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    Abstract : In the reporting 1.5 month period we established the basic experimental tools required to carry out experiments with thin Pt films that serve as top and bottom electrodes in PZT MEMS. The graduate student was trained on materials characterization tools and the microscale thin film testing apparatus at the PI's laboratory. Furthermore, thin Pt films were fabricated at ARL US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Adelphi, MD, which are an integral part of the PZT composite films that will be studied in this project.
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    The preparation of PZT films, the problems in fabrication, the PZT films integrated with MEMS device and the development of PZT films application in MEMS are presented in this paper. Their foreground of PZT films application is also prospected.
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    We recently reported a new method for depositing lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thin films via thermal ink jet (TIJ) printing of a modified sol-gel [1].The use of PZT in MEMS has been limited due to the lack of process compatibility with existing MEMS manufacturing processes.Direct printing of PZT thin films eliminates the need for photolithographic patterning and etching, allows for controlled deposition over non-planar topographies, and enables the fabrication of devices with varying thickness which cannot be accomplished with conventional spin coating processes.This paper reports conditions of deposition and crystallization for PZT thin films via thermal ink jet printing.Included are details of the solution chemistry developed, printing conditions required for MEMS quality films, and thermal processing parameters that enable a strong piezoelectric response.
    Lead zirconate titanate
    Spin Coating
    Deposition
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    Attractive for MEMS, PZT thick films are often microstructured on Si supporting platforms to span the gap between ceramics and thin film technologies. Printing process might lead to lower cost than ceramic process to open routes for MEMS applications. In this paper processing by screen-printing of Au/PZT/Au thick-films supported on alumina or completely released from the substrate are described. Investigations of the film microstructures nevertheless show lower densification than those of bulk ceramics. Prior to selective coating deposition, routes to improve the reduction of the film’s porosity are proposed.
    Screen printing
    Deposition
    Dip-coating