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The chemical sensing behavior of disk microresonators, as it is affected by the thickness of polymer coatings applied to them, is reported. The disk microresonators were fabricated using a CMOS-compatible silicon bulk micro machining process. The disks were subsequently coated with layers of (poly) isobutylene (PIB) as a sensing film and exposed to gaseous benzene, toluene, and m-xylene. The experimental results agree well with analytical models derived for both the chemical sensitivity and limit of detection (LOD). Minimal LODs measured for benzene, toluene, and m-xylene were 5.3 ppm, 1.2 ppm, and 0.6 ppm, respectively. |