitor, atomic force microscopy, critical point drying, graphene transfer, integrated circuit
  • 出版物名称:   MEMBRANES
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  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.3390/membranes12050533
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Highly flexible, electrically conductive freestanding graphene membranes hold great promise for vibration-based applications. This study focuses on their integration into mainstream semiconductor manufacturing methods. We designed a two-mask lithography process that creates an array of freestanding graphene-based variable capacitors on 100 mm silicon wafers. The first mask forms long trenches terminated by square wells featuring cone-shaped tips at their centers. The second mask fabricates metal traces from each tip to its contact pad along the trench and a second contact pad opposite the square well. A graphene membrane is then suspended over the square well to form a variable capacitor. The same capacitor structures were also built on 5 mm by 5 mm bare dies containing an integrated circuit underneath. We used atomic force microscopy, optical microscopy, and capacitance measurements in time to characterize the samples.