Qingxin Zhang’s research while affiliated with Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and other places

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Publications (29)


Piezoelectric Micro Diaphragm Based High Performance Humidity Sensor
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April 2025

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Sensors and Actuators B Chemical

Jihang Liu

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High-Performance Piezoelectric Micro Diaphragm Hydrogen Sensor

March 2025

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ACS Sensors

Highly sensitive, selective, and compact hydrogen (H2) sensors for safety and process monitoring are needed due to the growing adoption of H2 as a clean energy carrier. Current resonant frequency-based H2 sensors face a critical challenge in simultaneously achieving high sensitivity, low operating frequency, and miniaturization while maintaining a high figure of merit (FOM). This study addresses these challenges by introducing a novel piezoelectric micro diagram (PMD) H2 sensor that achieves an unprecedented FOM exceeding 10⁴. The sensor uniquely integrates a PMD resonator with a palladium (Pd) sensing layer, operating on a stress-based mechanism distinct from traditional mass-loading principles. Despite a low operating frequency of 150 kHz, the sensor demonstrates a remarkable sensitivity of 18.5 kHz/% H2. Comprehensive characterization also reveals a minimal cross-sensitivity to humidity and common gases and a compact form factor (600 μm lateral length) suitable for IC integration. The sensor’s performance was systematically evaluated across various Pd thicknesses (40–125 nm) and piezoelectric stack covering ratios (50% and 70%), revealing a trade-off between sensitivity and response time. This PMD H2 sensor represents a significant advancement in resonant frequency-based H2 sensing, offering superior sensitivity, compact size, and robust performance for diverse applications in H2 detection and monitoring.







Citations (9)


... The survey of k 2 eff from published SAWRs and FBARs, while all f r are above 1 GHz. 7,12,21,[24][25][26][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] ...

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Shear horizontal mode surface acoustic wave resonator with ultra-high electromechanical coupling based on the X-cut LNOI acoustic platform
Thin Sc 0.2 Al 0.8 N Film Based 15 GHz Wideband Filter: Towards mmWave Acoustic Filters
  • Citing Conference Paper
  • December 2023

... These microstructures exploit the conservation of etendue and restrict the angular spread of light by expanding its areal spread. Unlike conventional bulky Winston cones used for beam condensing [27][28][29], our microphotonic structures are highly miniaturized and compact. Our results further demonstrate seamless integration of the angular-selective microstructures with commercial mid-IR photodetectors, which not only improves the photodetector's SNR, but also enables directional photoresponse centering at the normal direction. ...

Miniaturized CO 2 Gas Sensor Using 20% ScAlN-Based Pyroelectric Detector
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  • Full-text available
  • August 2022

ACS Sensors

... Due to its large size, an optical path length of 37.3 cm was achieved, resulting in a detection limit of 0.5 ppm. Despite such a sensor has high sensitivity, the large size limits its applications, especially in the field of internet of things and mobile terminals, 15 where miniaturization and the capability of being able to integrate with different sensors are demanded. Furthermore, the long optical path can cause the device to reach saturation easily when measuring high-concentration gases, thereby narrowing the sensor's detection range. ...

Silicon substrate-integrated hollow waveguide for miniaturized optical gas sensing
  • Citing Article
  • November 2021

Photonics Research

... where FA is the fractional absorbance, V0 is the voltage of the detector in N2 gas, and V is the voltage of the detector in target gas. Due to the influence of factors such as the IR emitter and light path, practical considerations require modifications to the Beer-Lambert Law Equation (3) [21]: ...

CO2Gas Sensing By Cmos-Mems Scaln-Based Pyroelectric Detector Based on MID-IR Absorption
  • Citing Conference Paper
  • June 2021

... In industrial production, CO 2 detection can not only enhance production efficiency but also can mitigate environmental pollutions. 8,9 In view of this, research on CO 2 detection technologies have an inestimable value and farreaching impact on various areas, thereby creating an urgent demand for CO 2 sensors. ...

NDIR CO2 gas sensing using CMOS compatible MEMS ScAlN-based pyroelectric detector
  • Citing Article
  • July 2021

Sensors and Actuators B Chemical

... Based on electric field regulation, the emissivity can be changed due to the variation of electron density in quantum wells, with 3dB modulation depths reaching 600 kHz and 50 kHz, respectively. The Q value and FWHM of this thermal emitter are 40 and 428 cm -1 at 4.2 μm, which can find application in CO2 sensing, as demonstrated in Fig. 10 (e) and (f) [93]. ...

Photonic crystal MEMS emitter for chemical gas sensing
  • Citing Conference Paper
  • March 2021

... Since then, research and development on AlScN films has increasingly gained attention from research groups as well as industry worldwide. The focus is mostly on MEMS [2,3] and acoustic wave applications [4,5], but energy harvesting applications [6][7][8] are also gaining traction. ...

CMOS compatible MEMS pyroelectric infrared detectors: from AlN to ScAlN
  • Citing Conference Paper
  • March 2021

... These microstructures exploit the conservation of etendue and restrict the angular spread of light by expanding its areal spread. Unlike conventional bulky Winston cones used for beam condensing [27][28][29], our microphotonic structures are highly miniaturized and compact. Our results further demonstrate seamless integration of the angular-selective microstructures with commercial mid-IR photodetectors, which not only improves the photodetector's SNR, but also enables directional photoresponse centering at the normal direction. ...

Considerations For an 8-inch Wafer-Level CMOS Compatible AlN Pyroelectric 5-14 μm Wavelength IR Detector Towards Miniature Integrated Photonics Gas Sensors

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems