An electrolyte droplet-based low frequency accelerometer based on molecular electronic transducer

Hai Huang, Mengbing Liang, Rui Tang, Jon Oiler, Teng Ma, Hongyu Yu

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Abstract

This paper reports a liquid-state low frequency micro-accelerometer based on molecular electronic transducer (MET) which senses movement of liquid electrolyte relative to fixed electrodes. The device employs a sub-microliter electrolyte droplet encapsulated in oil as the sensing body and MET electrodes as read-out mechanism. Silicon-based planar micro-fabrication technology is applied to simplify the fabrication and enable mass production. The device achieves sensitivity of 10.8 V/G (G = 9.81 m/s2) at 20 Hz with nearly flat response over the frequency range of 1-40 Hz and a low noise floor of 100 μG/√Hz at 20 Hz.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2013 Transducers and Eurosensors XXVII
Subtitle of host publicationThe 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS 2013
Pages924-927
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS 2013 - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: Jun 16 2013Jun 20 2013

Publication series

Name2013 Transducers and Eurosensors XXVII: The 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS 2013

Other

Other2013 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS 2013
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period6/16/136/20/13

Keywords

  • Accelerometer
  • Electrolyte Droplet
  • Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Molecular Electronic Transducer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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