Frequency unlocking-based MEMS bifurcation sensors

Y Qiao, Z Shi, Y Xu, X Wei, A Elhady… - Microsystems & …, 2023 - nature.com
MEMS resonators exhibit rich dynamic behaviors under the internal resonance regime. In
this work, we present a novel MEMS bifurcation sensor that exploits frequency unlocking …

Single-electron detection utilizing coupled nonlinear microresonators

X Wang, X Wei, D Pu, R Huan - Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2020 - nature.com
Since the discovery of the electron, the accurate detection of electrical charges has been a
dream of the scientific community. Owing to some remarkable advantages, micro …

[HTML][HTML] A Review on Resonant MEMS Electric Field Sensors

G Wang, P Yang, Z Chu, L Ran, J Li, B Zhang, X Wen - Micromachines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Electric field sensors (EFSs) are widely used in various fields, particularly in accurately
assessing atmospheric electric fields and high-voltage power lines. Precisely detecting …

Ultrasensitive resonant electrometry utilizing micromechanical oscillators

D Chen, H Zhang, J Sun, M Pandit, G Sobreviela… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
Real-time monitoring of minute quantities of charge plays an important role in quantum-
physics research and electrical measurements within modern high-end scientific …

Amplitude-modulated resonant accelerometer employing parametric pump

H Zhang, D Chen, M Pandit, J Sun, C Zhao… - Applied Physics …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
This paper demonstrates a resonant accelerometer employing weakly coupled resonators
for inertial force transduction. An ultra-low virtual mode coupling is established by employing …

A MEMS frequency modulation electrometer based on pre-bias charge mechanism to enhance performance

H Chen, D Chen, Z Shi, R Huan… - … of Micromechanics and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper proposes a prototype of micro-electromechanical frequency modulation
electrometers based on pre-bias charge mechanism with a single-anchor circular beam …

Methods for nonlinearities reduction in micromechanical beams resonators

D Chen, Y Wang, Y Guan, X Chen… - Journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, two methods for reducing the nonlinearities in microelectromechanical systems
flexural beams resonators have been demonstrated with established theoretical models and …

Suppression on nonlinearity of mode-localized sensors using algebraic summation of amplitude ratios as the output metric

H Zhang, H Kang, H Chang - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Compared with the classic frequency-modulated resonant sensors, the recently emerging
sensing scheme based on the mode localization phenomenon of the weakly coupled …

Effect of nonlinearity and axial force on frequency drift of a T-shaped tuning fork micro-resonator

X Wang, R Huan, D Pu, X Wei - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, the effect of nonlinearity on axial force sensitivity is investigated in a T-shaped
micromechanical tuning fork resonator. Firstly, a unified model of this resonator for both in …

A Micromachined Electrometer With Room Temperature Resolution of 0.256 e/ Hz

H Kang, B Ruan, Y Hao, H Chang - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electrostatic charge sensing is of fundamental significance for physical, chemical, and
biological detection devices. Almost all current approaches with high resolution are based …