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ReviewMicromachines2023

Surface Acoustic Wave Humidity Sensor: A Review.

Maria Muzamil Memon, Qiong Liu, Ali Manthar, Tao Wang, Wanli Zhang

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Review in Micromachines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Beyond Flexible: Unveiling the Next Era of Flexible Electronic Systems.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2024
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  3. SAW Humidity Sensing with rr-P3HT Polymer Films.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria Muzamil MemonState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu 610054, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0127-3081
Qiong LiuState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu 610054, China.
Ali MantharSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu 610054, China.
Tao WangState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu 610054, China.
Wanli ZhangState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu 610054, China.
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Growing demands for humidity detection in commercial and industrial applications led to the rapid development of humidity sensors based on different techniques. Surface acoustic wave (SAW) technology is one of these methods that has been found to provide a powerful platform for humidity sensing owing to its intrinsic features, including small size, high sensitivity, and simple operational mechanism. Similar to other techniques, the principle of humidity sensing in SAW devices is also realized by an overlaid sensitive film, which serves as the core element whose interaction with water molecules is responsible for overall performance. Therefore, most researchers are focused on exploring different sensing materials to achieve optimum performance characteristics. This article reviews sensing materials used to develop SAW humidity sensors and their responses based on theoretical aspects and experimental outcomes. Herein the influence of overlaid sensing film on the performance parameters of the SAW device, such as quality factor, signal amplitude, insertion loss, etc., is also highlighted. Lastly, a recommendation to minimize the significant change in device characteristics is presented, which we believe will be a good step for the future development of SAW humidity sensors.

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humidity sensing materialshumidity sensorperformance characteristicsSAW

Identifiers

PMID37241569
PMCPMC10222494
OpenAlexW4367182606

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