An Electrochemical Tilt Sensor with Double-Band Electrodes Fabricated by Wire Winding
This paper presents the principle, design, fabrication, and characterization of Molecular Electronic Transducer (MET) dual-axis tilt sensors. The proposed sensor has a 3D-printed cylindrical channel inserted with four double-band electrodes and partially filled with a liquid electrolyte. The double-...
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| description | This paper presents the principle, design, fabrication, and characterization of Molecular Electronic Transducer (MET) dual-axis tilt sensors. The proposed sensor has a 3D-printed cylindrical channel inserted with four double-band electrodes and partially filled with a liquid electrolyte. The double-band electrodes were fabricated by wire winding with a ~0.1 mm anode-cathode distance under controlled tension. It allows the electrode to become any 3D coil rather than a 2D structure by microfabrication and exhibits good repeatability (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>±</mo><mn>10</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>). The tilting changes the electrolyte level and electrode-electrolyte contact area, resulting in Faradaic current changes. The <i>x</i>-axis and the <i>y</i>-axis sensitivity reach 0.121 V/° and 0.154 V/°, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e43c3c53c0142d59bcb4965aaa2953b2023-12-03T14:07:51ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2022-07-01138122910.3390/mi13081229An Electrochemical Tilt Sensor with Double-Band Electrodes Fabricated by Wire WindingYik-Kin Cheung0Hongyu Yu1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, ChinaThis paper presents the principle, design, fabrication, and characterization of Molecular Electronic Transducer (MET) dual-axis tilt sensors. The proposed sensor has a 3D-printed cylindrical channel inserted with four double-band electrodes and partially filled with a liquid electrolyte. The double-band electrodes were fabricated by wire winding with a ~0.1 mm anode-cathode distance under controlled tension. It allows the electrode to become any 3D coil rather than a 2D structure by microfabrication and exhibits good repeatability (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>±</mo><mn>10</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>). The tilting changes the electrolyte level and electrode-electrolyte contact area, resulting in Faradaic current changes. The <i>x</i>-axis and the <i>y</i>-axis sensitivity reach 0.121 V/° and 0.154 V/°, respectively.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/8/1229tilt sensorinclinometermolecular electronic transducerelectrochemical sensoramperometry sensor3D printing |
| spellingShingle | Yik-Kin Cheung Hongyu Yu An Electrochemical Tilt Sensor with Double-Band Electrodes Fabricated by Wire Winding Micromachines tilt sensor inclinometer molecular electronic transducer electrochemical sensor amperometry sensor 3D printing |
| title | An Electrochemical Tilt Sensor with Double-Band Electrodes Fabricated by Wire Winding |
| title_full | An Electrochemical Tilt Sensor with Double-Band Electrodes Fabricated by Wire Winding |
| title_fullStr | An Electrochemical Tilt Sensor with Double-Band Electrodes Fabricated by Wire Winding |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Electrochemical Tilt Sensor with Double-Band Electrodes Fabricated by Wire Winding |
| title_short | An Electrochemical Tilt Sensor with Double-Band Electrodes Fabricated by Wire Winding |
| title_sort | electrochemical tilt sensor with double band electrodes fabricated by wire winding |
| topic | tilt sensor inclinometer molecular electronic transducer electrochemical sensor amperometry sensor 3D printing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/8/1229 |
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