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Performance improvement of a vibration-powered electromagnetic generator by reduced silicon surface roughness

Performance improvement of a vibration-powered electromagnetic generator by reduced silicon surface roughness
Performance improvement of a vibration-powered electromagnetic generator by reduced silicon surface roughness
This paper reports on a chemical polishing process suitable for p-type medium to high resistivity (17-33 Ωcm) silicon substrates. The chemical polishing process using an HNA solution of ratio 27:43:30 (hydrofluoric, fuming nitric, and acetic acids respectively). The process has been applied to the fabrication of a micromachined electromagnetic generator to reduce the sidewall surface roughness of the device after Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE). The microgenerator converts external ambient vibration into electrical energy by electromagnetic transduction. Power output is limited by the maximum amplitude of movement which is in turn limited by the fracture strength of the etched silicon. By applying the polishing etch to the devices, the mechanical strength of the silicon structures increased from 2 N to 5.5 N (similar to 175% increase).
651-654
Koukharenko, E.
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Tudor, M.J.
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Beeby, SP
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Koukharenko, E.
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Tudor, M.J.
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Koukharenko, E., Tudor, M.J. and Beeby, SP (2008) Performance improvement of a vibration-powered electromagnetic generator by reduced silicon surface roughness. Materials Letters, 62 (4-5), 651-654. (doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2007.06.050).

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This paper reports on a chemical polishing process suitable for p-type medium to high resistivity (17-33 Ωcm) silicon substrates. The chemical polishing process using an HNA solution of ratio 27:43:30 (hydrofluoric, fuming nitric, and acetic acids respectively). The process has been applied to the fabrication of a micromachined electromagnetic generator to reduce the sidewall surface roughness of the device after Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE). The microgenerator converts external ambient vibration into electrical energy by electromagnetic transduction. Power output is limited by the maximum amplitude of movement which is in turn limited by the fracture strength of the etched silicon. By applying the polishing etch to the devices, the mechanical strength of the silicon structures increased from 2 N to 5.5 N (similar to 175% increase).

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e-pub ahead of print date: 26 June 2007
Published date: 29 February 2008
Additional Information: Copyright © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Organisations: EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 269124
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/269124
PURE UUID: ff6dd974-30c2-4699-9360-859302fcdb3d
ORCID for M.J. Tudor: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1179-9455
ORCID for SP Beeby: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-1759

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Author: E. Koukharenko
Author: M.J. Tudor ORCID iD
Author: SP Beeby ORCID iD

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