Journal
JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS
Volume 19, Issue 2, Pages 229-238Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2009.2039697
Keywords
Elastic modulus; elasticity; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) design; Poisson's ratio; shear modulus; silicon; Young's modulus
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The Young's modulus (E) of a material is a key parameter for mechanical engineering design. Silicon, the most common single material used in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), is an anisotropic crystalline material whose material properties depend on orientation relative to the crystal lattice. This fact means that the correct value of E for analyzing two different designs in silicon may differ by up to 45%. However, perhaps, because of the perceived complexity of the subject, many researchers oversimplify silicon elastic behavior and use inaccurate values for design and analysis. This paper presents the best known elasticity data for silicon, both in depth and in a summary form, so that it may be readily accessible to MEMS designers. [2009-0054]
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