Positioning System of Infrared Sensors Based on ZnO Thin Film

Autor: Chia-Yu Tsai, Yan-Wen Lin, Hong-Ming Ku, Chia-Yen Lee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 23, Iss 15, p 6818 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s23156818
Popis: Infrared sensors incorporating suspended zinc oxide (ZnO) pyroelectric films and thermally insulated silicon substrates are fabricated using conventional MEMS-based thin-film deposition, photolithography, and etching techniques. The responsivity of the pyroelectric film is improved via annealing at 500 °C for 4 h. The voltage response of the fabricated sensors is evaluated experimentally for a substrate thickness of 1 µm over a sensing range of 30 cm. The results show that the voltage signal varies as an inverse exponential function of the distance. A positioning system based on three infrared sensors is implemented in LabVIEW. It is shown that the position estimates obtained using the proposed system are in excellent agreement with the actual locations. In general, the results presented in this study provide a useful source of reference for the further development of MEMS-based pyroelectric infrared sensors.
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