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Surface Temperature Measurement in Microscale with Temperature Sensitive Fluorescence (온도 민감 형광을 이용한 마이크로 스케일 표면온도 측정)

  • Jung Woonseop;Kim Sungwook;Kim Ho-Young;Yoo Jung Yul
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.30 no.2 s.245
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    • pp.153-160
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    • 2006
  • A technique for measuring surface temperature field in micro scale is newly proposed, which uses temperature-sensitive fluorescent (TSF) dye coated on the surface and is easily implemented with a fluorescence microscope and a CCD camera. The TSF dye is chosen among mixtures of various chemical compositions including rhodamine B as the fluorescent dye to be most sensitive to temperature change. In order to examine the effectiveness of this temperature measurement technique, numerical analysis and experiment on transient conduction heat transfer for two different substrate materials, i. e., silicon and glass, are performed. In the experiment, to accurately measure the temperature with high resolution temperature calibration curves were obtained with very fine spatial units. The experimental results agree qualitatively well with the numerical data in the silicon and glass substrate cases so that the present temperature measurement method proves to be quite reliable. In addition, it is noteworthy that the glass substrate is more appropriate to be used as thermally-insulating locally-heating heater in micro thermal devices. This fact is identified in the temperature measuring experiment on the locally-heating heaters made on the wafer of silicon and glass substrates. Accordingly, this technique is capable of accurate and non-intrusive high-resolution measurement of temperature field in microscale.

Numerical Analysis on the Design of a Thermal Mass Air Flow Sensor with Various Heating Modes (가열모드에 따른 열식 질량유량센서의 설계 해석)

  • Jeon, Hong-Kyu;Lee, Joon-Sik;Park, Byung-Kyu
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.31 no.10
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    • pp.876-883
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    • 2007
  • Numerical simulations are conducted for the design of a micro thermal mass air flow sensor (MAFS), which consists of a microfabricated heater and thermopiles on the silicon-nitride ($Si_3N_4$) thin membrane structure. It is important to find the proper locations of these thermal elements in the design of MAFS with improved sensitivity. Three heating modes of the micro-heater are considered: constant temperature, constant power and heating pulses. The analyses are focused on the membrane temperature profile near the sensing section. Considered are the practical flow velocities, ranging from 3 m/s to 35 m/s, and the corresponding Reynolds numbers from 1000 to 10000. The results show that one of optimum sensing locations is about $100{\mu}m$ away from the microheater. It is concluded that the heating mode and configurations of thermal elements are the main factors for the MAFS with higher sensitivity.

Thermal Frequency Tuning of Microactuator with Polymer Membrane (온도 변화를 이용한 고분자 막 마이크로 액추에이터의 공진 주파수 튜닝)

  • Lee, Seung-Hoon;Lee, Seok-Woo;Kwon, Hyuk-Jun;Lee, Kwang-Cheol;Lee, Seung-S.
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.1857-1862
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    • 2008
  • Resonant frequency tuning of micro devices is essential to achieve performance uniformity and high sensitivity. Previously reported frequency tuning methods using electrostatic force or mass deposition are not directly applicable to non-conducting polymer devices and have limitations such as dielectric breakdown or low tunable bandwidth. In this paper, thermally frequency-tunable microactuators with poly-dimethylsiloxane membranes are proposed. Permanent and/or nonpermanent frequency tunings are possible using a simple temperature control of the device. Resonant frequency and Q-factor variations of devices according to temperature change were studied using a micro heater and laser Doppler vibrometer. The initial resonant frequencies determined by polymer curing and hardening temperatures are reversibly tuned by thermal cycles. The measured resonant frequency of 9.7 kHz was tuned up by ${\sim}25%$ and Q-factor was increased from 14.5 to 27 as the micro heater voltage increased from 0 to 70 V.

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Development of a MEMS-based H2S Sensor with a High Detection Performance and Fast Response Time

  • Dong Geon Jung;Junyeop Lee;Dong Hyuk Jung;Won Oh Lee;Byeong Seo Park;Daewoong Jung
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.207-212
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    • 2023
  • H2S is a toxic and harmful gas, even at concentrations as low as hundreds of parts per million; thus, developing an H2S sensor with excellent performance in terms of high response, good selectivity, and fast response time is important. In this study, an H2S sensor with a high response and fast response time, consisting of a sensing material (SnO2), an electrode, a temperature sensor, and a micro-heater, was developed using micro-electro-mechanical system technology. The developed H2S sensor with a micro-heater (circular type) has excellent H2S detection performance at low H2S concentrations (0-10 ppm), with quick response time (<16 s) and recovery time (<65 s). Therefore, we expect that the developed H2S sensor will be considered a promising candidate for protecting workers and the general population and for responding to tightened regulations.

Characteristics and Fabrication of Micro-Gas Sensors with Heater and Sensing Electrode on the Same Plane (동일면상에 heater와 감지전극을 형성한 마이크로가스센서의 제작 및 특성)

  • Lim, Jun-Woo;Lee, Sang-Mun;Kang, Bong-Hwi;Chung, Wan-Young;Lee, Duk-Dong
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.115-123
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    • 1999
  • A micro-gas sensor with heater and sensing electrode on the same plane was fabricated on phosphosilicate glass(PSG, 800nm)/$Si_3N_4$ (150nm) dielectric membrane. PSG film was provided by atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition(APCVD), and $Si_3N_4$ film by low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD). Total area of the fabricated device was $3.78{\times}3.78mm^2$. The area of diaphragm was $1.5{\times}1.5mm^2$, and that of the sensing layer was $0.24{\times}0.24mm^2$. Finite-element simulation was employed to estimate temperature distribution for a square-shaped diaphragm. The power consumption of Pt heater was about 85mW at $350^{\circ}C$. Tin thin films were deposited on the silicon substrate by thermal evaporation at room temperature and $232^{\circ}C$, and tin oxide films($SnO_2$) were prepared by thermal oxidation of the metallic tin films at $650^{\circ}C$ for 3 hours in oxygen ambient. The film analyses were carried out by SEM and XRD techniques. Effects of humidity and ambient temperature on the resistance of the sensing layer were found to be negligible. The fabricated micro-gas sensor exhibited high sensitivity to butane gas.

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Fatigue Life Analysis on Multi-Stacked Film Under Thermal and Residual Stresses (열응력과 잔류응력하의 다층박막의 피로수명 해석)

  • Park Jun-Hyub
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.29 no.4 s.235
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    • pp.526-533
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    • 2005
  • Reliability problem in inkjet printhead, one of MEMS devices, is also very important. To eject an ink drop, the temperature of heater must be high so that ink contacting with surface reaches above $280^{o}C$ on the instant. Its heater is embedded in the thin multi-layer in which several materials are deposited. MEMS processes are the main sources of residual stresses development. Residual stress is one of the factors reducing the reliability of MEMS devices. We measured residual stresses of single layers that consist of multilayer. FE analysis is performed using design of experiment(DOE). Transient analysis for heat transfer is performed to get a temperature distribution. And then static analysis is performed with the temperature distribution obtained by heat transfer analysis and the measured residual stresses to get a stress distribution in the structure. Although the residual stress is bigger than thermal stress, thermal stress is more influential on fatigue life.

Large Displacement Polymer Bimorph Actuator for Out-of-Plane Motion

  • Jeung Won-Kyu;Choi Seog-Moon;Kim Yong-Jun
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.263-267
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    • 2006
  • A new thermal bimorph actuator for large out-of-plane displacement is designed, fabricated and tested. The deflecting beam is composed of polyimide, heater, and polyvinyl difluorides with tetrafluoroethylene (PVDF-TrFE). The large difference of coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of two polymer layers (polyimide and PVDF-TrFE) can generate a significant deflection with relatively small temperature rise. Compared to the most conventional micro actuators based on MEMS (micro-electro mechanical system) technology, a large displacement, over 1 mm at 20 mW, could be achieved. Additionally, we can achieve response time of 14.6 ms, resonance frequency of 12 Hz, and reliability ability of $10^5$ cycles. The proposed actuator can find applications where a large vertical displacement is needed while maintaining compact overall device size, such as a micro zooming lens, micro mirror, micro valve and optical application.

Fabrication of low power NO micro gas senor by using CMOS compatible process (CMOS공정 기반의 저전력 NO 마이크로가스센서의 제작)

  • Shin, Han-Jae;Song, Kap-Duk;Lee, Hong-Jin;Hong, Young-Ho;Lee, Duk-Dong
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.35-40
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    • 2008
  • Low power bridge type micro gas sensors were fabricated by micro machining technology with TMAH (Tetra Methyl Ammonium Hydroxide) solution. The sensing devices with different heater materials such as metal and poly-silicon were obtained using CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) compatible process. The tellurium films as a sensing layer were deposited on the micro machined substrate using shadow silicon mask. The low power micro gas sensors showed high sensitivity to NO with high speed. The pure tellurium film used micro gas sensor showed good sensitivity than transition metal (Pt, Ti) used tellurium film.

The Fabrication by using Surface MEMS of 3C-SiC Micro-heaters and RTD Sensors and their Resultant Properties

  • Noh, Sang-Soo;Seo, Jeong-Hwan;Lee, Eung-Ahn
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.131-134
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    • 2009
  • The electrical properties and the microstructure of nitrogen-doped poly 3C-SiC films used for micro thermal sensors were studied according to different thicknesses. Poly 3C-SiC films were deposited by LPCVD (low pressure chemical vapor deposition) at $900^{\circ}C$ with a pressure of 4 torr using $SiH_2Cl_2$ (100%, 35 sccm) and $C_2H_2$ (5% in $H_2$, 180 sccm) as the Si and C precursors, and $NH_3$ (5% in $H_2$, 64 sccm) as the dopant source gas. The resistivity of the poly SiC films with a 1,530 ${\AA}$ thickness was 32.7 ${\Omega}-cm$ and decreased to 0.0129 ${\Omega}-cm$ at 16,963 ${\AA}$. The measurement of the resistance variations at different thicknesses were carried out within the $25^{\circ}C$ to $350^{\circ}C$ temperature range. While the size of the resistance variation decreased when the films thickness increased, the linearity of the resistance variation improved. Micro heaters and RTD sensors were fabricated on a $Si_3N_4$ membrane by using poly 3C-SiC with a 1um thickness using a surface MEMS process. The heating temperature of the SiC micro heater, fabricated on 250 ${\mu}m$${\times}$250 ${\mu}m$ $Si_3N_4$ membrane was $410^{\circ}C$ at an 80 mW input power. These 3C-SiC heaters and RTD sensors, fabricated by surface MEMS, have a low power consumption and deliver a good long term stability for the various thermal sensors requiring thermal stability.

3-D Simulation of Thermal Multimorph Actuator based on MUMPs process

  • Klaitabtim, Don;Tuantranont, Adisorn
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1115-1117
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    • 2005
  • This paper describes the three dimension model and simulation results of a thermal actuator based on polyMUMPs process, known as thermal multimorph actuator. The device has potential application in micro-transducers such as atomic force microscope (AFM) tip and scanning tunneling microscope (STM) tip. This device made of a multi-layer materials stack together with consisted of polysilicon, $SiO_2$ and gold. A mask layout design, three dimension model and simulation results are reported and discussed.

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