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Miniaturization of photothermal cantilever deflection spectroscopy with an electrical readout

  • University of Calgary
  • University of Alberta

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Abstract

The chemical selectivity challenge of microcantilever sensors can be overcome by photothermal cantilever deflection spectroscopy (PCDS). A bi-material cantilever responds to heat generated by non-radiative decay process when the adsorbed molecules are resonantly excited with infrared (IR) light. The variation in cantilever deflection amplitude as a function of illuminating IR wavelength corresponds to the conventional IR absorption spectrum of the adsorbed molecules. In addition, the mass of the adsorbed molecules can be determined by measuring the resonance frequency shift of the cantilever for the quantitative analysis. This technique offers unprecedented opportunities for highly selective as well as sensitive chemical sensing without relying on chemoselective interfaces. However, conventional optical signal readout schemes employed for microcantilever sensors pose challenges on miniaturization and system level integration. Here, we demonstrate PCDS using a piezoresistive cantilever which can be easily miniaturized and integrated into a portable sensor platform.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationChemical and Biological Sensors 11 -and- MEMS/NEMS 11
EditorsJ. Li, C. R. Kreller, A. Simonian, R. Stefan-van Staden, P. K. Sekhar, P. Vanysek, N. Wu, A. Khosla, Z. P. Aguilar, M. T. Carter, G. Hunter, P. J. Hesketh, L. Nagahara, B. Chin, S. Mitra
PublisherElectrochemical Society Inc.
Pages19-24
Number of pages6
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9781623321819
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventSymposia on Chemical Sensors 11: Chemical and Biological Sensors and Analytical Systems and Microfabricated and Nanofabricated Systems for MEMS/NEMS 11 (Chemical and Biological Sensors) - 2014 ECS and SMEQ Joint International Meeting - 226th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society - Cancun, Mexico
Duration: Oct 5 2014Oct 9 2014

Publication series

NameECS Transactions
Number1
Volume64
ISSN (Print)1938-5862
ISSN (Electronic)1938-6737

Conference

ConferenceSymposia on Chemical Sensors 11: Chemical and Biological Sensors and Analytical Systems and Microfabricated and Nanofabricated Systems for MEMS/NEMS 11 (Chemical and Biological Sensors) - 2014 ECS and SMEQ Joint International Meeting - 226th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityCancun
Period10/5/1410/9/14

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