Capacitive and ohmic RF NEMS switches based on vertical carbon nanotubes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 December 2010
Abstract
The objective is to demonstrate a reproducible carbon nanotube (CNT)-based technology for radio frequency (RF) switch working in the range of 40–60 GHz and fulfilling the specifications: low losses, high isolation, and an operating voltage below 30 V. The first processed component had an operating voltage of 14 V for an ohmic contact in a Nano-Electro Mechanical System (NEMS) tweezer design. This result is confirmed by theory with an operating voltage of 13 V. A capacitive-contact NEMS is also developed using multi-walled CNTs (MWCNTs) coated with a SiO2 dielectric layer deposited by electron beam induced deposition method (EBID). High Frequency Simulation Software (HFSS) RF-simulation on an innovative NEMS geometry shows encouraging results with transmission ratios between “on” state and “off” state up to 34% for ohmic-contact switch and 25% for a capacitive-contact switch.
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- Original Article
- Information
- International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 2 , Issue 5 , October 2010 , pp. 433 - 440
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- Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2010
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