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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.6.604

The Interdigitated-Type Capacitive Humidity Sensor Using the Thermoset Polyimide  

Hong, Soung-Wook (Department of Electronic Engineering, Catholic Kwandong University)
Kim, Young-Min (R&D Center, MemsChip)
Yoon, Young-Chul (Department of Electronic Engineering, Catholic Kwandong University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.6, 2019 , pp. 604-609 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we fabricated a capacitive humidity sensor with interdigitated (IDT) electrodes using a thermosetting polyimide as a humidifying material. First, the number of electrodes, thickness, and spacing of the polyimide film were optimized, and a mask was designed and fabricated. The sensor was fabricated on a silicon substrate using semiconductor processing equipment. The area of the sensor was $1.56{\times}1.66mm^2$, and the width of the electrode and the gap between the electrodes were each $3{\mu}m$. The number of electrodes was 166, and the length of an electrode was 1.294 mm for the sensitivity of the sensor. The sensor was then packaged on a PCB for measurement. The sensor was inserted into a chamber environment with a temperature of $25^{\circ}C$ and connected to an LCR meter to measure the change in capacitance at relative humidity (RH) of 20% to 90%, 1 V, and 20 kHz. The results showed a sensitivity of 26fF/%RH, linearity of < ${\pm}2%RH$, and hysteresis of < ${\pm}2.5%RH$.
Keywords
Interdigitated Structure; Polyimide; Thermoset; Capacitance; Humidity Sensor;
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