TY - GEN
T1 - PH measurements with ZvO based Surface Acoustic Wave Resonator
AU - Tang, R.
AU - Qiu, X.
AU - Zhu, J.
AU - Oiler, J.
AU - Huang, H.
AU - Wang, H.
AU - Yu, H.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This paper investigated pH measurements using ZnO based Surface Acoustic Wave Resonator (SAW). The resonant frequency of the SAW decreased as pH changed from 7 to 2 (acid region) or from 7 to 12 (alkaline region). The detection limits were 0.03 and 0.02 pH change, respectively, which were comparable to commercial pH meters. The interaction between hydronium (H3O +) or hydroxide (OH-) and ZnO was proposed to be responsible for the frequency drop. Both hydronium and hydroxide can increase the conductivity of the ZnO film, resulting in the resonant frequency decrease due to the acoustoelectric effect.
AB - This paper investigated pH measurements using ZnO based Surface Acoustic Wave Resonator (SAW). The resonant frequency of the SAW decreased as pH changed from 7 to 2 (acid region) or from 7 to 12 (alkaline region). The detection limits were 0.03 and 0.02 pH change, respectively, which were comparable to commercial pH meters. The interaction between hydronium (H3O +) or hydroxide (OH-) and ZnO was proposed to be responsible for the frequency drop. Both hydronium and hydroxide can increase the conductivity of the ZnO film, resulting in the resonant frequency decrease due to the acoustoelectric effect.
KW - ZnO
KW - acoustoelectric effect
KW - pH
KW - surface acoustic wave resonator
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052122406&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2011.5969292
DO - 10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2011.5969292
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80052122406
SN - 9781457701573
T3 - 2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11
SP - 1132
EP - 1135
BT - 2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11
T2 - 2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11
Y2 - 5 June 2011 through 9 June 2011
ER -