Enhancement of Frequency Stability Using Synchronization of a Cantilever Array for MEMS-Based Sensors

Micro and nano electromechanical resonators have been widely used as single or multiple-mass detection sensors. Smaller devices with higher resonance frequencies and lower masses offer higher mass responsivities but suffer from lower frequency stability. Synchronization phenomena in multiple MEMS re...

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Autores: Torres, Francesc|||0000-0002-9360-0034, Sobreviela, Guillermo, Barniol i Beumala, Núria|||0000-0001-6325-2166, Uranga del Monte, Aránzazu|||0000-0002-3593-4060, Riverola, Martín|||0000-0002-6844-3014
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:167675
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/167675
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/s16101690
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:MEMS
Synchronization
Resonators
CMOS-MEMS
Cantilevers
Arrays
Coupling
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Sumario:Micro and nano electromechanical resonators have been widely used as single or multiple-mass detection sensors. Smaller devices with higher resonance frequencies and lower masses offer higher mass responsivities but suffer from lower frequency stability. Synchronization phenomena in multiple MEMS resonators have become an important issue because they allow frequency stability improvement, thereby preserving mass responsivity. The authors present an array of five cantilevers (CMOS-MEMS system) that are forced to vibrate synchronously to enhance their frequency stability. The frequency stability has been determined in closed-loop configuration for long periods of time by calculating the Allan deviation. An Allan deviation of 0.013 ppm (@ 1 s averaging time) for a 1 MHz cantilever array MEMS system was obtained at the synchronized mode, which represents a 23-fold improvement in comparison with the non-synchronized operation mode (0.3 ppm).