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Fabrication and Characterization of the Micro-Heater and Temperature Sensor for PolyMUMPs-Based MEMS Gas Sensor.

Abdullah S Algamili, Mohd Haris Khir, Abdelaziz Y Ahmed, Almur A Rabih, Saeed S Ba-Hashwan, Sami S Alabsi, Osamah L Al-Mahdi, Usman B Isyaku, Mawahib G Ahmed, Muhammad Junaid

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Abdullah S AlgamiliDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-6647-440X
Mohd Haris KhirDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia.
Abdelaziz Y AhmedDépartement de Génie éLectrique, École de Technologie Supérieure, 1100 Notre-Dame St W, Montreal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5644-5664
Almur A RabihDépartement de Génie éLectrique, École de Technologie Supérieure, 1100 Notre-Dame St W, Montreal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada.
Saeed S Ba-HashwanDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia.
Sami S AlabsiDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-9974-9617
Osamah L Al-MahdiDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia.
Usman B IsyakuDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia.
Mawahib G AhmedApplied Physics Electrical and Instrumentation, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, University of Gezira, Wad Medani 12217, Sudan.ORCID 0000-0002-5651-9747
Muhammad JunaidDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta 87300, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-8765-2623

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Fundamental Research Grant Scheme FRGS/1/2018/TK04/UTP/03/1
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Abstract

This work describes the fabrication and characterization of a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) sensor for gas sensing applications. The sensor is based on standard PolyMUMPs (Polysilicon Multi-Users MEMS Process) technology to control the temperature over the sensing layer. Due to its compact size and low power consumption, micro-structures enable a well-designed gas-sensing-layer interaction, resulting in higher sensitivity compared to the ordinary materials. The aim of conducting the characterization is to compare the measured and calculated resistance values of the micro-heater and the temperature sensor. The temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of the temperature sensor has been estimated by raising and dropping the temperature throughout a 25-110 °C range. The sensitivity of these sensors is dependent on the TCR value. The temperature sensor resistance was observed to rise alongside the rising environmental temperatures or increasing voltages given to the micro-heater, with a correlation value of 0.99. When compared to the TCR reported in the literature for the gold material 0.0034 °C-1, the average TCR was determined to be 0.00325 °C-1 and 0.0035 °C-1, respectively, indicating inaccuracies of 4.6% and 2.9%, respectively. The variation between observed and reported values is assumed to be caused by the fabrication tolerances of the design dimensions or material characteristics.

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characterizationfabricationgas detectionMEMS devicesPolyMUMPs sensor

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PMID35457830
PMCPMC9029416

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