Title
Alpha particle radiation effects in RF MEMS capacitive switches
Abstract
The paper investigates the effect of 5MeV alpha particle irradiation in RF MEMS capacitive switches with silicon nitride dielectric film. The investigation included MIM capacitors in order to obtain a better insight on the irradiation introduced defects in the dielectric film. The assessment employed the thermally stimulated depolarization currents method for MIM capacitors and the capacitance–voltage characteristic for MEMS switches. Asymmetric charging was monitored in MIM capacitors due different contact electrodes and injected charge interactions.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1016/j.microrel.2008.06.047
Microelectronics Reliability
Field
DocType
Volume
Film capacitor,Capacitor,Microelectromechanical systems,Dielectric,Irradiation,Capacitive sensing,Electronic engineering,Engineering,Silicon nitride,Electrode
Journal
48
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
8
0026-2714
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.47
3
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
J. Ruan110.47
E. Papandreou2145.74
M. Lamhamdi32811.09
M. Koutsoureli4217.67
F. Coccetti54011.42
P. Pons64918.02
G. Papaioannou7358.62
R. Plana810.47