1st Edition

Micro- and Nano-Scale Sensors and Transducers

By Ezzat G. Bakhoum Copyright 2015
    190 Pages
    by CRC Press

    190 Pages 127 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    The rapidly emerging fields of nanotechnology and nano-fabrication have enabled the creation of new sensors with dramatic improvements in sensitivity and range, along with substantial miniaturization. And, although there are many books on nanotechnology, recent advances in micro and nano-scale sensors and transducers are not adequately represented in most books. This book fills that gap.

    Micro- and Nano-Scale Sensors and Transducers provides a summary of the state of the art in sensor and transducer technology. Teaching you how to make more informed selections of sensors or transducers for particular applications, it describes the differences between new sensor and transducer technologies based on nanotechnology and nano-fabrication and the older or "classical" sensor technologies.

    The book presents the new structures of pressure sensors being used in such applications as mechanical pressure sensing, gas pressure sensing, and atmospheric pressure sensing. It illustrates the novel structures and characteristics of new motion and acceleration sensors.

    Describing highly sensitive miniature gas and smoke sensors based on nano-structured electrodes, the book presents novel techniques for detecting atmospheric moisture and moisture inside small electronic components. It also covers applications of optoelectronic and photonic sensors.

    The book examines multi-purpose biological and chemical analysis devices where each device is fully contained in one integrated circuit (Lab on a Chip) as well as other advanced chemical and biological sensors. It describes electric, magnetic, and RF / microwave sensors and their applications and also considers integrated sensor / actuator units and special-purpose sensors.

    Each chapter in the book includes a set of quizzes / short questions, along with answers.

    Pressure Sensors
    Capacitive Pressure Sensors
         Structure
         Theory
         Experimental results
    Inductive Pressure Sensors
         Structure
         Theory
         Experimental results
         Sensor interface circuit
    Ultrahigh-Sensitivity Pressure Sensors
         Structure
         Theory
         Experimental Results
         Conclusion
    Quiz
    References

    Motion and Acceleration Sensors
    Ultrahigh-Sensitivity,Wide Dynamic Range Sensors
         Structure
         Theory
         Experimental Results
         Conclusion
    Other Motion and Acceleration Micro Sensors
    Quiz
    References

    Gas and Smoke Sensors
    A CO Gas Sensor based on Nanotechnology
         Structure
         Theory
         Assembly of the Sensor
         Experimental Results
         Auxiliary Experimental Results
         Conclusion
    Smoke Detectors
         Structure
         Qualitative Description of the Detector
         Theory
         Experimental Results
         Conclusion
    Quiz
    References

    Moisture Sensors
    Structure
    Theory
    Main Experimental Results
    Auxiliary Experimental Results
    Conclusion
    Quiz
    References

    Optoelectronic and Photonic Sensors
    Optoelectronic Microphone
         Introduction and Principle of Operation
         Theory
         Description of the Image Acquisition / Pattern Recognition Hardware and Software 
         Experimental Results
         Conclusion
    Other Optoelectronic and Photonic Micro Sensors
    Quiz
    References

    Biological, Chemical, and "Lab on a Chip" Sensors
    "Lab on a Chip" Sensors
    Other Bio-Chemical Micro and Nano Sensors
    Quiz
    References

    Electric, Magnetic, and RF / Microwave Sensors
    Magnetic Field Sensors
         Introduction and Principle of Operation
         Theory
         Manufacturing and Assembly of the Prototype Sensor
         Numerical Data and Experimental Results
         Conclusion
    Other Important Electromagnetic / RF Micro and Nano Sensors
    Quiz
    References

    Integrated Sensor / Actuator Units and Special Purpose Sensors
    Aircraft Icing Detectors
         Introduction and Principle of Operation
         Theory 
         Performance Data and Experimental Results
         Conclusion
    Microfluidic, Micro-Actuators, and Other Special Purpose Small-Scale Devices
    Quiz
    References

    Biography

    Ezzat G. Bakhoum received a B.S. degree from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, in 1986; M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, in 1989 and 1994, respectively, all in electrical engineering. From 1994 to 1996, he served as a Senior Engineer and Managing Partner at ESD Research, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. From 1996 to 2000, he worked as a Senior Engineer at Lockheed Martin/L3 Communications, Inc., Camden, New Jersey. From 2000 to 2005, Dr. Bakhoum served as a Lecturer in the Electrical Engineering Department at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Bakhoum is currently an Associate Professor at the University of West Florida.

    "This book provides technical details on some of the most recent sensor types that use micro- to nano-scale fabrication. This is one of the best books I have recently read on sensors. It presents a clear and concise summary of the state of the art of sensor and transducer technology as of 2014. The book describes different sensors based on novel ideas at or near commercial readiness. These sensors are compared with conventional sensor technology to illustrate the advantages of the new designs. ... The direct straightforward listing of cutting-edge sensors, at or near commercialization, with their corresponding applications, makes this an outstanding book for anyone who designs or specifies sensors."
    —John J. Shea, IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, January/February - Vol. 32, No. 1