4G-5. Piezoelectrically Transduced Single-Crystal-Silicon Plate Resonators

We report on the design, fabrication and characterization of piezoelectrically actuated single-crystal silicon plate resonators vibrating mainly in their bulk acoustic wave modes. Two resonator types are presented: one operates in the square extensional mode at 26 MHz with Q~18000 and motional resistance Rm ~ 0.24 kOhm, while the other resonator features a resonance at 22 MHz with Q ~ 51000 and Rm ~ 1.5 kOhm. The resonators are characterized electrically and by scanning laser interferometry. Measured vibration fields are compared to simulated eigenmodes.