Condenser type pressure hydrophone based on MEMS technology and preparation method thereof
Technical field
The invention belongs to MEMS technology field, specifically a kind of condenser type pressure hydrophone and its system based on MEMS technology
Preparation Method.
Background technique
Each continent of earth surface is covered by the ocean that the gross area is about 3.6 hundred million square kilometres, and area about accounts for
Earth surface product 71%, however by the end of in today, ocean by the mankind explore part also only account for its 5%.Due to containing
A large amount of mineral resources, living resources and chemical resource, ocean be the treasure-house of a great potential.
Underwater acoustic pressure detection is an important ring for undersea detection, can using accurate sound pressure information combination acoustic pressure gradient information
Accurately to obtain the azimuth-range of submarine target, effectively marine environment can also be monitored using pressure hydrophone.
Pressure hydrophone common at present has piezoelectric type, pressure resistance type and condenser type etc., piezoelectric sound pressure water according to working principle classification
Device is listened to be made using positive (inverse) piezoelectric effect of piezoelectric material, the type sensor processing technology is simple, and it is cheap, it is applicable in wide
It is general, but there are impedance mismatch problems outstanding with gas or liquid medium, influence whether the sensitivity of sensor, bandwidth and electromechanics
The important parameters such as transfer efficiency;Piezoresistive transducer is made using piezoresistive effect, changes Wheatstone bridge bridge by experiencing acoustic pressure
The resistance value of arm resistance changes output voltage in turn to realize the measurement to acoustic pressure, and the linearity is preferable and detection method is simple, but with
Temperature change, the piezoresistance coefficient and resistivity of material can also change, and be unfavorable for the changeable Underwater acoustic pressure measurement of temperature condition;
Condenser type pressure hydrophone experiences acoustic pressure by vibration film, and the spacing of upper bottom crown changes to be become so as to cause capacitor
Change.Compared to more other kinds of pressure hydrophone, the pressure hydrophone proposed by the present invention based on MEMS technology has size small,
It is low in energy consumption, it, can be largely by oiling encapsulation with wide and with surrounding medium have many advantages, such as intrinsic impedance matching
The upper voltage endurance capability for improving sensor.Have benefited from the development of silicon micromachining technology, batch may be implemented in this type pressure hydrophone
Production, further reduces the cost.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to solve above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and provide a kind of based on MEMS technology
Condenser type pressure hydrophone and preparation method thereof.Hz-KHz may be implemented in 5Hz-2kHz, resistance to hydrostatic in hydrophone of the present invention
Pressure reaches the Underwater acoustic pressure measurement of 20MPa or more and sensitivity more than -160dB.
The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:
A kind of condenser type pressure hydrophone based on MEMS technology, including glass substrate are set at the center of the top surface of glass substrate
It is equipped with electrode under disc-shaped metallic aluminium;Cyclic annular silicon pillar is additionally provided on the top surface of glass substrate, the inner ring of cyclic annular silicon pillar is
Circular and its diameter is two times of electrode diameter under disc-shaped metallic aluminium, and the height of cyclic annular silicon pillar is higher than disc-shaped metallic aluminium
The height of lower electrode;Silica vibration film is provided at the top of cyclic annular silicon pillar, the top surface of silica vibration film
Disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode is provided at center, electrode under the diameter and disc-shaped metallic aluminium of disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode
Diameter is identical;It surrounds to form cylindrical capacitor cavity between silica vibration film, cyclic annular silicon pillar and glass substrate,
It is evenly distributed with around disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode there are four the round oil filler point communicated with capacitor cavity on silica vibration film,
Capacitor cavity has filled silicone oil by round oil filler point;Electrode, cyclic annular silicon pillar, dioxy under glass substrate, disc-shaped metallic aluminium
SiClx vibration film and disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode are all located on same axis.
As a preferred technical solution, glass substrate with a thickness of 400-500 μm;The thickness and capacitor of cyclic annular silicon pillar are empty
The height of chamber is identical, is 5-10 μm, and the diameter of cyclic annular silicon pillar inner ring is identical with the diameter of capacitor cavity, is 800-2000
μm;Silica vibration film with a thickness of 1-2 μm;Electrode and the thickness of disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode under disc-shaped metallic aluminium
It is 0.1-0.4 μm;The diameter of round oil filler point is 80-240 μm.
The preparation method of the present invention also provides the above-mentioned condenser type pressure hydrophone based on MEMS technology, specifically include as
Lower step:
1) photoetching is carried out to the device layer of SOI (Silicon-On-Insulator) piece, makes the figure of capacitor cavity;
2) deep silicon etching is carried out to the capacitor cavity pattern area made in step 1), etching process is until buried oxide layer, finally
Form cyclic annular silicon pillar and capacitor cavity;
3) splash-proofing sputtering metal aluminium on the glass sheet, obtains glass substrate, carries out being lithographically derived electrode figure under disc-shaped metallic aluminium later
Shape;
4) wet etching is done to the obtained glass substrate of step 3), finally obtains electrode and its metal welding under disc-shaped metallic aluminium
Disk;
5) the SOI piece that step 2 obtains and the glass substrate that step 4) obtains are subjected to anode linkage;
6) bonding pad for obtaining step 5) utilizes CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing, chemically mechanical polishing)
It is thinned and is polished, it is rear to be removed the silicon of the substrate layer of SOI piece completely, using buried oxide layer as etching-stop by wet etching
Layer, obtained buried oxide layer is silica vibration film;
7) the splash-proofing sputtering metal aluminium on the silica vibration film of the bonding pad of step 6) carries out being lithographically derived disc-shaped gold later
Belong to aluminium top electrode figure;
8) wet etching is done to the bonding pad of step 7), finally obtains disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode and its metal pad;
9) photoetching is carried out to the device that step 8) obtains, obtains the figure of oil filler point, utilizes RIE (Reactive Ion
Etching, reactive ion etching) round oiling hole pattern on etching silicon dioxide vibration film, finally obtain round oiling
Hole;
10) after scribing, silicone oil is filled into capacitor cavity from round oil filler point by way of vacuumizing.
Beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:
1) have benefited from MEMS technology and SOI technology, the present invention can control the vibration film of capacitor in 1 microns, very greatly
The sensitivity of sensor is improved in degree, while device size can accomplish very little, be convenient for subsequent encapsulation and use;
2) compared with the materials such as common silicon, silicon nitride, the elasticity modulus of silica is small, therefore is acted on by same acoustic pressure
When, the deformation quantity that silica vibration film generates is bigger, and capacitance change is bigger, therefore is easier observation sound pressure signal;
3) design of oil filler point plays the role of pressure inside and outside balance vibration film, while guaranteeing sensitivity, largely
On improve the ability of sensor resistance to hydrostatic pressure, extend the scope of application of condenser type pressure hydrophone;
4) processing technology of the invention only includes four step photoetching, and process flow is concise, can be produced in batches and low in cost.
Detailed description of the invention
Attached drawing herein is used to provide to further explanation of the invention, constitutes part of this application, of the invention shows
Meaning property embodiment and its explanation are used to explain the present invention, not constitute improper limitations of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is that the present invention is based on the three dimensional structure diagrams of the condenser type pressure hydrophone of MEMS technology.
Fig. 2 is that the present invention is based on the D profile schematic diagrames of the condenser type pressure hydrophone of MEMS technology.
Fig. 3-Figure 11 is that the present invention is based on the simulation result diagrams of the condenser type pressure hydrophone of MEMS technology.
Figure 12 is that the present invention is based on the processing process figures of the condenser type pressure hydrophone of MEMS technology.
In figure: electrode under 1- glass substrate, 2- disc-shaped metallic aluminium, 3- ring-type silicon pillar, 4- silica vibration film,
5- disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode, 6- capacitor cavity, 7- circle oil filler point.
Specific embodiment
In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the present invention, below in conjunction with reference attached drawing and in conjunction with the embodiments to this
Further clear, complete explanation is made in invention.It should be noted that in the absence of conflict, embodiment in the application and
Feature in embodiment can be combined with each other.
As shown in Figure 1, 2, a kind of condenser type pressure hydrophone based on MEMS technology, including glass substrate 1, glass substrate
Electrode 2 under disc-shaped metallic aluminium is provided at the center of 1 top surface;Cyclic annular silicon pillar is additionally provided on the top surface of glass substrate 1
3, the inner ring of cyclic annular silicon pillar 3 is annular shape and its diameter is two times of 2 diameter of electrode under disc-shaped metallic aluminium, cyclic annular silicon pillar
3 height is higher than the height of electrode 2 under disc-shaped metallic aluminium;The top of cyclic annular silicon pillar 3 is provided with silica vibration film
4, disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode 5, disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode are provided at the center of the top surface of silica vibration film 4
5 diameter is identical with the diameter of electrode 2 under disc-shaped metallic aluminium;Silica vibration film 4, cyclic annular silicon pillar 3 and glass
It surrounds to form cylindrical capacitor cavity 6 between substrate 1, surrounds disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode 5 on silica vibration film 4
The round oil filler point 7 communicated there are four uniformly distributed with capacitor cavity 6, capacitor cavity 6 pass through round oil filler point 7 and have filled silicone oil;Glass
Electrode 2, cyclic annular silicon pillar 3, silica vibration film 4 and disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode under glass substrate 1, disc-shaped metallic aluminium
5 are all located on same axis.Wherein, glass substrate 1 with a thickness of 400-500 μm;The thickness and capacitor cavity of cyclic annular silicon pillar 3
6 height is identical, is 5-10 μm, and the diameter of cyclic annular 3 inner ring of silicon pillar is identical with the diameter of capacitor cavity 6, is 800-
2000μm;Silica vibration film 4 with a thickness of 1-2 μm;Electrode 2 and disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode under disc-shaped metallic aluminium
5 with a thickness of 0.1-0.4 μm;The diameter of round oil filler point 7 is 80-240 μm.
Condenser type hydrophone of the present invention has structure size small, and process flow is simple, high sensitivity, and it is excellent that voltage endurance capability is strong etc.
Point.The cyclic annular silicon pillar 3 and capacitor cavity 6 is formed simultaneously in dry etching device layer, considers that 6 height of capacitor cavity is right
In the influence of collapse voltage and sensitivity, the height of the thickness of cyclic annular silicon pillar 3, namely capacitor cavity 6 is designed to 5-10 μ
M, by the diameter of cyclic annular 3 inner ring of silicon pillar, namely capacitor cavity 6 diameter design at 800-2000 μm.The titanium dioxide
Silicon vibration film 4 in order to which the requirement for realizing highly sensitive should accomplish that thickness reduces as far as possible, but comprehensively considers vibration film
Influence of the thickness for collapse voltage, sensitivity and intrinsic frequency combines a possibility that technique is realized, finally by dioxy
For the thickness design of SiClx vibration film 4 at 1-2 μm, effective oscillating component of silica vibration film 4 is actually capacitor
The part on 6 chamber top of cavity, that is to say, that the diameter of effective oscillating component of silica vibration film 4 is straight with capacitor cavity 6
Diameter is identical, is all 800-2000 μm.The disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode 5 comprehensively considers thickness of electrode, size and opposite vibration
Influence of the position of dynamic film for sensor collapse voltage and sensitivity, finally by the thickness of disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode 5
It is designed as 0.1-0.4 μm, the diameter of disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode 5 is the half and titanium dioxide of 6 diameter of capacitor cavity
The half of the effective oscillating component diameter of silicon vibration film 4, i.e., 400-1000 μm, and it is located at silica vibration film 4
Center at.Electrode 2 is corresponding with disc-shaped metallic aluminium 5 positions of top electrode under the disc-shaped metallic aluminium, and thickness and diameter
It is equal.Round oil filler point 7 etches in buried oxide layer, takes into account oiling convenience and avoids the shadow to sensor performance as far as possible
It rings, diameter design is 80-240 μm.The high bonding sheet glass of 1 chosen material intensity of glass substrate, with a thickness of 400-
500um。
As shown in Fig. 3-Figure 11, modeling and simulation is carried out to the inventive sensor using Comsol software, to reduce
Calculation amount takes its a quarter to be modeled using the symmetry characteristic of sensor model, and model is as shown in figure 3, according to electricity is collapsed
The calculation formula of pressure:
Wherein, γ takes 0.82 to represent semi-metal, and E is the Young's modulus (7.3e10 Pa) of silica, and T answers for film residual
Power (puts aside) that v is the Poisson's ratio (0.17) of earth silicon material, and ε is permittivity of vacuum (8.854e-12 F/m), and t is
Film thickness (is taken as 1 μm), and d is capacitor cavity height (being taken as 5 μm), and a is film radius (being taken as 600 μm), can by calculating
To obtain the theoretical collapse voltage of set flowmeter sensor as 5.11V, to prevent membrane structure to be destroyed and improving biography as far as possible
The sensitivity of sensor, takes 60 the percent of collapse voltage, i.e. operating voltage of the 3.06V as sensor utilizes Comsol's
Thermal viscosity sound-structure boundary carries out static Simulation and harmonic disturbance emulation, obtains under limit in operating voltage 3.06V,
The displacement of vibration film and Stress Map and as shown in Figures 4 to 6 along the displacement curve figure of radial direction, apply vibration film
Adding frequency is 1kHz, after size is the acoustic pressure of 10Pa, according to Calculation of Sensitivity formula:
Wherein VoutFor sensor output voltage, PinFor the acoustic pressure size of application, the transducer sensitivity emulated such as Fig. 7 institute
Show, according to the calculation formula of sensor intrinsic frequency:
WhereinFor the density (2200kg/m of silica3), t is vibration film thickness, and a is film radius, and E is silica
Young's modulus, v be silica Poisson's ratio, be calculated theoretical intrinsic frequency be 7631.6Hz, obtained by emulation
Intrinsic frequency is 7626.1Hz, and simulation value is closer to theoretical value, one to quadravalence modal graph such as Fig. 8 to Figure 11 institute of sensor
Show.
The system for illustrating condenser type pressure hydrophone of the aforementioned present invention based on MEMS technology is specifically introduced below in conjunction with Figure 12
Preparation Method includes the following steps:
1) it takes SOI piece spare, as shown in a in Figure 12, photoetching then is carried out to the device layer of SOI piece, makes capacitor cavity
Figure,;
2) deep silicon etching is carried out to the capacitor cavity pattern area made in step 1), etching process is until buried oxide layer, finally
Cyclic annular silicon pillar 3 and capacitor cavity 6 are formed, as shown in the b in Figure 12;
3) it goes sheet glass spare, as shown in the c in Figure 12, then sputters one layer of metal using magnetron sputter on the glass sheet
Aluminium obtains glass substrate 1, and the one side for having sputtered metallic aluminium to glass substrate 1 later carries out photoetching, obtains under disc-shaped metallic aluminium
Electrode pattern, as shown in the d in Figure 12;
4) wet etching is done to the obtained glass substrate of step 3) 1, finally obtains electrode 2 and its metal under disc-shaped metallic aluminium
Pad, as shown in the e in Figure 12;
5) the SOI piece that step 2 obtains and the glass substrate 1 that step 4) obtains are subjected to anode linkage, as shown in the f in Figure 12;
6) bonding pad that step 5) obtains is thinned and is polished using CMP, pass through wet etching afterwards for the substrate layer of SOI piece
Silicon removal it is clean, using buried oxide layer as etch stop layer, obtained buried oxide layer is silica vibration film 4, such as Figure 12
In g shown in;
7) one layer of metallic aluminium is sputtered using magnetron sputter on the silica vibration film 4 of the bonding pad of step 6), later
The one side that para-linkage piece has sputtered metallic aluminium carries out photoetching, disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode figure is obtained, such as the h institute in Figure 12
Show;
8) wet etching is done to the bonding pad of step 7), finally obtains disc-shaped metallic aluminium top electrode 5 and its metal pad, such as schemed
Shown in i in 12;
9) photoetching is carried out to the device that step 8) obtains, obtains the figure of oil filler point, utilizes RIE etching silicon dioxide vibration film
Oiling hole pattern on 4 finally obtains round oil filler point 7, as shown in the j in Figure 12;
10) after scribing, silicone oil is filled into capacitor cavity from round oil filler point 7 by way of vacuumizing.
The above is that technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, described embodiment
Only a part of the embodiment of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, the common skill in this field
Art personnel all other embodiment obtained without creative efforts belongs to the model that the present invention protects
It encloses.