• DocumentCode
    1951461
  • Title

    Simulation of high sensitivity and stability surface acoustic wave NO2 gas sensor based on amplitude variations as measurand

  • Author

    El-Shennawy, K. ; Orabi, M.S. ; Taha, T.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng. & Technol., Arab Acad. for Sci. & Technol. & Martime Transp., Alexandria, Egypt
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    611
  • Abstract
    This paper presents the use of Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) devices as gas sensors utilizing Multi-Strip Coupler (MSC), where the amplitude of the SAW´s is the measured quantity, based on conductivity changes of the used sensor film. A theoretical model for SAW-MSC on LiNbO3 substrate and using Copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) as a sensor layer for NO2 gas sensor is illustrated. A computer simulation program is developed to obtain the variations in the insertion loss (IL) of the device under the adsorption influence of the substance to be detected, and its results are compared with the published experimental results
  • Keywords
    gas sensors; nitrogen compounds; surface acoustic wave sensors; LiNbO3 substrate; NO2; NO2 gas sensor; adsorption; amplitude measurement; computer simulation; copper phthalocyanine thin film; electrical conductivity; insertion loss; multistrip coupler; sensitivity; stability; surface acoustic wave device; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic sensors; Acoustic waves; Conductive films; Conductivity measurement; Gas detectors; Stability; Substrates; Surface acoustic wave devices; Surface acoustic waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microelectronics, 2000. Proceedings. 2000 22nd International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Nis
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5235-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICMEL.2000.838765
  • Filename
    838765