摘要
There are great concerns for sensing using flexible acoustic wave sensors and lab-on-a-chip,as mechanical strains will dramatically change the sensing signals(e.g.,frequency)when they are bent during measurements.These strain-induced signal changes cannot be easily separated from those of real sensing signals(e.g.,humidity,ultraviolet,or gas/biological molecules).Herein,we proposed a new strategy to minimize/eliminate the effects of mechanical bending strains by optimizing off-axis angles between the direction of bending deformation and propagation of acoustic waves on curved surfaces of layered piezoelectric film/flexible glass structure.This strategy has theoretically been proved by optimization of bending designs of off-axis angles and acoustically elastic effect.Proof-of-concept for humidity and ultraviolet-light sensing using flexible SAW devices with negligible interferences are achieved within a wide range of bending strains.This work provides the best solution for achieving high-performance flexible acoustic wave sensors under deformed/bending conditions.
基金
supported by the Excellent Youth Fund of Hunan Province (2021JJ20018)
the NSFC (No.52075162)
the Program of New and High-tech Industry of Hunan Province (2020GK2015,2021GK4014)
the Joint Fund Project of the Ministry of Education
the Engineering Physics and Science Research Council of UK (EPSRC EP/P018998/1)
International Exchange Grant (IEC/NSFC/201078)through Royal Society and the NSFC.