Leighton, Glenn J. T.Kirby, Paul B.Fox, Colin H. J.2010-04-272010-04-272007-10Glenn J.T. Leighton, Paul B. Kirby, Colin H.J. Fox, In-plane excitation of thin silicon cantilevers using piezoelectric thin films, Applied Physics Letters, October 2007, Volume 91, Issue 18, 183510-183510-30003-6951https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2805070http://hdl.handle.net/1826/4379This paper deals with the actuation of in-plane and out-of-plane motions of silicon cantilevers, using a single thin film of lead zirconate titanate with a divided electrode configuration. In-plane actuation is demonstrated practically, and excellent agreement is obtained between theoretically predicted and experimentally measured resonant amplitudes, for the fundamental out-of-plane and in-plane modes of vibration of the fabricated test cantilevers.enArticle