Title :
SPICE model for quartz crystal microbalance gas sensors
Author :
Polo, J. ; Llobet, E. ; Vilanova, X. ; Brezmes, J. ; Correig, X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
fDate :
5/13/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A PSPICE model of quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) gas/odour sensors is presented which simulates the response of polymer-coated QCM devices to gases, taking into account the effects of ambient temperature and humidity. The model enables the associated drive circuitry to be rapidly prototyped and electronic nose equipment to be optimised
Keywords :
SPICE; crystal resonators; equivalent circuits; gas sensors; modelling; piezoelectric transducers; polymer films; quartz; PSPICE model; SPICE model; ambient temperature effects; drive circuitry prototyping; electronic nose equipment optimisation; gas sensors; humidity effects; odour sensors; polymer-coated devices; quartz crystal microbalance;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990524
