Molecular electric transducers as motion sensors: A review

Hai Huang; Vadim Agafonov; Hongyu Yu

doi:10.3390/s130404581

Molecular electric transducers as motion sensors: A review

Hai Huang, Vadim Agafonov, Hongyu Yu

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This article reviews the development of a new category of motion sensors including linear and angular accelerometers and seismometers based on molecular electronic transducer (MET) technology. This technology utilizes a liquid not only as an inertial mass, but also as one of the main elements in the conversion of mechanical motion into electric current. The amplification process is similar to that in a vacuum triode. Therefore, it is possible to achieve signal amplification close to 10⁸. Motion sensors demonstrating wide frequency and dynamic range and sensitivity that are one to two orders of magnitude better than MEMS devices of the same size have been developed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4581-4597
Number of pages	17
Journal	Sensors (Switzerland)
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/s130404581
State	Published - Apr 2013

Keywords

Accelerometers
Molecular electronic transducer
Seismometers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Analytical Chemistry
Information Systems
Instrumentation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Biochemistry

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