• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.412-417
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• 2022

Capacitive-type humidity sensors with a high sensitivity and fast response/recovery times have attracted a great attention in non-contact respiration biological signal monitoring applications. However, complicated fabrication processes involving high-temperature heat treatment for the hygroscopic film is essential in the conventional ceramic-based humidity sensors. In this study, a non-toxic ceramic/metal halide (BaTiO₃(BT)/NaCl) humidity sensor was prepared at room temperature using a solvent-free aerosol deposition process (AD) without any additional process. Currently prepared BT/NaCl humidity sensor shows an excellent sensitivity (245 pF/RH%) and superior response/recovery times (3s/4s) due to the NaCl ionization effect resulting in an immense interfacial polarization. Furthermore, the non-contact respiration signal variation using the BT/NaCl sensor was determined to be over 700% by maintaining the distance of 20 cm between the individual and the sensor. Through the AD-fabricated sensor in this study, we expect to develop a non-contact biological signal monitoring system that can be applied to various fields such as respiratory disease detection and management, infant respiratory signal observation, and touchless skin moisture sensing button.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1998.06a
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• pp.419-422
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• 1998

There are lots of researches which are using quratz crystal in order to apply it to sensors, for example, mass detect sensor, humidity sensor, gas sensor, etc. We tried to apply quartz crystal to the sensor using the resonant frequency and the resistance properties. Four kinds of fatty acid which are having the same head group are coated at the surface of quartz crystal, the shift of the resonant frequency and the resistance are observed according to length of the tail group. Myristic acid$(C_{14})$, palmitic acid$(C_16)$, stearic acid$(C_{18})$, and arachidic acid$(C_{20})$ were coated by Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) technique. As results, the resonant frequency shift was observed linearly. However, there are some difference compared with Sauerbrey's equation. It can be explained by the effect of the temperature property and/or humidity. On the other hand, the shift of the resistance was observed nonlinearly.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.107-111
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• 2018

In this study, we designed the temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) and heat radiation properties of shunt fixed resistors by adjusting the atomic composition of a metal alloy resistor, and fabricated a resistor that satisfied the designed properties. Resistors with similar atomic composition of copper and nickel showed low TCR and excellent shunt fixed resistor properties such as short-time overload, rated load, humidity load, and high temperature load. Finally, we expect that improved sensor accuracy will be obtained in current-distribution-type shunt fixed resistor for IoT sensors by designing the atomic composition of the metal alloy resistor proposed in this work.

• Computers and Concrete
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.229-241
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• 2011

In this work, cement paste samples with 1% (by cement mass) of a conductive carbon fiber admixture have been studied under uniaxial compression. Three different arrangements were used to measure the resistivity of the samples. According to the results obtained, the resistance should be measured using the four wire method in order to obtain good sensitivity and repeatability. The effect of the load value and the load rate on the fractional change of the volume resistivity has been determined. It has been observed that the gage factor (fractional change in resistance respect to strain) increases when the maximum load is increased, and the loading rate does not affect significantly this parameter. The effect of the sample ambient humidity on the material piezoresistivity has also been studied, showing that the response of the composite is highly affected by this parameter.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.31-37
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• 1991

습도센서용 기판으로 사용하기 위한 MgFe$_{2}$O$_{4}$ 세라믹스의 성능개선을 위하여 Li$_{2}$CO$_{3}$와 V$_{2}$O$_{5}$를 첨가한 MgFe$_{2}$O$_{4}$-LiMgVO$_{4}$ 세라믹스를 만들고, 기공율, 기공분포, 센서특성, 응답속도 등을 조사하여 다음의 결과를 얻었다. 기공율은 MgFe$_{2}$O$_{4}$ 세라믹스가 29[%]에서 34[%]인데 비하여 본 연구결과는 34.5[%]에서 39[%]로 증가하였으며 센서특성은 $10^{7}$ [.OMEGA.] 단위의 변화에서 $10^{7}$ [.OMEGA.]에서 $10^{6}$[.OMEGA.] 단위로 변화함을 알수 있었고 응답속도는 10초정도 빨라졌음을 알수 있었다. 또한 기공분포를 이용하여 모형 센서를 제안하여 시뮬레이션을 하고 실제 특성과 이론적인 특성을 비교하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1994.07b
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• pp.1226-1228
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• 1994

Applications of poly-Si layers which are important as sensing and structural material of various sensors were reviewed in this research. A piezoresistive pressure sensor with piezoresistors has sensitivity of $6.93{\mu}$ V/(VmmHg) within 300mmHg. Temperature sensor was studied with measurement range of $-40{\sim}140^{\circ}C$ and $400{\sim}800^{\circ}C$ using boron-doped and undoped poly-Si resistors, respectively. Poly-Si layer was used to transduce volume change of polyimide to stress of silicon diaphragm for humidity sensor.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.339-346
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• 1993

정전결합 유동가스형 플라즈마 중합장치를 이용하여 여러가지 모노머에 대한 유기고분자 박막을 빗모양 전극위에 형성하고 이들 박막의 감습특성을 검토하기 위해 주파수범위를 60[kHz]-100[kHz]로 변화시켜 가면서 상대습도 20-90[%RH]범위에서 정전용량의 변화를 측정하였다. 상대습도가 증가함에 따라 정전용량은 일반적으로 증가했으며 방전조건중 방전전력이 낮을수록 그리고 중합시간이 짧을수록 정전용량의 증가폭이 크게 나타났다. 그리고 정전용량 측정시 박막에 인가한 전원의 주파수가 낮을수록 정전용량의 변화에 대한 선형성과 증가폭이 분명함을 알았다.

• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.224-231
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• 2016

The usefulness of Gel Bolus phantom was investigated by comparing the temperature distribution characteristic of the agar phantom produced to investigate the dose distribution characteristic of radiofrequency hyperthermia device with that of the Gel Bolus phantom under conditions similar to those of an agar phantom that can continuously carry out temperature measurement. The temperatures of the agar phantom and the Gel Bolus phantom were raised to $36.5{\pm}3^{\circ}C$ and a temperature sensing was inserted at depths of 5, 10, and 15 cm from the phantom central axis. The temperature increase rate and the coefficient of determination were analyzed while applying output powers of 100 W and 150 W, respectively, at intervals of 1 min for 60 min under conditions where the indoor temperature was in the range $24.5{\sim}27.5^{\circ}C$, humidity was 35~40%, internal cooling temperature of the electrode was $20^{\circ}C$, size of the upper electrode was 250 mm, and the size of the lower electrode was 250 mm. The coefficients of determination of 150 W output power at the depth point of 5 cm from the central axis of the phantom were analyzed to be 0.9946 and 0.9926 in the agar and Gel Bolus phantoms, respectively; moreover, the temperature change equation of the agar and Gel Bolus phantoms with time can be expressed as follows in the state the phantom temperature is raised to $36^{\circ}C:Y(G)$ is equation of Gel Bolus phantoms (in 5 cm depth) applying output power of 150 W. Y(G)=0.157X+36. It can be seen that if the temperature is measured in this case, the Gel Bolus phantom value can be converted to the measured value of the agar phantom. As a result of comparing the temperature distribution characteristics of the agar phantom of a human-body-equivalent material with those of the Gel Bolus phantom that can be continuously used, the usefulness of Gel Bolus phantom was exhibited.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.39-46
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• 2015

In this paper, a gas sensor using a modified $90^{\circ}$ hybrid coupler structure with conducting polymer which operates at 2.4 GHz is represented. Conducting polymers are used to the gas sensing material in proposed sensors. The conducting polymer varies its electrical property, such as work function and conductivity corresponding to the certain gas. To verify this variation of electrical property of conducting polymer at microwave frequencies, the conducting polymer is incorporated with the $90^{\circ}$ hybrid coupler structure, and this proposed sensor operates as reflection type variable attenuator and variable phase shifter. The conducting polymer is employed as impedence-variable transmission lines that cause a impedance mismatching between the general transmission line and conducting polymer. The experiment was conducted with 100 ppm ethanol gas at temperature of $28^{\circ}C$ and relative humidity of 85 %. As a result, the amplitude deviation of $S_{21}$ is 0.13 dB and the frequency satisfying ${\angle}S_{21}=360^{\circ}$ is shifted about 2.875 MHz.