Quality Factor Enhancement of Lateral Microresonators in Liquid Media by Hydrophobic Coating

Eroglu D., KÜLAH H.

JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS, cilt.20, sa.5, ss.1068-1070, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1109/jmems.2011.2160936
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1068-1070
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hydrophobicity, parylene, quality factor, resonators
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this letter, a new method of improving the quality factor of microresonators inside liquids is presented. By utilizing a conformally coated thin layer of parylene, which is highly hydrophobic, we trap air between the narrow gaps of a lateral resonator and prevent liquids from entering the gaps, thus preventing the viscous damping increase on the side surfaces. Initial tests with capacitive comb drives show that the quality factor decreases only threefold (from 157 to 55) when the device is operated in water after parylene coating. This method is very promising for in-liquid resonator applications, particularly real-time bioagent detection where high quality factor is essential for high mass resolution. [2011-0110]