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Research and Development of Modern Emission MEMS Sensors
Pekárek, Jan ; Husák, Miroslav (referee) ; Vlach, Radek (referee) ; Vrba, Radimír (advisor)
The dissertation thesis is focused on research and development of modern emission MEMS sensors. The emission sensor based on the field emission from nanostructured materials represents innovative approach to pressure sensing. The nanostructures serve as electron emitter in an electric field between the cathode and anode in the pressure sensor. This electric field is constant and the change in ambient pressure causes the change of distance between electrodes, thereby the electric field is increasing. This intensity is proportional to the emission from the cathode made of nanostructured material. Changing the distance between the electrodes is caused by the deflection of the deformation element - the membrane, which operates the measured pressure. In the current state of the art an extensive research is carried out to find new nanostructured materials with good emission properties. Four nanostructured materials have been chosen and then experimentally prepared and characterized inside the vacuum chamber. For the simulation of diaphragm bending, the chamber is equipped with linear nano-motion drive SmarAct that enables precise changes of the distance between two electrodes inside the vacuum chamber. The computer model to predict the deformation of diaphragm was prepared in the simulation program CoventorWare. The behavior of diaphragm in a wide range of dimensions of the membrane, its thickness and the applied pressure are possible to predict. The dependencies of the current density on the electric field are plotted from the measured emission characteristics of nanostructured materials and thus characterized nanostructured materials can be compared. The dependencies are further converted by Fowler-Nordheimovy theory on the curve (ln(J/E2) vs. 1/E), whose advantage is linear shape. Basic parameters describing the emission properties of characterized nanostructured materials are deducted. Two methods for vacuum packaging of the sensor electrodes are designed. Anodic bonding technology and encapsulating using glass frit bonding are tested. To evaluate the bonding strength, the bonded substrates are tested for tensile strength.
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Nanopatterned alumina-based materials for electrochemical sensors and biosensors
Kynclová, Hana ; Hynek, David (referee) ; Trnková, Libuše (referee) ; Prášek, Jan (advisor)
The doctoral thesis is focused on basic research and development of nanostructured surfaces prepared using anodic alumina material. Various types of gold nanostructured surfaces and nanoporous aluminum membranes for electrochemical sensors and biosensors were prepared using the anodic oxidation method. Nanostructured surfaces were prepared by electrochemical anodization of aluminum material to form hexagonally arranged nanopores. Gold was then deposited into the nanoporous masks by electrochemical reduction from potassium dicyanoaurate solution using a pulse deposition method. The prepared nanostructured gold surfaces were electrochemically characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and voltammetry. Temperature stability and the effect of annealing on their electrochemical behavior at atmospheric pressure as well as in the vacuum were investigated. Then, gold nanostructures of various dimensions were prepared and the influence of their shape and dimensions on the electrochemical behavior was studied. Nanostructured surfaces were also modified with 11–mercaptoundecanoic acid, and the effect of this modification on the electrochemical results was studied. In the last part of the work, nanoporous aluminum membranes were prepared, and their permeability was studied.
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Nanopatterned alumina-based materials for electrochemical sensors and biosensors
Kynclová, Hana ; Hynek, David (referee) ; Trnková, Libuše (referee) ; Prášek, Jan (advisor)
The doctoral thesis is focused on basic research and development of nanostructured surfaces prepared using anodic alumina material. Various types of gold nanostructured surfaces and nanoporous aluminum membranes for electrochemical sensors and biosensors were prepared using the anodic oxidation method. Nanostructured surfaces were prepared by electrochemical anodization of aluminum material to form hexagonally arranged nanopores. Gold was then deposited into the nanoporous masks by electrochemical reduction from potassium dicyanoaurate solution using a pulse deposition method. The prepared nanostructured gold surfaces were electrochemically characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and voltammetry. Temperature stability and the effect of annealing on their electrochemical behavior at atmospheric pressure as well as in the vacuum were investigated. Then, gold nanostructures of various dimensions were prepared and the influence of their shape and dimensions on the electrochemical behavior was studied. Nanostructured surfaces were also modified with 11–mercaptoundecanoic acid, and the effect of this modification on the electrochemical results was studied. In the last part of the work, nanoporous aluminum membranes were prepared, and their permeability was studied.
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Research and Development of Modern Emission MEMS Sensors
Pekárek, Jan ; Husák, Miroslav (referee) ; Vlach, Radek (referee) ; Vrba, Radimír (advisor)
The dissertation thesis is focused on research and development of modern emission MEMS sensors. The emission sensor based on the field emission from nanostructured materials represents innovative approach to pressure sensing. The nanostructures serve as electron emitter in an electric field between the cathode and anode in the pressure sensor. This electric field is constant and the change in ambient pressure causes the change of distance between electrodes, thereby the electric field is increasing. This intensity is proportional to the emission from the cathode made of nanostructured material. Changing the distance between the electrodes is caused by the deflection of the deformation element - the membrane, which operates the measured pressure. In the current state of the art an extensive research is carried out to find new nanostructured materials with good emission properties. Four nanostructured materials have been chosen and then experimentally prepared and characterized inside the vacuum chamber. For the simulation of diaphragm bending, the chamber is equipped with linear nano-motion drive SmarAct that enables precise changes of the distance between two electrodes inside the vacuum chamber. The computer model to predict the deformation of diaphragm was prepared in the simulation program CoventorWare. The behavior of diaphragm in a wide range of dimensions of the membrane, its thickness and the applied pressure are possible to predict. The dependencies of the current density on the electric field are plotted from the measured emission characteristics of nanostructured materials and thus characterized nanostructured materials can be compared. The dependencies are further converted by Fowler-Nordheimovy theory on the curve (ln(J/E2) vs. 1/E), whose advantage is linear shape. Basic parameters describing the emission properties of characterized nanostructured materials are deducted. Two methods for vacuum packaging of the sensor electrodes are designed. Anodic bonding technology and encapsulating using glass frit bonding are tested. To evaluate the bonding strength, the bonded substrates are tested for tensile strength.
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Microstructure, tensile properties and fatigue behaviour of bulk nanoquasicrystalline Al alloy Al93Fe3Cr2Ti2
Chlupová, Alice ; Chlup, Zdeněk ; Kruml, Tomáš ; Kuběna, Ivo ; Roupcová, Pavla
The characterization of mechanical properties (i.e. stress-strain characteristics measured in tensile and fatigue tests) together with description of the microstructure of bulk nanocrystalline Al alloy is reported. Aluminium based material used in this work was prepared by hot extrusion of gas atomised powder of chemical composition Al93Fe3Cr2Ti2 which contains nanosized quasicrystalline phase. Changes in fracture mechanisms both at fatigue testing performed at room temperature and at tensile tests performed at different test temperatures were investigated. The quality of powder compaction after extrusion was proved as sufficient. Strong texture in longitudinal direction resulting from production route was detected. Presence of icosahedral phase in material was confirmed by TEM and XRD techniques. Fractographical analysis of fracture surface was performed and results were used for description of fracture mechanisms.
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Properties of bulk nanostructured Al-based alloy at cyclic loading
Chlupová, Alice ; Chlup, Zdeněk
Al-based alloy having a nominal chemical composition of Al93Fe3Cr2Ti2 (at.%) is highly promising structural material due to advantageous weight-strength ratio and in comparison with commercially used Al alloys also good thermal stability because of presence of reinforcing icosahedral quaiscrystals in the structure. In the present work the mechanical properties and especially fatigue behaviour of this type of nanoquazicrystalline material obtained in bulk form are described. For cyclic loading the cylindrical specimens were machined from two types of extrudates with different powder particle size (PPS). Fatigue properties were studied using servohydraulic MTS machine and cyclic loading was performed at constant stress amplitude with positive mean stress. Measured stress-strain data were evaluated and fatigue life in form of S-N curves was obtained. Fracture surface of broken testpieces was observed, fractographic analysis was performed and fracture mechanism was evaluated.
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