Spurious mode suppression in SH0 Lithium Niobate laterally vibrating MEMS resonators

Yong Ha Song, Songbin Gong

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Abstract

This paper reports on the development of a spurious mode suppression technique for shear horizontal (SH0) mode Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3) laterally vibrating MEMS resonators. The method employs an optimized overlapping length between adjacent interdigitated electrodes to modify the presence of stress and electric field distribution in the resonator body, subsequently enabling near zero electromechanical coupling (kf2) for the higher order transverse spurious modes. The technique can be applied to devices with different center frequencies without additional fabrication steps by lithographically modifying the electrode configuration. It has resulted in the first demonstration of LiNbO3-LVRs that features an unprecedented spectral range of spurious-free response (130-170 MHz). In addition, the fabricated spurious-mode-free device, with an orientation of 10° to-Y-axis on the X-cut plane, has shown a kt2 of 20.6%, a quality factor (Q) of 1064, and thereby an exceptionally high figure of merit (FoM) of 220.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2015 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages18.5.1-18.5.4
ISBN (Electronic)9781467398930
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 16 2015
Event61st IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2015 - Washington, United States
Duration: Dec 7 2015Dec 9 2015

Publication series

NameTechnical Digest - International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM
Volume2016-February
ISSN (Print)0163-1918

Other

Other61st IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period12/7/1512/9/15

Keywords

  • Lithium niobate
  • high electromechanical coupling
  • laterally vibrating resonators
  • piezoelectric resonators
  • spurious mode suppression

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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