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Microelectromechanical actuators based on polymeric membranes |
Mircea Ignat |
National Research Institute for Electrical Engineering, Splaiul Unirii 313, 030138, Bucuresti, Romania, Bucharest 030138, Romania |
Abstract |
The paper presents some microelectromechanical structure of piezo and electrostrictive actuators based on polymeric membranes. The microstructure are the planar and multilayers microactuators with the thin disc element . A composite film based on a poly(ether imide) with pyrite powder and Magnetic powders were mechanically incorporated in a polymeric matrix consisting in interconnected polydimethylsiloxane/silica networks has been prepared and its nanoactuation has been investigated. In Fig.1 is presented a specific electrostrictive linear actuation for a polymeric membrane. The authors propose some methods for experimental investigations of the specific nano and microelectromechanical parameters of the electrostrictive or piezoelectric polymeric membrane which are utilized in structure of microactuators or artificial muscle. There are presented the investigations of the nano and microdisplacement , the microforce, the behaviour of the membrane to different electric signal or differents micromechanical stress. The resolution of the experimental nano and microdisplacements is 2 nm. This method are based on the AGILENT interferometric System and VEECO optical interferometric microscope NT 1100 which are endowed the MEMS and NEMS laboratory of the INCDIE CA. Fig. 1. Nanometric displacement of the composite polymer film containing 20% pyrite, at 10 V dc with flexible thin electrodes, at 3.5 seconds commutation time. |
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Presentation: Poster at E-MRS Fall Meeting 2008, Symposium C, by Mircea IgnatSee On-line Journal of E-MRS Fall Meeting 2008 Submitted: 2008-05-12 13:14 Revised: 2009-06-07 00:48 |