• 文献标题:   Graphene Sensing Modulator: Toward Low-Noise, Self-Powered Wireless Microsensors
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HAJIZADEGAN M, SAKHDARI M, ZHU L, CUI QS, HUANG HY, CHENG MMC, HUNG JCH, CHEN PY
  • 作者关键词:   graphene sensor, wireless sensor, rfid sensor, transponder sensor, healthcare internetofthing
  • 出版物名称:   IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
  • ISSN:   1530-437X EI 1558-1748
  • 通讯作者地址:   Wayne State Univ
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1109/JSEN.2017.2737699
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

We present here new types of self-powered, low-interference wireless sensors based on graphene circuits, which can have dual functions: chemical sensing at the molecular level and radio-frequency (RF) modulation. We demonstrate that a fully passive, graphene-based harmonic (transponder) sensor can display a chemically sensitive frequency multiplication effect, which, when linked to a hybrid-fed small antenna, can realize an ultrasensitive, low-profile, light-weight, and potentially flexible RF sensor. We have designed two different types of circuits comprising back-gate graphene field-effect transistors (GFETs) and compared in detail their performance and implementation complexity. We have also proposed a reliable readout method based on the machine learning for extracting the mean value and the fluctuation of chemical doping levels in GFETs. The proposed graphene-based harmonic sensor may potentially benefit a wide range of sensing applications, including, but not limited to, power-efficient, real-time monitoring of chemical/gas exposures and biological agents, as well as emerging wearable and implantable devices.