Fig. 2: Fabrication process of the stepped piezo-cantilever resonator.

a Making marks by RIE; b thermal oxidization process; c Mo layer sputtering; d RMS AlN deposition; e top Cr/Au electrode sputtering; f LPCVD SiO2 passivation; g via dry etching to expose the bottom electrode; h the wire fabrication by lift-off process; i backside DRIE; and j DRIE releasing the cantilever.