Micromachined Mechanical Resonant Sensors: From Materials, Structural Designs to Applications

T Dinh, M Rais‐Zadeh, T Nguyen… - Advanced Materials …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Driving a micro and nanomechanical structure to resonance and observing its resonant
motion in the physical world have led to numerous fundamental discoveries in physics …

Nanodiamond/cellulose nanocrystals composite-based acoustic humidity sensor

Q Chen, K Mao, Y Yao, X Huang, Z Zhang - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper fabricated a high-performance nanodiamond (ND)/cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)
composite-based acoustic humidity sensor. First, the effects of changes in both mass and …

Graphene oxide decorated multi-frequency surface acoustic wave humidity sensor for hygienic applications

SI Jung, IR Jang, C Ryu, J Park, AM Padhan… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This work presents the single-chip integration of a multi-frequency surface acoustic wave
resonator (SAWR) based humidity sensor. Graphene oxide (GO), a humidity-sensing …

Multifunctional and highly sensitive humidity sensor based on KCl/Sm2O3 nanoflowers with ultrafast response

B Na, C Guo, T Wang, X Zhang, L Huo, L Li… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the emerging “Internet of Things” technology, humidity sensors are becoming
indispensable in agriculture, industry, medicine, and environmental monitoring. However …

Zinc aluminum oxide encapsulation layers for perovskite solar cells deposited using spatial atomic layer deposition

H Asgarimoghaddam, Q Chen, F Ye, A Shahin… - Small …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
An atmospheric‐pressure spatial atomic layer deposition system is used to rapidly deposit
60 nm zinc–aluminum oxide (Zn–AlOx) thin‐film‐encapsulation layers directly on perovskite …

Detection of volatile organic compounds by using MEMS sensors

M Arabi, M Alghamdi, K Kabel, A Labena, WS Gado… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
We report on the deployment of MEMS static bifurcation (DC) sensors for the detection of
volatile organic compounds (VOCs): hydrogen sulfide and formaldehyde. We demonstrate a …

Frequency unlocking-based MEMS bifurcation sensors

Y Qiao, Z Shi, Y Xu, X Wei, A Elhady… - Microsystems & …, 2023 - nature.com
MEMS resonators exhibit rich dynamic behaviors under the internal resonance regime. In
this work, we present a novel MEMS bifurcation sensor that exploits frequency unlocking …

Exceptional points induced by time-varying mass to enhance the sensitivity of defect detection

J Yuan, L Geng, J Huang, Q Guo, J Yang, G Hu… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
The exceptional point (EP), a non-Hermitian degeneracy at which eigenvalues and
eigenvectors coalesce simultaneously, is investigated in mechanical oscillators involving a …

Thermal noise-driven resonant sensors

Y Qiao, A Elhady, M Arabi, E Abdel-Rahman… - Microsystems & …, 2024 - nature.com
MEMS/NEMS resonant sensors hold promise for minute mass and force sensing. However,
one major challenge is that conventional externally driven sensors inevitably encounter …

Unraveling the nature of sensing in electrostatic MEMS gas sensors

YS Shama, S Rahmanian, H Mouharrar… - Microsystems & …, 2024 - nature.com
This paper investigates the fundamental sensing mechanism of electrostatic MEMS gas
sensors. It compares among the responsivities of a set of MEMS isopropanol sensors before …