Methylated Poly(ethylene)imine Modified Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer for Measurements of CO 2 and SO 2 in Their Mixtures

A gravimetric gas detection device based on surface functionalized Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers (CMUTs) was designed, fabricated and tested for detection of carbon dioxide (CO ) and sulfur dioxide (SO ) mixtures in nitrogen. The created measurement setup of continuous data collect...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inSensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 19; no. 14
Main Authors Barauskas, Dovydas, Pelenis, Donatas, Vanagas, Gailius, Viržonis, Darius, Baltrušaitis, Jonas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 23.07.2019
Subjects
gravimetric detection
gas sensing
CMUT
CO2
SO2
methylated polyethyleneimine
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:A gravimetric gas detection device based on surface functionalized Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers (CMUTs) was designed, fabricated and tested for detection of carbon dioxide (CO ) and sulfur dioxide (SO ) mixtures in nitrogen. The created measurement setup of continuous data collection, integrated with an in-situ Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, allows for better understanding of the mechanisms and molecular interactions with the sensing layer (methylated poly(ethylene)imine) and its need of surface functionalization for multiple gas detection. During experimentation with CO gases, weak molecular interactions were observed in spectroscopy data. Linear sensor response to frequency shift was observed with CO concentrations ranging from 0.16 vol % to 1 vol %. Moreover, the Raman and FT-IR spectroscopy data showed much stronger SO and the polymer interactions, molecules were bound by stronger forces and irreversibly changed the polymer film properties. However, the sensor change in resonance frequency in the tested region of 1 vol % to 5 vol % SO showed a linear response. This effect changed not only the device resonance frequency but also affected the magnitude of electroacoustic impedance which was used for differentiating the gas mixture of CO , SO , in dry N .
ISSN:1424-8220