Particle Sensor Using Solidly Mounted Resonators

Sanju Thomas; Farah H  Villa-López; Jan Theunis; Jan  Peters; Marina Cole; Julian W. Gardner

doi:10.1109/JSEN.2015.2512303

Particle Sensor Using Solidly Mounted Resonators

Sanju Thomas, Farah H Villa-López, Jan Theunis, Jan Peters, Marina Cole, Julian W. Gardner

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This paper describes the development of a novel particle sensing system employing zinc oxide based solidly mounted resonator (SMR) devices for the detection of airborne fine particles (i.e., PM2.5 and PM10). The system operates in a dual configuration in which two SMR devices are driven by Colpitts-type oscillators in a differential mode. Particles are detected by the frequency shift caused by the mass of particles present on one resonator with while the other acts as a reference channel. Experimental validation of the system was performed inside an environmental chamber using a dust generator with the particles of known size and concentration. A sensor sensitivity of 4.6 Hz per μg/m3 was demonstrated for the SMRs resonating at a frequency of 970 MHz. Our results demonstrate that the SMR-based system has the potential to be implemented in CMOS technology as a low-cost, miniature smart particle detector for the real-time monitoring of airborne particles.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2282-2289
Number of pages	8
Journal	IEEE Sensors Journal
Volume	16
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2015.2512303
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2016

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Keywords

Acoustic wave sensor
air quality monitoring,
Colpitts oscillator,
particle sensor,
particulate matter,
solidly mounted resonator (SMR)

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