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Fabrication of high-resolution strain sensors based on wafer-level vacuum packaged MEMS resonators

Fabrication of high-resolution strain sensors based on wafer-level vacuum packaged MEMS resonators
Fabrication of high-resolution strain sensors based on wafer-level vacuum packaged MEMS resonators
The paper reports on the fabrication and characterization of high-resolution strain sensors for structural materials based on Silicon On Insulator flexural resonators manufactured by polysilicon Low-Pressure Chemical Vapour Deposition vacuum packaging. The sensors present sensitivity of 164 Hz/μ.epsilon and strain resolution limit of 150 p.epsilon on steel for a measurement time of 315 ms, in both tensile and compressive strain regimes. The readout of the sensor is implemented with a transimpedance oscillator circuit implemented on Printed Circuit Board, in which a microcontroller-based reciprocal frequency counter is integrated. The performance of the sensors on steel are investigated for measurement bandwidths from 1.5 to 500 Hz and a comparison with conventional metal strain gauges is proposed.
0924-4247
90-101
Belsito, Luca
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Ferr, Matteo
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Mancarella, Fulvio
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Masini, Luca
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Yan, Jize
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Seshia, Ashwin A.
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Belsito, Luca, Ferr, Matteo, Mancarella, Fulvio, Masini, Luca, Yan, Jize, Seshia, Ashwin A., Soga, Kenichi and Roncaglia, Alberto (2016) Fabrication of high-resolution strain sensors based on wafer-level vacuum packaged MEMS resonators. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 239, 90-101. (doi:10.1016/j.sna.2016.01.006).

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The paper reports on the fabrication and characterization of high-resolution strain sensors for structural materials based on Silicon On Insulator flexural resonators manufactured by polysilicon Low-Pressure Chemical Vapour Deposition vacuum packaging. The sensors present sensitivity of 164 Hz/μ.epsilon and strain resolution limit of 150 p.epsilon on steel for a measurement time of 315 ms, in both tensile and compressive strain regimes. The readout of the sensor is implemented with a transimpedance oscillator circuit implemented on Printed Circuit Board, in which a microcontroller-based reciprocal frequency counter is integrated. The performance of the sensors on steel are investigated for measurement bandwidths from 1.5 to 500 Hz and a comparison with conventional metal strain gauges is proposed.

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Accepted/In Press date: 7 January 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 12 January 2016
Published date: 1 March 2016
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 393244
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/393244
ISSN: 0924-4247
PURE UUID: 21b65968-9663-4bd8-8a60-cc626f4a9730
ORCID for Jize Yan: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2886-2847

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Date deposited: 25 Apr 2016 09:24
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:53

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Author: Luca Belsito
Author: Matteo Ferr
Author: Fulvio Mancarella
Author: Luca Masini
Author: Jize Yan ORCID iD
Author: Ashwin A. Seshia
Author: Kenichi Soga
Author: Alberto Roncaglia

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