Table 1 The parameters of MEMS multi-layer cantilever beam.

From: Piezoresistive temperature sensors fabricated by a surface micromachining CMOS MEMS process

Material

Young’s modulus (GPa)

Thermal expansion coefficient (10−6/°C)

Poisson’s ratio

Thickness (μm)

Length/Width

Al

70

25

0.33

0.5–5 μm

300–500 μm/500 μm

Si3N4

385

0.8

0.28

0.1 μm

300–500 μm/500 μm

SiO2

73

0.55

0.17

0.3 μm

300–500 μm/500 μm

Si

165

2.33

0.33

3–20 μm

300–500 μm/500 μm