scholarly journals Development of high-sensitivity pressure sensor with on-chip differential transistor amplifier

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 065001
Author(s):  
Mikhail Basov
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail

A mathematical model of a high-sensitivity pressure sensor with a novel electrical circuit utilizing a piezosensitive transistor differential amplifier with negative feedback loop is presented. Circuits utilizing differential transistor amplifiers based on vertical n-p-n and lateral p-n-p transistors are analyzed and optimized for sensitivity to pressure and stability of output signal in operating temperature range. Parameters of fabrication process necessary for modeling of I–V characteristics of transistors are discussed. The results of the model are sufficiently close to the experimental data.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail Basov

<p>A mathematical model of a high-sensitivity pressure sensor with a novel electrical circuit utilizing piezosensitive transistor differential amplifier with negative feedback loop (PDA-NFL) is presented. Circuits utilizing differential transistor amplifiers based on vertical n-p-n and lateral p-n-p transistors are analyzed and optimized for sensitivity to pressure and stability of output signal in operating temperature range. Parameters of fabrication process necessary for modeling of I-V characteristics of transistors are discussed. The results of the model are sufficiently close to the experimental data.</p><br>


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail Basov

<p>A mathematical model of a high-sensitivity pressure sensor with a novel electrical circuit utilizing piezosensitive transistor differential amplifier with negative feedback loop (PDA-NFL) is presented. Circuits utilizing differential transistor amplifiers based on vertical n-p-n and lateral p-n-p transistors are analyzed and optimized for sensitivity to pressure and stability of output signal in operating temperature range. Parameters of fabrication process necessary for modeling of I-V characteristics of transistors are discussed. The results of the model are sufficiently close to the experimental data.</p><br>


Nanophotonics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Rostamian ◽  
Ehsan Madadi-Kandjani ◽  
Hamed Dalir ◽  
Volker J. Sorger ◽  
Ray T. Chen

Abstract Thanks to the unique molecular fingerprints in the mid-infrared spectral region, absorption spectroscopy in this regime has attracted widespread attention in recent years. Contrary to commercially available infrared spectrometers, which are limited by being bulky and cost-intensive, laboratory-on-chip infrared spectrometers can offer sensor advancements including raw sensing performance in addition to use such as enhanced portability. Several platforms have been proposed in the past for on-chip ethanol detection. However, selective sensing with high sensitivity at room temperature has remained a challenge. Here, we experimentally demonstrate an on-chip ethyl alcohol sensor based on a holey photonic crystal waveguide on silicon on insulator-based photonics sensing platform offering an enhanced photoabsorption thus improving sensitivity. This is achieved by designing and engineering an optical slow-light mode with a high group-index of n g  = 73 and a strong localization of modal power in analyte, enabled by the photonic crystal waveguide structure. This approach includes a codesign paradigm that uniquely features an increased effective path length traversed by the guided wave through the to-be-sensed gas analyte. This PIC-based lab-on-chip sensor is exemplary, spectrally designed to operate at the center wavelength of 3.4 μm to match the peak absorbance for ethanol. However, the slow-light enhancement concept is universal offering to cover a wide design-window and spectral ranges towards sensing a plurality of gas species. Using the holey photonic crystal waveguide, we demonstrate the capability of achieving parts per billion levels of gas detection precision. High sensitivity combined with tailorable spectral range along with a compact form-factor enables a new class of portable photonic sensor platforms when combined with integrated with quantum cascade laser and detectors.


RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 13898-13905
Author(s):  
Chuan Cai ◽  
He Gong ◽  
Weiping Li ◽  
Feng Gao ◽  
Qiushi Jiang ◽  
...  

A three-dimensional electrospun carbon nanofiber network was used to measure press strains with high sensitivity.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Valliammai Palaniappan ◽  
Masoud Panahi ◽  
Dinesh Maddipatla ◽  
Xingzhe Zhang ◽  
Simin Masihi ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanglin Lu ◽  
Yalan Niu ◽  
Jian Tang ◽  
Li Yang ◽  
Laipeng Shao ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Joon Lee ◽  
Srinivas Gandla ◽  
Byeongjae Lim ◽  
Sunju Kang ◽  
Sunyoung Kim ◽  
...  

Abstract Conformal and ultrathin coating of highly conductive PEDOT:PSS on hydrophobic uneven surfaces is essential for resistive-based pressure sensor applications. For this purpose, a water-based poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) solution was successfully exchanged to an organic solvent-based PEDOT:PSS solution without any aggregation or reduction in conductivity using the ultrafiltration method. Among various solvents, the ethanol (EtOH) solvent-exchanged PEDOT:PSS solution exhibited a contact angle of 34.67°, which is much lower than the value of 96.94° for the water-based PEDOT:PSS solution. The optimized EtOH-based PEDOT:PSS solution exhibited conformal and uniform coating, with ultrathin nanocoated films obtained on a hydrophobic pyramid polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface. The fabricated pressure sensor showed high performances, such as high sensitivity (−21 kPa−1 in the low pressure regime up to 100 Pa), mechanical stability (over 10,000 cycles without any failure or cracks) and a fast response time (90 ms). Finally, the proposed pressure sensor was successfully demonstrated as a human blood pulse rate sensor and a spatial pressure sensor array for practical applications. The solvent exchange process using ultrafiltration for these applications can be utilized as a universal technique for improving the coating property (wettability) of conducting polymers as well as various other materials.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1304
Author(s):  
Raquel Fernández de Cabo ◽  
David González-Andrade ◽  
Pavel Cheben ◽  
Aitor V. Velasco

Efficient power splitting is a fundamental functionality in silicon photonic integrated circuits, but state-of-the-art power-division architectures are hampered by limited operational bandwidth, high sensitivity to fabrication errors or large footprints. In particular, traditional Y-junction power splitters suffer from fundamental mode losses due to limited fabrication resolution near the junction tip. In order to circumvent this limitation, we propose a new type of high-performance Y-junction power splitter that incorporates subwavelength metamaterials. Full three-dimensional simulations show a fundamental mode excess loss below 0.1 dB in an ultra-broad bandwidth of 300 nm (1400–1700 nm) when optimized for a fabrication resolution of 50 nm, and under 0.3 dB in a 350 nm extended bandwidth (1350–1700 nm) for a 100 nm resolution. Moreover, analysis of fabrication tolerances shows robust operation for the fundamental mode to etching errors up to ± 20 nm. A proof-of-concept device provides an initial validation of its operation principle, showing experimental excess losses lower than 0.2 dB in a 195 nm bandwidth for the best-case resolution scenario (i.e., 50 nm).


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