Comparison between Conduction and Convection Effects on Self-Heating in Doped Microcantilevers

The present study investigates the effects of thermal conduction and convection on self-heating temperatures and bimetallic deflections produced in doped microcantilever sensors. These cantilevers are commonly used as sensors and actuators in microsystems. The cantilever is a monolith, multi-layer s...

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Main Authors: Chongdu Cho, Mohd Zahid Ansari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-02-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/2/1758/