• DocumentCode
    2031288
  • Title

    Nano-scale mechanical relays fabricated by nanoimprint technology

  • Author

    Chang, Y.J. ; Liu, D.Y. ; Kuo, C.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. Eng., Nat. Yunlin Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Yunlin, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    5-8 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    45
  • Lastpage
    48
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we first demonstrate nanoscale mechanical relays fabricated by a nanoimprint technology, called Contact-Transfer and Mask-Embedded Lithography (CMEL). With this technology, the nanoscale metallic source electrode can be easily fabricated in one step at a low cost. We successfully fabricated the three-terminal nanorelays with various lengths. The nanorelays are demonstrated by measuring the I-V curve of each device. The measured pull-in voltages are compared with the simulation results.
  • Keywords
    masks; microrelays; nanoelectromechanical devices; nanolithography; CMEL; I-V curve; contact-transfer; mask-embedded lithography; nanoimprint technology; nanoscale mechanical relay; nanoscale metallic source electrode; pull-in voltage; three-terminal nanorelay; Logic gates; Mechanical variables measurement; Nanoelectromechanical systems; Q measurement; Relays; Silicon; NEMS; nanoimprint; nanorelays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS), 2012 7th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1122-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEMS.2012.6196719
  • Filename
    6196719