Effects of temperature and relative humidity on resonant frequency of mems cantilever resonators under atmospheric pressure

Chi Cuong Nguyen, Minh Truong Phan, Xuan Thang Trinh, Quoc Cuong Le, Vo Ke Thanh Ngo
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  • Chi Cuong Nguyen Institute for Computational Science and Technology, Room 311(A&B), SBI Building, Quang Trung Software City, Tan Chanh Hiep Ward, District 12, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
  • Minh Truong Phan Institute for Computational Science and Technology, Room 311(A&B), SBI Building, Quang Trung Software City, Tan Chanh Hiep Ward, District 12, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
  • Xuan Thang Trinh The Research Laboratories of Saigon High-Tech Park, Lot I3, N2 Street, Saigon Hi-Tech Park, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
  • Quoc Cuong Le Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City, 59 Ly Tu Trong Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
  • Vo Ke Thanh Ngo The Research Laboratories of Saigon High-Tech Park, Lot I3, N2 Street, Saigon Hi-Tech Park, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/2525-2518/16347

Keywords:

squeeze film damping (SFD), resonant frequency, MEMS cantilever resonator, relative humidity, luminescence temperature anti-quenching, atmospheric pressure

Abstract

In this study, the effects of temperature and relative humidity on the resonant frequency of a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) cantilever resonator under atmospheric pressure (p=101325 Pa) are discussed. The squeeze film damping (SFD) problem of MEMS cantilever resonators is modeled by solving the modified molecular gas lubrication (MMGL) equation, the equation of motion of micro-cantilever, and their appropriate boundary conditions, simultaneously in the eigen-value problem. The effective viscosity (µeff(RH, T)) of moist air is utilized to modify the MMGL equation to consider the effects of temperature and relative humidity under atmospheric pressure. Thus, the effects of temperature (T) and relative humidity (RH) on the resonant frequency of MEMS cantilever resonators over a wide range of gap thicknesses and under atmospheric pressure are discussed. The results showed that the frequency shift increases as the relative humidity and temperature increase. The influence of relative humidity on the resonant frequency becomes more significant under conditions of higher temperature and smaller gap thickness.

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Chi Cuong Nguyen, M. Truong Phan, X. Thang Trinh, Q. Cuong Le, and V. K. Thanh Ngo, “Effects of temperature and relative humidity on resonant frequency of mems cantilever resonators under atmospheric pressure”, Vietnam J. Sci. Technol., vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 726–738, Aug. 2022.

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Mechanical Engineering - Mechatronics

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