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MEMS nanopositioner and method of fabrication

Patent ·
OSTI ID:2542112
A microelectromechanical (MEMS) device is provided. The MEMS device comprises a substrate and a movable structure flexurally connected to the substrate, capable of moving in relation to the substrate, wherein the movable structure further comprising two or more segments having at least one mechanical connection between said segments to provide structural integrity of the moving structure; and wherein the at least one mechanical connection electrically isolates at least two segments.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0008322;
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, TX)
Patent Number(s):
11,973,441
Application Number:
17/645,229
OSTI ID:
2542112
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

A high bandwidth microelectromechanical system-based nanopositioner for scanning tunneling microscopy journal July 2019
MEMS for Nanopositioning: Design and Applications journal June 2017

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