A Resonant Gas Sensor Based on Multimode Excitation of a Buckled Microbeam

Amal Z. Hajjaj, Nizar Jaber, Nouha Alcheikh, Mohammad I. Younis

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Abstract

We report a new gas sensing technique based on the simultaneous tracking of multiple modes of vibration of an electrothermally heated bridge resonator operated near the buckling point. The proposed technique maximizes the sensitivity of the sensor to changes in gases concentrations. We demonstrate a 200% frequency shift in contrast to 0.5% resistance change using the conventional resistive technique. The method also demonstrates selective identification for some gases without the need for surface functionalization of the microstructure. The proposed method is simple in principle and design and is promising for achieving practical low-cost gas sensors.

Original languageBritish English
Article number8887495
Pages (from-to)1778-1785
Number of pages8
JournalIEEE Sensors Journal
Volume20
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Feb 2020

Keywords

  • buckling point
  • Gas sensor
  • heated microbeam
  • multimode

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