Silicon Tube Structures For A Fluid Density Sensor

Abstract
The influence on sensor performance of the dimensions of the first resonant silicon tube structure for measuring liquid fluid density is tested with regard to density sensitivity, vibration mode, resonance frequency and Q- factor for four different double-loop designs. The structure consists of a planar double loop structure of single crystalline silicon fabricated using anisotropic silicon etching and silicon fusion bonding. Tube structures with wall thicknesses of 100 /spl mu/m and 50 /spl mu/m were examined. They had fluid density sensitivities of -230 ppm/(kgm/sup -3/) and -320 ppm/(kgm/sup -3/) respectively.

This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit: