Use of self-sensing piezoresistive Si cantilever sensor for determining carbon nanoparticle mass

H. S. Wasisto; S. Merzsch; A. Stranz; A. Waag; E. Uhde; I. Kirsch; T. Salthammer; E. Peiner

doi:10.1117/12.886622

5 May 2011 Use of self-sensing piezoresistive Si cantilever sensor for determining carbon nanoparticle mass

H. S. Wasisto, S. Merzsch, A. Stranz, A. Waag, E. Uhde, I. Kirsch, T. Salthammer, E. Peiner

Proceedings Volume 8066, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS V; 806623 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886622
Event: SPIE Microtechnologies, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

A silicon cantilever with slender geometry based Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) for nanoparticles mass detection is presented in this work. The cantilever is actuated using a piezoactuator at the bottom end of the cantilever supporting frame. The oscillation of the microcantilever is detected by a self-sensing method utilizing an integrated full Wheatstone bridge as a piezoresistive strain gauge for signal read out. Fabricated piezoresistive cantilevers of 1.5 mm long, 30 μm wide and 25 μm thick have been employed. This self-sensing cantilever is used due to its simplicity, portability, high-sensitivity and low-cost batch microfabrication. In order to investigate air pollution sampling, a nanoparticles collection test of the piezoresistive cantilever sensor is performed in a sealed glass chamber with a stable carbon aerosol inside. The function principle of cantilever sensor is based on detecting the resonance frequency shift that is directly induced by an additional carbon nanoparticles mass deposited on it. The deposition of particles is enhanced by an electrostatic field. The frequency measurement is performed off-line under normal atmospheric conditions, before and after carbon nanoparticles sampling. The calculated equivalent mass-induced resonance frequency shift of the experiment is measured to be 11.78 ± 0.01 ng and a mass sensitivity of 8.33 Hz/ng is obtained. The proposed sensor exhibits an effective mass of 2.63 μg, a resonance frequency of 43.92 kHz, and a quality factor of 1230.68 ± 78.67. These results and analysis indicate that the proposed self-sensing piezoresistive silicon cantilever can offer the necessary potential for a mobile nanoparticles monitor.

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H. S. Wasisto, S. Merzsch, A. Stranz, A. Waag, E. Uhde, I. Kirsch, T. Salthammer, and E. Peiner "Use of self-sensing piezoresistive Si cantilever sensor for determining carbon nanoparticle mass", Proc. SPIE 8066, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS V, 806623 (5 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886622

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