Departmental Papers (ESE)
Abstract
This paper reports on the design and experimental verification of a new class of nanoscale gravimetric sensors based on ultra-thin-film AlN Contour-Mode Resonant Sensor (CMR-S) functionalized with ss-DNA and connected to a chip-based self-sustaining oscillator loop (fabricated in the ON Semiconductor 0.5 μm CMOS process) for direct frequency read-out. The 220 MHz oscillator based on the ultra-thin AlN CMR-S exhibits an Allan Variance of ∼20 Hz for 100 ms gate time. The sensor affinity for the adsorption of volatile organic chemicals such as 2,6 dinitroluene (DNT, a simulant for explosive vapors) is enhanced by functionalizing the top gold electrode of the device with a thiol-terminated single stranded DNA sequence (Thiol - 5’ CTT CTG TCT TGA TGT TTG TCA AAC 3’) enabling the detection of concentrations as low as 1.5 part per billion (ppb).
Document Type
Conference Paper
Date of this Version
1-1-2010
Publication Source
23rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2010)
Start Page
132
Last Page
135
Date Posted: 13 July 2010
Comments
Suggested Citation:
Matteo Rinaldi, Brandon Duick, Chiara Zuniga, Chengjie Zuo, and Gianluca Piazza. "ss-DNA Functionalized Ultra-Thin-Film AlN Contour-Mode Resonators with Self-Sustained Oscillator for Volatile Organic Chemical Detection" 23rd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2010) (2010): 132-135.
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