Abstract
The successes in the field of FBAR based filters motivate the researchers to explore its application in biochemical sensors. As a microbalance sensor, the FBAR working in 2–5 GHz offers a potential sensitivity increase of more than three orders of magnitude over QCM typically working in several MHz. In addition, other advantages of FBAR include its small size and IC-compatibility, which makes FBAR possible to be assembled to sensor arrays integrated with the electronics, and hence low cost mass production of miniature sensor system. In this chapter, the principle of the mass loading sensors, including QCM and FBAR, are introduced. A CNTs coated FBAR gas sensor is realized. The related researches show that the sensitivity of FBAR sensor has achieved the magnitude of nanogram, and have the potential of further development to the magnitude of picogram.
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Zhang, Y., Chen, D. (2013). High Sensitive Sensors Based on FBAR. In: Multilayer Integrated Film Bulk Acoustic Resonators. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31776-7_9
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