Frequency response of curved bilayer microcantilevers with applications to surface stress measurement

A Najafi Sohi, PM Nieva - Journal of Applied Physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Bilayer microcantilevers are normally curved because of fabrication-induced stresses. When
used in biological/chemical sensing applications, the absorption of target agents onto the …

Size-dependent effects of surface stress on resonance behavior of microcantilever-based sensors

AN Sohi, PM Nieva - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2018 - Elsevier
The mass and surface stress loadings in microcantilever-based sensors, caused by surface
adsorption of target analytes/biomolecules, change their resonance behavior. Despite …

Thermal sensitivity analysis of curved bi-material microcantilevers

AN Sohi, PM Nieva - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Thermal sensitivity of bi-material microcantilevers plays a crucial role in temperature sensors
and thermal actuators. Thermal loading experiments on bi-material microcantilevers show …

Electrothermomechanical modeling of out-of-plane deformation in single-stepped beams actuated by resistive heating

AN Sohi, PM Nieva, A Khajepour - Journal of Micromechanics …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
An analytical model for the electrothermomechanical analysis of out-of-plane deformation in
resistively heated single-stepped beams is presented. The model takes into account the …

A smaller footprint MEMS sensor for on-chip temperature measurement

AN Sohi, P Nieva, A Khajepour - … , Packaging, Testing, and …, 2013 - spiedigitallibrary.org
In this paper, a new MEMS capacitive temperature sensor is presented which is based on a
circular silicon plate with a gold annulus deposited on top forming a novel bimaterial …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of internal stress and microstructure on the hydriding of Pd thin films

R Delmelle - 2012 - dial.uclouvain.be
Hydrogen is gaining more and more importance as an energy carrier for mobile and
stationary applications as a consequence of both environmental and economical realities …

Electrocatalytic activity of nanostructured nickel thin film electrodes during oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions

A Delvaux - 2020 - dial.uclouvain.be
With the increasing energy demand and the resulting risk of global warming, conventional
polluting hydrocarbon fuels need to be replaced by greener ones. In this context, hydrogen …