A kind of piezoelectric crystal gas transducer and preparation method thereof
Technical field
The invention belongs to chemical microsensor technical field, be specifically related to a kind of special chemical microsensor and manufacturing technology thereof, the most outstanding characteristics of this special chemical microsensor are to use the electrical parameter of QCM (Quartz Crystal Microbalance) to survey to contact with plane of crystal the concentration of atmosphere.
Background technology
The area that the variation of having proved the crystal resonant frequency in nineteen fifty-nine since saubrey is directly proportional with the mass change of plane of crystal with electrode has been inversely proportional to; And QCM (Quartz Crystal Microbalance) has just obtained to use widely.QCM (Quartz Crystal Microbalance) is used in the rate of sedimentation of monitoring film in the vacuum coating system at first; and afterwards, QCM ( Quartz Crystal Microbalance ) was used to the characteristic of detected gas and liquid etc. as sensor.This class Selectivity of Sensor and susceptibility not only depend on the structure that is coated in the functional material on the electrode but also depends on this electrode.2001Analytical Chimica ActaStudy of bovine serum albumin adsorption onto a silicondioxide surface using a ring-electrode piezoelectric sensorJ.Colloid Interface Sci.Study of the frequency character ofthe ring-electrode piezoelectric sensor in liquid phase and the adsorption ofCTMAB onto a quartz surfaceGranstaff5201215。
Find to produce the electrode structure of different-diameter through retrieval, and be coated with the functional material of electronic polymer class and the fields such as special chemical microsensor that form do not have pertinent literature to report as yet in the one side of the less electrode of diameter on the two sides of quartz crystal.
Summary of the invention
Technical matters to be solved by this invention is how a kind of piezoelectric crystal gas transducer and preparation method thereof is provided, the most outstanding characteristics of this special chemical microsensor are to use the electrical parameter of QCM (Quartz Crystal Microbalance) to survey to contact with plane of crystal the concentration of atmosphere, and its degree of accuracy height, highly sensitive, selectivity good, the response time is short; And preparation method's advantages of simple is easy to large-scale industrial production.
First technical matters proposed by the invention is to solve like this: a kind of piezoelectric crystal gas transducer is provided, matrix is a quartz wafer 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise the last metal electrode 2 and the following metal electrode 3 that are arranged on the described quartz wafer 1, the described metal electrode 2 of going up is coated with the electronic polymer layer on every side.
According to piezoelectric crystal gas transducer provided by the present invention, it is characterized in that, the described diameter of going up the diameter of metal electrode 2 less than following metal electrode 3, described metal electrode can be gold electrode, platinum electrode or aluminium electrode, described electronic polymer is the high polymkeric substance of conductivity, can be materials such as polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene.
Second technical matters proposed by the invention is to solve like this: a kind of preparation method of piezoelectric crystal gas transducer is provided, it is characterized in that, may further comprise the steps:
Steps A, select according to desired frequency have certain diameter, quartz crystal slice 1 that certain thickness AT-cuts;
Step B designs the upper/lower electrode with certain diameter requirement, and adopts photomechanics to produce the mask that the piezoelectric crystal gas transducer electrode is used;
Step C is fixed on quartz crystal slice in the mask, is producing the upper and lower metal electrode (2,3) that one deck has different-diameter with physical vaporous deposition (PVD);
Step D, the requirement when checking with network analyzer whether the vibration frequency of the piezoelectric crystal plate that above-mentioned steps is produced satisfies design, and adjust;
Step e is produced one deck electronic polymer layer 4 to the piezoelectric crystal plate of adjusting in the one side of top electrode;
Step F is packed the above-mentioned piezoelectric crystal plate that is coated with electronic polymer layer 4 in the lead frame into, and with conducting resinl piezoelectric crystal is fixed.
Preparation method according to piezoelectric crystal gas transducer provided by the present invention is characterized in that, the method for preparing electronic polymer in the described step e can be a kind of in the methods such as drop-coating, lacquering technique, LB embrane method.
According to the produced piezoelectric crystal gas transducer of the present invention, when it is placed in oxidation, the reducibility gas, owing to accumulate in the gas on electronic polymer film surface causes the conductivity of material own by the interaction with electronic polymer material variation.If it is big that conductivity becomes, the useful area of piezoelectric crystal electrode increases, and at this moment the variation of piezoelectric crystal resonant frequency is relatively not too obvious.If conductivity diminishes, the useful area of piezoelectric crystal electrode reduces, and at this moment the variation meeting of piezoelectric crystal resonant frequency is quite obvious.Therefore, on the one hand, piezoelectric crystal gas transducer of the present invention can be got rid of those interference that causes the big gas of electronic polymer material conductivity change, on the other hand, good reacting gas of piezoelectric crystal gas transducer energy of the present invention and electronic polymer material are made the degree that the time spent conductivity diminishes.The sensor of the present invention's preparation can be used to detect humidity, NO
2, NH
3Etc. atmosphere.
In sum, piezoelectric crystal gas transducer degree of accuracy height of the present invention, highly sensitive, selectivity good, the response time is short.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the cross-sectional view of piezoelectric crystal gas transducer provided by the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the lead frame figure of piezoelectric crystal gas transducer;
Fig. 3 is with pack into front elevation behind the lead frame shown in Figure 2 of piezoelectric crystal gas transducer.
Wherein, 1, quartz wafer, 2, go up metal electrode, 3, metal electrode down, 4, the electronic polymer layer, 5, lead frame.
Embodiment
The present invention is further illustrated below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
As Fig. 1, piezoelectric crystal gas transducer of the present invention, comprise quartz wafer 1, last metal electrode 2, following metal electrode 3 and be coated in electronic polymer layer 4 on the metal electrode, last metal electrode 2 diameters are less than following metal electrode 3, wherein metal electrode can be gold electrode, platinum electrode or aluminium electrode, and electronic polymer is the high polymkeric substance of conductivity, can be materials such as polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene.
The concrete preparation method of piezoelectric crystal gas transducer of the present invention is as follows:
Step 1, select according to desired frequency have certain diameter, quartz crystal slice 1 that certain thickness AT-cuts;
Step 2 is designed the upper/lower electrode with certain diameter requirement, and adopts photomechanics to produce the mask that the piezoelectric crystal gas transducer electrode is used;
Step 3 is fixed on quartz crystal slice in the mask, is producing the upper and lower metal electrode (2,3) that one deck has different-diameter with physical vaporous deposition (PVD);
Step 4, the requirement when checking with network analyzer whether the vibration frequency of the piezoelectric crystal that above-mentioned steps is produced satisfies design, and adjust;
Step 5 adopts drop-coating, lacquering technique or LB embrane method to produce one deck electronic polymer layer 4 in the one side of top electrode to the piezoelectric crystal of adjusting;
Step 6 is packed the above-mentioned piezoelectric crystal that is coated with electronic polymer layer 4 in as shown in Figure 2 the lead frame 5 into, and with conducting resinl piezoelectric crystal is fixed.
Promptly produce the piezoelectric crystal gas transducer finished product by above step, as shown in Figure 3.