TY - JOUR A1 - Pangerl, Jonas A1 - Müller, Max A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Weigl, Stefan A1 - Bierl, Rudolf T1 - Characterizing a sensitive compact mid-infrared photoacoustic sensor for methane, ethane and acetylene detection considering changing ambient parameters and bulk composition (N2, O2 and H2O) JF - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical N2 - We present a sensitive and compact interband cascade laser (ICL) based photoacoustic setup for the detection of gaseous hydrocarbons and discuss its applicability towards trace gas analysis. We investigated the performance of the sensor for trace concentrations of methane, ethane and acetylene diluted in nitrogen. The excitation of methane and ethane was accomplished using one tunable diode laser, covering a range from 3360 to 3372 nm, which was replaced by a separate ICL at 3025 nm for acetylene detection. The influence of ambient parameters such as temperature, flow rate and pressure as well as potential cross-sensitivities towards O2 and H2O have been examined in terms of methane and acetylene detection. A series of simulations proved several of these influences to be attributed to relaxation effects. With a 3σ limit of detection (LoD) of 6.8 parts per billion (ppbV) in case of methane, 2.3 ppbV regarding ethane and 3.6 ppbV in terms of acetylene, the sensor demonstrates a great potential for applications in the field of trace gas analysis. KW - Acetylene KW - Cross-sensitivities KW - Ethane KW - Interband cascade laser KW - Methane KW - Photoacoustic spectroscopy KW - Relaxation effects Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-25868 N1 - Corresponding author: Jonas Pangerl VL - 352,1 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Max A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Jobst, Simon A1 - Pangerl, Jonas A1 - Weigl, Stefan A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - An Algorithmic Approach to Compute the Effect of Non-Radiative Relaxation Processes in Photoacoustic Spectroscopy JF - Photoacoustics N2 - Successful transfer of photoacoustic gas sensors from laboratory to real-life applications requires knowledge about potential cross-sensitivities towards environmental and gas matrix changes. Multi-dimensional calibration in case of cross-sensitivities can become very complex or even unfeasible. To address this challenge, we present a novel algorithm to compute the collision based non-radiative efficiency and phase lag of energy relaxation on a molecular level (CoNRad) for photoacoustic signal calculation. This algorithmic approach allows to calculate the entire elaxation cascade of arbitrarily complex systems, yielding a theoretical photoacoustic signal. In this work the influence of varying bulk compositions, i.e. nitrogen (N2), oxygen (O2) and water (H2O) on the photoacoustic signal during methane (CH4) detection is demonstrated. The applicability of the algorithm to other photoacoustic setups is shown exemplary by applying it to the relaxational system investigated in [1]. Hayden et al. examined the effect of water on photoacoustic carbon monoxide (CO) detection. Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-39935 N1 - Corresponding author: Max Müller VL - 26 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Melekhov, Evgeny A1 - Abb, Valerius A1 - Lechner, Alfred A1 - Kammler, Martin ED - Ivanov, Artem ED - Bicker, Marc ED - Patzelt, Peter T1 - Development of a glass-fiber-based spectrometer for the determination of drug residues in groundwater T2 - Tagungsband 2. Symposium Elektronik und Systemintegration ESI 2020 "Intelligente Systeme und ihre Komponenten: Forschung und industrielle Anwendung" N2 - Within the scope of this project, a portable measuring device has been developed which enables a cost-effective analysis of organic substances from ppm to sub-ppm range, such as drug residues in groundwater. The measurement is carried out by means of a surface-enhanced Raman scattering effect (SERS effect) and an exchangeable sensor head. The sensor head used is a nanostructured optical glass fiber glued into a fiber cannula. The tip of the fiber has been processed to act as a SERS cell. The fiber cannula is connected to a freely movable patch cable by using an adapter. Para-thiocresol is used to characterize the SERS cells. Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:860-opus4-2174 SN - 978-3-9818439-4-1 SP - 101 EP - 109 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Scherer, Leo A1 - Vitzthumecker, Thomas A1 - Bierl, Rudolf ED - Uhl, Christian ED - Walter, Michael ED - Stiehl, Annika T1 - Capacitive PCB sensor for the detection of insects in intelligent traps T2 - Applied Research Conference 2022 Conference Proceedings: 4th July 2022, University of Applied Sciences Ansbach (Onsite Conference) N2 - Reliable and fast detection of pest in the food processing and pharmaceutical industry is crucial to ensure hygienically safe, pure and healthy products. This is why intelligent traps, that are able to detect insects automatically are needed. For this, a capacitive PCB sensor is developed and tested, which could be a simplistic, low power solution to the problem. This includes design, footprint generation and simulation as well as testing different types of capacitve sensing against noise immunity and sensitivity to Blattella germanica, the German cockroach. It is shown that a single specimen can very well and reliably be detected by the developed sensor. KW - PCB layout generation KW - insect monitoring KW - pest detection KW - Capacitive sensing Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-55837 SP - 519 EP - 523 PB - Hochschule Ansbach CY - Ansbach ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Serbun, Pavel A1 - Bornmann, Benjamin A1 - Navitski, Aliaksandr A1 - Müller, Günter A1 - Prommesberger, Christian A1 - Langer, Christoph A1 - Dams, Florian A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Stable field emission of single B-doped Si tips and linear current scaling of uniform tip arrays for integrated vacuum microelectronic devices JF - Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics N2 - Advanced Si-based semiconductor technology is most suitable to fabricate uniform nanostructures as integrated field emitter arrays for novel vacuum electronic devices. In order to improve the field emission homogeneity and stability of p-type silicon tip arrays for pulsed sensor applications, the authors have systematically studied the influence of the fabrication parameters on the tip shape and on the specific operating conditions. Based on detailed design calculations of the field enhancement, they have fabricated two series of hexagonal arrays of B-doped Si-tips in a triangular arrangement. The first (second) type contains three (four) patches with different number of tips (1, 91, 547 and 1, 19, 1027, 4447 for the first and second type, respectively) of about 1 (2.5) μm height, ∼20 (20) nm apex radius, and 20 (10) μm pitch. The field emission properties of both individual tips and complete arrays were investigated with a field emission scanning microscope at a pressure of 10−9 mbar. The current plateau of these tips typically occurs at about 10 (3) nA and around 65 (25) V/μm field level. In this carrier saturation range, single tips provide the highest current stability (<5%) and optical current switching ratio (∼2.5). Fairly homogeneous emission of the tip arrays leads to an undershooting of the expected linear scaling of the mean plateau current as well as to a much improved current stability (<1%). Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4765088 VL - 31 IS - 2 PB - AIP Publishing ER - TY - GEN A1 - Melekhov, Evgeny A1 - Abb, Valerius A1 - Weidauer, Tobias A1 - Kammler, Martin A1 - Lechner, Alfred T1 - Tunable Nanopillars as Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Active Structure for Optical Quartz Glass Fiber T2 - SMSI 2021 - Sensors and Instrumentation N2 - In this work, a simple cost effective method to create tunable self-assembled three-dimensional nanostructure array-like nanoantennas on a tip of an optical quartz glass fiber is described. The structures are prepared using lithography-less dry etching. Gold nanoparticles are used as an etching mask using a thin metal-film thermal dewetting technique. The structures are applied as sensor for label-free analysis of organic substances in ppb range, such as drug residues in groundwater. The measurements are carried out by means of a Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) effect, an exchangeable sensor head, and a portable Raman device. This method allows in situ applications. Parathiocresol is used as a model substance to characterize the SERS cells. For metallization, gold and silver are compared. Reproducible SERS enhancement factors up to 10 7 are evaluated. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-9819376-4-0 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5162/SMSI2021/B8.2 SP - 153 EP - 154 PB - AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Khaled, W. A1 - Bruhns, Otto T. A1 - Reichling, S. A1 - Böse, Holger A1 - Baumann, Michael A1 - Monkman, Gareth J. A1 - Egersdörfer, Stefan A1 - Meier, Alexander A1 - Klein, Dagmar A1 - Freimuth, Herbert A1 - Ermert, Helmut T1 - A haptic sensor-actuator-system based on ultrasound elastography and electrorheological fluids for virtual reality applications in medicine T2 - CARS 2003 : computer assisted radiology and surgery ; proceedings of the 17th International Congress and Exhibition London, June 25 - 28, 2003 N2 - Mechanical properties of biological tissue represent important diagnostic information and are of histological relevance (hard lesions, "nodes" in organs: tumors; calcifications in vessels: arteriosclerosis). The problem is, that such information is usually obtained by digital palpation only, which is limited with respect to sensitivity. It requires intuitive assessment and does not allow quantitative documentation. A suitable sensor is required for quantitative detection of mechanical tissue properties. On the other hand, there is also some need for a realistic mechanical display of those tissue properties. Suitable actuator arrays with high spatial resolution and real-time capabilities are required operating in a haptic sensor actuator system with different applications. The sensor system uses real time ultrasonic elastography whereas the tactile actuator is based on electrorheological fluids. Due to their small size the actuator array elements have to be manufactured by micro-mechanical production methods. In order to supply the actuator elements with individual high voltages a sophisticated switching and control concept have been designed. This haptic system has the potential of inducing real time substantial forces, using a compact lightweight mechanism which can be applied to numerous areas including intraoperative navigation, telemedicine, teaching, space and telecommunication. Y1 - 2003 SP - 1354 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - GEN A1 - Prem, Nina A1 - Sindersberger, Dirk A1 - Monkman, Gareth J. T1 - Spectroscopic Analysis of Magneto-Active Polymers (MAP) - Poster T2 - DFG-Tagung, Benediktbeuern, September 2017 Y1 - 2017 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Heinrich, Tobias A1 - Ketterl, Hermann T1 - AI to quantify biological diversity T2 - LANDSUPPORT Final Conference and the Save Our Soils Workshop, 27 -28 APRIL 2022, Portici, Italy N2 - The primary consumers of plant exudates – in exact fungi and bacteria, are representative for the soil succession level from bare soil, which is bacterial dominant to old growth forest constitute by fungal dominance. In a specified level of soil succession, a special kind of plant family benefits on the Fungal to Bacteria Ratio. The ability to determine this ratio in situ without complex chemical applications is part of the project Electronical Laboratory for Intelligent Soil Examination (ELISE). Several mechanical and optical tests on soil samples are covered within this Project. To analyze the fungal to bacteria ratio, samples are prepared automatically – in a defined and reproductive procedure – to generate slides for shadowing microscopy. The samples are observed by a camera, which is attached to a transmitted light microscope. The automatic analysis, done with computer vision algorithms, aims to quantify bacterial and fungal biomass in the actual sample view. Moreover, the algorithm can classify organisms according to their color and shape. To get a processable picture, several images from different focal levels must be taken through the sample thickness. Parts of each image, are in focus at the actual layer, are merged to a whole depth of field picture, by focus stacking. This produced picture is used to classify, locate and quantify – in first step filamentous organisms e.g. fungal by image sematic segmentation. The result represents an image sized mask, which indicates the class of fungi with class equivalate values at the pixel positions – covered by the organism. This information is used to calculate the fungal mass per gram soil. To quantify the bacterial biomass two approaches are implemented. For low density of bacterial existence, the individual bacteria is counted for a part of the field of view by an image detection algorithm to be extrapolate afterwards to the mass per gram soil. For high density of bacterial occurrence, specified regions of interest with only bacteria present are chosen. An image classification which has been pretrained by pictures of bacterial density patterns – previously determent by making the sample countable due to preforming sample dilutions, is done. The second option for high density bacterial count is, to automatically preform dilutions until the image detection is confidently countable. To ensure a usable confidence score a statistical approach of many fields of view is taken. Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-50080 UR - https://www.landsupport.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/210422-abstract-poster-v2.pdf ER - TY - GEN A1 - Ketterl, Hermann A1 - Heinrich, Tobias T1 - Vivid tool for comprehensive biological soil analysis T2 - LANDSUPPORT Final Conference and the Save Our Soils Workshop, 27 -28 APRIL 2022, Portici, Italy N2 - The sample preparation for shadowing microscopy, to examinate biological soil properties, is time consuming, manual work. The outcome depends on subjective skills of the operator, furthermore the results are mostly not quantitative. The database on biological soil properties is mostly not sufficient for an integrated modelling on an multidisciplinary scale. This project combines three progressive approaches to develop a tool that is easy to use and gives in situ results that can be used for many purposes. Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-50078 UR - https://www.landsupport.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/210422-abstract-poster-v2.pdf ER - TY - GEN A1 - van der Weerd, Bastiaan A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - A Conductivity Probe for Determination of the Carbon Dioxide Tension at the Oxygenator Exhaust Outlet during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) T2 - Proceedings of the 9th ISC Modern Analytical Chemistry 2013, Prag Y1 - 2013 UR - https://www.gdch.de/fileadmin/downloads/Veranstaltungen/Tagungen/2014_Tagungen/analytica/poster_abstracts/sens03_vanderweerd_5860.pdf ER - TY - GEN A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Hofmann, Matthias A1 - Bierl, Rudolf T1 - Development of a miniaturized photoacoustic multigas sensing system for trace gas measurement T2 - 17th International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena, Oct. 20-24, 2013, Suzhou China Y1 - 2013 UR - https://www.gdch.de/fileadmin/downloads/Veranstaltungen/Tagungen/2014_Tagungen/analytica/poster_abstracts/sens05_rueck_5925.pdf ER - TY - GEN A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael A1 - Bierl, Rudolf T1 - Development of a miniaturized photoacoustic multigas sensing system for trace gas measurement T2 - analytica conference 2014, 1. bis 4. April, München Y1 - 2014 UR - https://www.gdch.de/fileadmin/downloads/Veranstaltungen/Tagungen/2014_Tagungen/analytica/poster_abstracts/sens05_rueck_5925.pdf ER - TY - GEN A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael A1 - Bierl, Rudolf T1 - Comparison of acoustic detectors for use in miniaturized photoacoustic devices designed for nitrogen dioxide trace gas measurement T2 - ANAKON, 23.-26.3.2015, Graz Y1 - 2015 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pangerl, Jonas A1 - Sukul, Pritam A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Fuchs, Patricia A1 - Weigl, Stefan A1 - Miekisch, Wolfram A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - An inexpensive UV-LED photoacoustic based real-time sensor-system detecting exhaled trace-acetone JF - Photoacoustics N2 - n this research we present a low-cost system for breath acetone analysis based on UV-LED photoacoustic spectroscopy. We considered the end-tidal phase of exhalation, which represents the systemic concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) – providing clinically relevant information about the human health. This is achieved via the development of a CO2-triggered breath sampling system, which collected alveolar breath over several minutes in sterile and inert containers. A real-time mass spectrometer is coupled to serve as a reference device for calibration measurements and subsequent breath analysis. The new sensor system provided a 3σ detection limit of 8.3 ppbV and an NNEA of 1.4E-9 Wcm 1Hz 0.5. In terms of the performed breath analysis measurements, 12 out of 13 fell within the error margin of the photoacoustic measurement system, demonstrating the reliability of the measurements in the field. KW - Photoacoustic spectroscopy KW - Real-time mass-spectrometry KW - Breath analysis KW - Acetone KW - UV-LED Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-71279 SN - 2213-5979 N1 - Corresponding author der OTH Regensburg: Jonas Pangerl VL - 38 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Escher, Lukas A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Jobst, Simon A1 - Pangerl, Jonas A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - Photodissociation-Driven Photoacoustic Spectroscopy with UV-LEDs for Ozone Detection JF - Photoacoustics N2 - This study presents the development and evaluation of a UV-LED based photoacoustic (PA) measurement system for ozone (O3) detection to demonstrate its potential for low-cost and accurate sensing while for the first time addressing the importance of photodissociation for PA signal generation for O3 in the UV range. With a detection limit of 7.9 ppbV, the system exhibits a significant advancement over state-of-the-art UV-PA O3 detection and is on par with laser-based setups. Following a novel discussion of the PA signal arising from photodissociation and its products, cross-sensitivity effects due to environmental factors such as temperature and gas composition were systematically analyzed. A digital twin driven compensation for these influences was implemented and evaluated. Despite the challenges associated with modeling the effects of H2O and CO2, the PA system shows considerable potential, though further studies in real world applications must be conducted. KW - Photoacoustic spectroscopy KW - UV-LED KW - Ozone KW - Photodissociation KW - Cross-sensitivity Y1 - 2025 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-80076 SN - 2213-5979 N1 - Corresponding author der OTH Regensburg: Lukas Escher VL - 43 PB - Elsevier BV ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hausler, Peter A1 - Holzner, Lukas A1 - Ehrnsperger, Matthias A1 - Bierl, Rudolf T1 - Evaluation of the creep strength of samples produced by fused deposition modeling JF - Open Engineering N2 - Data sheets for 3D printing materials typically include softening temperature, impact strength, tensile strength, and stiffness. However, creep strength, an important parameter for components used over an extended period, is usually not included. Nevertheless, this parameter is of significant importance for components that are used over an extended period of time.This study compares the long-term creep behavior of a selection of materials that are commonly used in fused deposition modeling 3D printing. The materials under investigation are acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, acrylonitrile styrene acrylate, polylactic acid, and polycarbonate. In addition, the influence of fiber reinforcements on these materials is also examined. A simple, reproducible test procedure is proposed for users to determine and compare creep resistance of materials. This enables developers to select materials suitable for their own requirements on creep resistance and allows 3D-printing users to compare different materials. Results suggest that fiber reinforcement generally improves creep stability in 3D-printing materials, with GreenTEC Pro Carbon and add:north PC Blend HT LCF showing the most promise in this study. Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-79760 N1 - Corresponding author der OTH Regensburg: Peter Hausler VL - 14 IS - 1 PB - de Gruyter ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schels, Andreas A1 - Edler, Simon A1 - Herdl, Florian A1 - Hansch, Walter A1 - Bachmann, Michael A1 - Ritter, Daniela A1 - Dudeck, Markus A1 - Duesberg, Felix A1 - Meyer, Manuel A1 - Pahlke, Andreas A1 - Hausladen, Matthias A1 - Buchner, Philipp A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - In situ quantitative field emission imaging using a low-cost CMOS imaging sensor JF - Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B N2 - Spatially resolved field emission measurements represent an important factor in further development of existing field emitter concepts. In this work, we present a novel approach that allows quantitative analysis of individual emission spots from integral current-voltage measurements using a low-cost and commercially available CMOS camera. By combining different exposure times to extrapolate oversaturated and underexposed pixels, a near congruence of integral current and image brightness is shown. The extrapolation also allows parallel investigation of all individual tips participating in the total current with currents ranging from a few nanoampere to one microampere per tip. The sensitivity, which is determined by the integral brightness-to-current ratio, remains unchanged within the measurement accuracy even after ten full measurement cycles. Using a point detection algorithm, the proportional current load of each individual tip of the field emitter array is analyzed and compared at different times during the initial measurement cycle. Together with the extracted I-V curves of single emission spots from the integral measurement, the results indicate the effect of premature burnout of particularly sharp tips during conditioning of the emitter. KW - ARRAYS KW - ELECTRON-EMISSION KW - EMITTERS KW - FakANK Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0001551 VL - 40 IS - 1 PB - AIP Publishing ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Engelhardt, Lucas A1 - Melzner, Maximilian A1 - Havelkova, Linda A1 - Fiala, Pavel A1 - Christen, Patrik A1 - Dendorfer, Sebastian A1 - Simon, Ulrich T1 - A new musculoskeletal AnyBodyTM detailed hand model JF - Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering N2 - Musculoskeletal research questions regarding the prevention or rehabilitation of the hand can be addressed using inverse dynamics simulations when experiments are not possible. To date, no complete human hand model implemented in a holistic human body model has been fully developed. The aim of this work was to develop, implement, and validate a fully detailed hand model using the AnyBody Modelling System (AMS) (AnyBody, Aalborg, Denmark). To achieve this, a consistent multiple cadaver dataset, including all extrinsic and intrinsic muscles, served as a basis. Various obstacle methods were implemented to obtain with the correct alignment of the muscle paths together with the full range of motion of the fingers. These included tori, cylinders, and spherical ellipsoids. The origin points of the lumbrical muscles within the tendon of the flexor digitorum profundus added a unique feature to the model. Furthermore, the possibility of an entire patient-specific scaling based on the hand length and width were implemented in the model. For model validation, experimental datasets from the literature were used, which included the comparison of numerically calculated moment arms of the wrist, thumb, and index finger muscles. In general, the results displayed good comparability of the model and experimental data. However, the extrinsic muscles showed higher accordance than the intrinsic ones. Nevertheless, the results showed, that the proposed developed inverse dynamics hand model offers opportunities in a broad field of applications, where the muscles and joint forces of the forearm play a crucial role. KW - Musculoskeletal KW - hand KW - AnyBody KW - inverse dynamics KW - moment arm Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2020.1851367 VL - 24 IS - 7 SP - 777 EP - 787 PB - Taylor & Francis ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Tschurtschenthaler, Karl A1 - Krenkel, Lars A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Mechano-optical micro pillar sensor for biofluidmechanic wall shear stress measurements T2 - 25th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), July 7-10, 2019, Vienna, Austria Y1 - 2019 UR - https://esbiomech.org/conference/archive/2019vienna/Contribution_608.pdf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Prommesberger, Christian A1 - Langer, Christoph A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Stable and low noise field emission from single p-type Si-tips T2 - International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 31st, 2018, Kyoto, Japan N2 - Single gated p-type Si-tips with two different tip radii were fabricated. An emission current of 2.40 μA was measured for the sharp-edged tip at a voltage of 170 V. In contrast, a stable and reproducible emission behavior was observed with an increased tip radius resulting in a pronounced saturation region between 90 V and 150 V, but merely an emission current of 0.55 μA at 150 V. More remarkable is the stable emission behavior with fluctuation of ± 4 % during a measurement period of 30 minutes. The integral emission current in a homogeneous tip array (16 emitters) showed nearly the same I-V characteristics compared to the single tip and is therefore, most dominated by only a stable single tip in the array. KW - field emission KW - p-type Si-tips KW - gate-electrode KW - emission stability KW - low current fluctuations Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC.2018.8520018 PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lindner, Matthias A1 - Berndt, Dominik A1 - Prommesberger, Christian A1 - Langer, Christoph A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Field emission assisted micro plasma discharges at vacuum and atmospheric pressures T2 - 31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 2018, Kyoto, Japan N2 - Spatially confined non-equilibrium plasmas at vacuum and atmospheric pressure in the dimensions from a few microns to one millimeter are a promising approach to the generation and maintenance of stable glow discharges. The realization of these micro-discharges or micro-plasmas enable more accurate investigations in the field of micro plasma research. We report on field emission assisted micro plasmas excited by an alternating current with frequencies up to 1 kHz. Due to the field enhancement caused by an array of Si nano-tip structures the ignition voltage of stable plasma discharges can be reduced by 30%. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC.2018.8520181 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Berndt, Dominik A1 - Lindner, Matthias A1 - Tschurtschenthaler, Karl A1 - Langer, Christoph A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Miniaturized Plasma Actuator Flow Measurements by MEMS-Based Thermal Conductivity Sensors T2 - MDPI Proceedings of Eurosensors 2018, 9-12 September, Graz N2 - The gasflow created by a minaturized dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuator is measured by a MEMS-based thermal conductivity gas sensor giving an indication of flow velocity and flow direction. The possiblity of several sensors in a small area gives a far better accuracy of local flow phenomena compared to conventional sensors. This is important for a better understanding of plasma- induced flow characteristics. KW - thermal conductivity sensors; plasma actuators; surface hotfilms; sensors for aerospace Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2130939 VL - Vol.13 IS - 2 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Steindl, Michael A1 - Mottok, Jürgen A1 - Meier, Hans A1 - Schiller, Frank A1 - Früchtl, M. T1 - Safeguarded Processing of Sensor Data T2 - IT-SecurityArea (IT-SA 2009) vom 13.-15. Oktober 2009, Nürnberg N2 - The spectrum of software tasks no longer includes only rare function controlling tasks for sensor actuator chains in reactive embedded systems. However, more and more responsible challenges like safety-critical scenarios are tackled. Therefore sensor data have to be safeguarded by several mechanism. An obvious and widely used approach is the use of two redundant hardware controllers, but this comes along with an additional cost, space and energy factor. Another way to fulfill certain safety properties is to implement a second diverse software channel in a single micro-controller architecture according the Safely Embedded Software (SES) approach. However, a lack of performance occurs by implementing this diverse channel for complex computations e.g. floating-point operations. This paper gives an approach for transferring the SES into a coprocessor and to migrate SES to a flexible and powerful FPGA architecture. KW - Safety embedded software KW - FPGA KW - Diverse instructions KW - Safety code weaving Y1 - 2009 UR - https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02268737 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Steindl, Michael A1 - Mottok, Jürgen A1 - Meier, Hans A1 - Schiller, Frank A1 - Früchtl, M. T1 - Safeguarded Processing of Sensor Data T2 - 5th Embedded Real Time Software and Systems Conference (ERTS2 2010), May 2010, Toulouse, France Y1 - 2010 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Edler, Simon A1 - Hansch, Walter A1 - Prommesberger, Christian A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Influence of adsorbates on the performance of a field emitter array in a high voltage triode setup T2 - International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 31st, 2018, Kyoto, Japan N2 - The influence of residual gas pressure on the characteristics of black-Silicon field emitter arrays in a high voltage triode setup is investigated. I-Vcharacteristics at different pressure levels show a decrease of emission current with rising pressure. This can be explained by an increase of the work function and charging of the emitter surface due to adsorbates. The initial characteristics can be restored by heating the FEA up to 110 °C during electron emission. This regeneration procedure enables an extension of the lifetime from about 20 h to 440 h at a residual gas pressure of 10 -5 mbar. KW - semiconductor field emission KW - field emitter array KW - silicon tips KW - emission current stability Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC.2018.8520214 PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Käsbauer, Johannes A1 - Schmailzl, Anton A1 - Prehm, Jens A1 - Loose, Tobias A1 - Hierl, Stefan T1 - Simulation of Quasi-Simultaneous Laser Transmission Welding of Plastics BT - Optimization of Material Parameters in Broad Temperature Range T2 - Procedia CIRP N2 - Thermo-mechanical simulation offers great opportunities to optimize welding processes of plastics. For realistic simulation, the temperature dependent mechanical properties need to be implemented from ambient temperature to temperatures above the flow temperature. Standard test methods are insufficient for characterization in the entire temperature range because close to the flow temperature the material is too soft for tensile tests and too stiff for rheometry. Therefore, an optimization strategy is developed, that determines unknown material parameters by testing in welding simulations. The unknown parameters are iteratively adjusted to minimize the mismatch between computed and measured set-paths. Thus, important process characteristics are calculated realistically, enabling the computer aided assessment of the weld quality. KW - plastics welding KW - simulation KW - material modelling KW - optimization KW - parameterization KW - Kunststoffschweißen KW - Thermomechanische Eigenschaft KW - Simulation Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.09.136 VL - 94 SP - 737 EP - 741 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Weigl, Stefan A1 - Feldmeier, Florian A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - Photoacoustic detection of acetone in N2 and synthetic air using a high power UV LED JF - Sensors Actuators B Chemical N2 - The performance of a photoacoustic trace gas sensor for the detection of acetone in N2 and synthetic air is reported. The sensor system utilises an amplitude modulated UV LED. The light source has an emission maximum at 278 nm and a maximum CW output power of 300 mW according to the datasheet. Three different collimating and focusing approaches have been investigated to guide the highly divergent LED light into the acoustic resonator of the photoacoustic measurement cell. A 3D printed aluminium cell was designed to optimize light coupling by simultaneously minimizing the photoacoustic background signal generation. Hence, the diameter of the resonator was set to a comparable large diameter of 10 mm and the inner walls of the resonator were mirror polished. The additive manufacturing procedure allowed for integration of a spirally formed gas channel, enabling gas heating prior to detection. The sensor performance was investigated by measuring acetone in N2 and synthetic air at different concentrations. The UV LED current was set to 86 % of the maximum value according to the datasheet of the light source in order to increase the lifetime and thermal stability. An Allan-Werle deviation analysis validates a stable sensor performance. The limit of detection (LoD) was determined at a 3σ noise level with a 10 s lock-in amplifier time constant by sampling data points over 20 s with a data acquisition rate of 5 Hz. LoDs of 80.8 ppbV and 19.6 ppbV were obtained for acetone in N2 and synthetic air, respectively. KW - Acetone detection KW - Photoacoustic spectroscopy KW - High power UV LED KW - UV LED collimation system KW - Acetone breath analysis Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2020.128109 N1 - Corresponding author at: Sensorik-Applikationszentrum (SappZ) der Ostbayerischen Technischen Hochschule Regensburg VL - 316 IS - August SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Berndt, Dominik A1 - Muggli, Josef A1 - Wittwer, Franz A1 - Langer, Christoph A1 - Heinrich, Stephan A1 - Knittel, Thorsten A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - MEMS-based thermal conductivity sensor for hydrogen gas detection in automotive applications JF - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical N2 - Accurate detection of hydrogen gas in vehicle interiors is very important for the future of a fuel cell car. Since this type of gas is highly volatile and flammable, the measurement methods have to be very reliable and precise due to safety reasons. In this paper a thermal conductivity sensor for hydrogen gas detection is presented, exhibiting a lower detection limit of 2000 ppm hydrogen in laboratory air. The sensor element is realized by micro-fabrication techniques on silicon wafers. The heated filament is exposed by a selective wet etching process creating a micro-hotplate on a thin membrane. In order to minimize power consumption, the sensor is operated in pulsed mode. Hydrogen gas detection was carried out using a synthetic gas testbench. Measurements of hydrogen contents ranging from 0% to 4% with an increment of 0.5% were successfully performed for ambient gas temperatures between -15°C and 84°C. Including humidity, high moisture contents have the greatest influence on thermal conductivity. This was predicted in theoretical investigations and confirmed in experiments. For evaluation, both the change in resistance ΔR as well as the time constant τ were taken as sensor output. For both quantities, the previously established theoretical relationship with thermal conductivity could be confirmed. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2019.111670 VL - 305 IS - April PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Weigl, Stefan A1 - Wittmann, Elisabeth A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - Effects of ambient parameters and cross-sensitivities from O2, CO2 and H2O on the photoacoustic detection of acetone in the UV region JF - Sensors Actuators B Chemical N2 - We present a sensitive UV LED photoacoustic setup for the detection of gaseous acetone and discuss its applicability towards breath analysis. We investigated the performance of the sensor for low acetone concentrations down to 0.1 parts per million (ppmV). The influences of temperature, flow, pressure, optical power and LED duty cycle on the measured signal have been examined. To gain a better understanding of the different effects on the photoacoustic signal, correlation analysis was applied and feature importance was determined using a large measured dataset. Furthermore, the cross-sensitivities towards O2, CO2 and H2O have been studied extensively. Finally, the sensor’s performance to detect acetone between 0.1–1 ppmV within gas mixtures simulating breath exhale conditions has been investigated, too. With a limit of detection (LoD) of 12.5 parts per billion (ppbV) (3σ) measured under typical breath exhale gas mixture conditions, the sensor demonstrated a high potential for the application of acetone detection in human breath analysis. KW - Acetone detection KW - Photoacoustic spectroscopy KW - High power UV LED KW - Cross-sensitivities KW - Acetone breath analysis Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2020.129001 SN - 0925-4005 N1 - Corresponding authors: Stefan Weigl, Elisabeth Wittmann, Thomas Rück, Rudolf Bierl, Frank-Michael Matysik N1 - Corrigendum to “Effects of ambient parameters and cross-sensitivities from O2, CO2 and H2O on the photoacoustic detection of acetone in the UV region” [Sens. Actuators B: Chem. 328 (February 2021) (2020) 129001]; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2020.129392 IS - 328 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schubert, Martin J. W. A1 - Seign, Stefan A1 - Dai, Q. A1 - Hinterseer, Sebastian A1 - Pielmeier, F. A1 - Pietsch, Alexander A1 - Seebauer, C. A1 - Weiß, Josef A1 - Yu, C. A1 - Zenger, Stefan T1 - Capacitive Sensor Technology for Soil Moisture Monitoring Networks T2 - 24th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), 5-8 Dec. 2017, Batumi, Georgia N2 - A sensor technology for tracking soil-moisture in agricultural fields is presented. A linear measurement method was developed to satisfy the need for cheap sensors with wide range of capacitance change such as factor 30. A combined wired and wireless network transmits data to a server. Various battery aspects are compared with respect to use in agriculture. Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECS.2017.8292018 SP - 190 EP - 193 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schubert, Martin J. W. T1 - System Contemplations for Precision Irrigation in Agriculture T2 - AIP Conference Proceedings N2 - This communication contemplates political, biological and technical aspects for efficient and profitable irrigation in sustainable agriculture. A standard for irrigation components is proposed. The need for many, and three-dimensionally distributed, soil measurement points is explained, thus enabling the control of humidity in selected layers of earth. Combined wireless and wired data transmission is proposed. Energy harvesting and storage together with mechanical sensor construction are discussed. Y1 - 2017 SN - 9780735414969 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4979393 VL - 1828 IS - 1 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lee, Wai-Kong A1 - Schubert, Martin J. W. A1 - Ho, Stanley Jian-Qin T1 - Multi-source energy harvesting and storage for floating wireless-sensor-network nodes T2 - 2016 IEEE Industrial Electronics and Applications Conference (IEACon 2016), 20.-22. Nov. 2016, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Y1 - 2016 SN - 9781509009268 ER - TY - PAT A1 - Schubert, Martin J. W. A1 - Seign, Stefan T1 - Arrangement for Measuring Capacitance Y1 - 2016 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stadler, Dominik A1 - Hofmann, Matthias J. A1 - Motschmann, Hubert A1 - Shamonin (Chamonine), Mikhail T1 - Automotived system for measuring the surface dilational modulus of liquid-air interfaces JF - Measurement Science and Technology N2 - The surface dilational modulus is a crucial parameter for describing the rheological properties of aqueous surfactant solutions. These properties are important for many technological processes. The present paper describes a fully automated instrument based on the oscillating bubble technique. It works in the frequency range from 1 Hz to 500 Hz, where surfactant exchange dynamics governs the relaxation process. The originality of instrument design is the consistent combination of modern measurement technologies with advanced imaging and signal processing algorithms. Key steps on the way to reliable and precise measurements are the excitation of harmonic oscillation of the bubble, phase sensitive evaluation of the pressure response, adjustment and maintenance of the bubble shape to half sphere geometry for compensation of thermal drifts, contour tracing of the bubbles video images, removal of noise and artefacts within the image for improving the reliability of the measurement, and, in particular, a complex trigger scheme for the measurement of the oscillation amplitude, which may vary with frequency as a result of resonances. The corresponding automation and programming tasks are described in detail. Various programming strategies, such as the use of MATLAB® software and native C++ code are discussed. An advance in the measurement technique is demonstrated by a fully automated measurement. The instrument has the potential to mature into a standard technique in the fields of colloid and interface chemistry and provides a significant extension of the frequency range to established competing techniques and state-of-the-art devices based on the same measurement principle. KW - automated measurements KW - DILATATIONAL PROPERTIES KW - dilational modulus KW - graphical user interfaces KW - image processing KW - MEDIUM FREQUENCY-RANGE KW - OSCILLATING BUBBLE TECHNIQUE KW - RHEOLOGY KW - signal processing KW - STABILITY KW - surface rheology KW - TENSIOMETRY Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/27/6/065301 VL - 27 IS - 6 PB - IOP Science ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Krysztof, Michał A1 - Miera, Paweł A1 - Urbański, Paweł A1 - Grzebyk, Tomasz A1 - Hausladen, Matthias A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Integrated silicon electron source for high vacuum microelectromechanical system devices JF - Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B N2 - The article presents the process of developing a silicon electron source designed for high-vacuum microelectromechanical system (HV MEMS) devices, i.e., MEMS electron microscope and MEMS x-ray source. Technological constraints and issues of such an electron source are explained. The transition from emitters made of carbon nanotubes to emitters made of pure silicon is described. Overall, the final electron source consists of a silicon tip emitter and a silicon gate electrode integrated on the same glass substrate. The source generates an electron beam without any carbon nanotube coverage. It generates a high and stable electron current and works after the final bonding process of an HV MEMS device. KW - Materials Chemistry KW - Electrical and Electronic Engineering KW - Surfaces, Coatings and Films KW - Process Chemistry and Technology KW - Instrumentation KW - Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0003385 SN - 2166-2746 VL - 42 IS - 2 PB - AIP Publishing ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schreiner, Rupert A1 - Naegele, Peter A1 - Körbl, M. A1 - Groning, A. A1 - Gentner, Jean-Louis A1 - Schweizer, Heinz C. T1 - Monolithically integrated tunable laterally coupled distributed-feedback lasers JF - Photonics Technology Letters N2 - A new method for fabrication of tunable InGaAsP-InP single-mode lasers without epitaxial overgrowth is reported. These devices show the advantage of a considerably simplified fabrication process compared to conventional tunable laser types. The lasers comprise an active Bragg reflector integrated with an uncorrugated separately pumped gain region. By adjusting the current through the Bragg reflector, the wavelength can be tuned between 1590.8 and 1595.2 nm. KW - Tunable circuits and devices KW - Optical coupling KW - Laser tuning KW - Etching KW - Pump lasers KW - Laser feedback KW - Optical device fabrication KW - Distributed feedback devices KW - Gratings KW - Fiber lasers Y1 - 2001 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/68.969880 VL - 13 IS - 12 SP - 1277 EP - 1279 PB - IEEE ER - TY - INPR A1 - Pangerl, Jonas A1 - Sukul, Pritam A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Fuchs, Patricia A1 - Weigl, Stefan A1 - Miekisch, Wolfram A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - An Inexpensive Uv-Led Photoacoustic Based Real-Time Sensor-System Detecting Exhaled Trace-Acetone N2 - In this research we present a low-cost system for breath acetone analysis based on UV-LED photoacoustic spectroscopy. We considered the end-tidal phase of exhalation, which represents the systemic concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) – providing clinically relevant information about the human health. This is achieved via the development of a CO2-triggered breath sampling system, which collected alveolar breath over several minutes in sterile and inert containers. A real-time mass spectrometer is coupled to serve as a reference device for calibration measurements and subsequent breath analysis. The new sensor system provided a 3σ detection limit of 6.4 ppbV and an NNEA of 1.1E-9 Wcm-1Hz-0.5. In terms of the performed breath analysis measurements, 12 out of 13 fell within the error margin of the photoacoustic measurement system, demonstrating the reliability of the measurements in the field. KW - photoacoustic spectroscopy KW - real-time mass-spectrometry KW - breath analysis KW - acetone KW - UV-LED Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4724198 N1 - Der Aufsatz wurde peer-reviewed unter folgender DOI veröffentlicht: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacs.2024.100604 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Buchner, Philipp A1 - Kaiser, Alexander A1 - Hausladen, Matthias A1 - Bartl, Mathias A1 - Bachmann, Michael A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Silicon Nanowire Field Emitters with Integrated Extraction Gates Using Benzocyclobutene as an Insulator T2 - 37th International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 15-19 July 2024, Brno, Czech Republic N2 - We are continuously improving the performance of our field emission electron sources. In this work a geometrically optimized design of electron sources with silicon nanowire field emitters on pillars was fabricated. This new design increased the packing density of the emitters by using a hexagonal arrangement of the pillars and a pillar spacing of 40 µm. Benzocyclobutene was used as the insulator material for an integrated (Cr/Ni) extraction gate. A modified fabrication process for the field emitters further improved reproducibility and reliability. An emission current of about 0.4 mA was measured for 30 minutes at an extraction voltage of 250 V and an anode voltage of 500 V. Electron transmission through the gate reached almost 100%. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC63480.2024.10652314 SP - 1 EP - 2 PB - IEEE ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Berndt, Dominik A1 - Muggli, Josef A1 - Heckel, Robert A1 - Rahiman, Mohd Fuad A1 - Lindner, Matthias A1 - Heinrich, Stephan A1 - Plöchinger, Heinz A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - A Robust Miniaturized Gas Sensor for H₂ and CO₂ Detection Based on the 3ω Method JF - Sensors N2 - Gas concentration monitoring is essential in industrial or life science areas in order to address safety-relevant or process-related questions. Many of the sensors used in this context are based on the principle of thermal conductivity. The 3ω-method is a very accurate method to determine the thermal properties of materials. It has its origin in the thermal characterization of thin solid films. To date, there have been very few scientific investigations using this method to determine the thermal properties of gases and to apply it to gas measurement technology. In this article, we use two exemplary gases (H2 and CO2) for a systematical investigation of this method in the context of gas analysis. To perform our experiments, we use a robust, reliable sensing element that is already well established in vacuum measurement technology. This helix-shaped thin wire of tungsten exhibits high robustness against chemical and mechanical influences. Our setup features a compact measurement environment, where sensor operation and data acquisition are integrated into a single device. The experimental results show a good agreement with a simplified analytical model and FEM simulations. The sensor exhibits a lower detection limit of 0.62% in the case of CO2, and only 0.062% in case the of H2 at an excitation frequency of 1 Hz. This is one of the lowest values reported in literature for thermal conductivity H2 sensors. KW - 3ω-method KW - CO2 sensor KW - H2 sensor KW - thermal gas sensor Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/s22020485 N1 - Corresponding author: Dominik J. Berndt VL - 22 IS - 2 SP - 1 EP - 17 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Monkman, Gareth J. A1 - Sindersberger, Dirk A1 - Prem, Nina A1 - Szecsey, Tamara T1 - Smart Stiction JF - Robotics & Automation Engineering Journal N2 - Soft robotics could loosely be described as the engineering science of expanded dexterity through controllable flexibility. The exploitation of controllable compliance through the judicious choice of soft flexible members, as opposed to a finite number of rigid kinematic joints, can result in greater dexterity without compromising simplicity. One example is the replacement of segmented mechanical legs with simple compliant material eruciform prolegs. To achieve this in robotics, without introducing additional mechanical joints, mobile surfaces with switchable coefficients of friction is essential. This paper explains how, using silicone based smart materials, the rapid alternation between kinematic and static friction (stiction) may be achieved. Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.19080/RAEJ.2019.04.555641 N1 - Corresponding author: Gareth J. Monkman VL - 4 IS - 4 PB - Juniper Publishers ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schreiner, Rupert A1 - Körbl, M. A1 - Gräbeldinger, H. A1 - Gentner, Jean-Louis A1 - Schweizer, H. T1 - Laterally gain-coupled 1.57 [micro sign]m DFB lasers with chromium surface grating and self-aligned Ti/Pt/Au ohmic contact JF - Electronics Letters N2 - A simple method for fabricating gain coupled DFB lasers with lateral surface chromium Bragg gratings and self-aligned low capacitance ohmic contacts is reported. These InGaAsP/InP lasers show monomode emission with a sidemode suppression ratio of 40 dB. For 243 µm long devices a continuous wave threshold current of 17 mA was measured at room temperature. KW - Bragg gratings KW - platinum KW - chromium KW - ohmic contacts KW - titanium KW - distributed feedback lasers KW - gold Y1 - 2000 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1049/el:20000500 SN - 0013-5194 VL - 36 IS - 7 SP - 636 EP - 637 PB - The Institution of Engineering and Technology, IET ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - NO2 trace gas monitoring in air using off-beam quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS) and interference studies towards CO2, H2O and acoustic noise JF - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical N2 - We present the development and characterization as well as comprehensive interference studies of a photoacoustic NO2 trace gas detection system. The system is based on an off-beam quartz enhanced photoacoustic scheme (off-beam QEPAS) and signal generation was initiated by amplitude modulating a low-cost diode laser emitting at 450 nm. The QEPAS sensor element features double-resonant amplification, still it is only ∼ 5 × 5 × 2.5 mm in size. The individual and combined resonance characteristics were investigated and specified to 52 dB amplification, adding up 15 dB acoustic- and 37 dB mechanical-resonance amplification. The linearity of the photoacoustic signal dependency on the analyte concentration was verified from 200 ppbV to 100 ppmV NO2 in synthetic air. The detection limit (3σ) was determined to 1.8 ppbV using a lock-in time constant of 10 s and an averaging time of 20 s. The normalized noise equivalent absorption coefficient was specified to 2.5·10−8 W cm−1 Hz−0.5. The stability of the signal was investigated over time and a slight drift by 1‰ was observed after 30 min without temperature stabilizing the photoacoustic cell (PAC). Noise analysis was performed by means of Allan deviation and the inverse dependency of response time and precision of the system on the lock-in time constant was outlined. We performed interference analyses towards N2, O2, CO2, H2O and acoustic noise, respectively. Although neither spectral interferences nor losses due to slow NO2 VT-relaxation were observed, O2 was identified to cause a 15% signal drop due to VVNO2-O2-relaxation. Changing H2O concentrations were found to cause acoustic detuning, which cannot be compensated by adjusting the frequency of modulation, because of the double-resonant feature of the PAC. However, alternative approaches of compensation were discussed. Finally, we carried out heavy traffic noise simulations and determined the QEPAS setup to be 46 times less susceptible towards ambient noise compared to standard microphone-based photoacoustic setups. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.09.039 VL - 255 IS - Part 3, February SP - 2462 EP - 2471 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - Development and characterization of a laboratory setup for photoacoustic NO2 determination based on the excitation of electronic 2B2 and 2B1 states using a low-cost semiconductor laser JF - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical N2 - This work gives a detailed characterization of a laboratory setup for photoacoustic NO2 trace gas detection at the ppb level. The signal generation is based on the excitation of electronic 2B2 and 2B1 states using a low-cost semiconductor laser emitting at 450 nm. An acoustic resonator was used for signal amplification and the modulation frequency of the laser was determined to 3395 Hz in order to gain maximum signal amplification. The quality of resonant amplification was determined to 7.9. The gas samples were NO2 calibration gases diluted with pure nitrogen. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) dependency on the flow rate Q and the lock-in time constant τLIA was investigated, respectively, and the optimum values were specified to Q = 500 mL/min and τLIA = 2 s. In case of ambient noise, increasing τLIA to 10 s was evaluated as sufficient for SNR preservation. The noise level was measured in the absence of NO2 and it was determined to be composed of 51% electronic noise and 49% gas flow noise. With the analyte concentration ranging from 300 ppbV to 100 ppmV, the linear dependency of the photoacoustic amplitude on the NO2 concentration was specified, the sensitivity was determined to 110 μV/ppmV and the maximum measurement error was calculated to ±0.8%. The detection limit was determined to 2.0 ppbV. Furthermore, the stability of the signal was investigated and a maximum drift of ±1% was observed within a measuring period of 30 min. The response time τ90 was specified to 58 s. All results considered, this photoacoustic measuring system, which is based on low-cost signal generation and detection units, provides an excellent basis in view of developing a portable device for photoacoustic trace gas detection. Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2017.03.024 VL - 258 SP - 193 EP - 200 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam, Niederlande ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - Low-cost photoacoustic NO2 trace gas monitoring at the pptV-level JF - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical N2 - We present the development and the characterization of a photoacoustic NO2 trace gas detection system. The system is based on the implementation of low-cost components, i.e. a mass-produced blue diode laser and a standard MEMS microphone which is commonly built into smartphones, for example. An optimized cell design was realized by means of 3D printing. The linearity of the photoacoustic signal dependency on the analyte concentration was verified from 200 ppbV to 100 ppmV NO2. The detection limit (1σ) was determined to 33 pptV and the normalized noise equivalent absorption coefficient was calculated to 7.0 ∙ 10−10 W cm−1 Hz−1/2. The dynamic range of the system was verified to be linear over three magnitudes of order and the sensitivity was calculated to 814 μV/ppmV. The system was characterized in view of optimal operating parameters, i.e. lock-in time constant τLIA and total mass flow rate, optical performance and signal stability. The mass flow dependend response time of the system was specified to 19 s and an idealized step response to a quasi-Heaviside step function was quantified as a function of τLIA. The quality factor of acoustic resonance was determined to 21.9 and an empirical expression regarding acoustic node shifting is provided. The expression takes into account the radius of the resonator pipe and the radius of the hole, which was drilled into the pipe for microphone coupling. Furthermore, we studied the cross-sensitivity of the photoacoustic signal towards H2O and CO2, respectively. Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2017.06.036 VL - 263 SP - 501 EP - 509 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam, Niederlande ER - TY - GEN A1 - Weigl, Stefan A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael A1 - Bierl, Rudolf T1 - Development of a sensor system for analysis of human breath exhale T2 - BayWISS Herbstakademie 2018, Plankstetten N2 - Atemgasanalyse ist ein junges und vielversprechendes Feld im Bereich der diagnostischen Medizin. Der Ansatz verspricht einfach zugängliche und leicht wiederholbare Probennahme die zum einen non-invasiv ist und zugleich Rückschlüsse auf Vorgänge im menschlichen Körper und bspw. dessen Gesundheitszustand zulässt. Seit Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts gibt es Massenspektrometer die es ermöglicht haben mehrere Tausend verschiedene Stoffe in der Ausatemluft nachzuweisen. Diese Technologien verbessern sich stetig und ermöglichen es die Vorgänge und Zusammenhänge zwischen Zusammensetzung der Ausatemluft und systemischen Prozessen besser zu verstehen. Die bei Studien mit Massenspektrometern ermittelten Biomarker, deren qualitative und quantitative Detektion Gesundheitsdiagnosen ermöglichen, haben aber noch nicht den Weg in den klinischen Alltag gefunden. Das Problem sind meistens die hohen Anschaffungskosten, komplizierte Datenauswertung und zumeist geringe Verfügbarkeit und Immobilität dieser Messgeräte. Die photoakustische Spektroskopie ist eine selektive und hochsensitive Messmethode, die es ermöglichen soll den Biomarker „Aceton“, der grundsätzlich die Metabolisierung von Fetten widerspiegelt, schnell und reproduzierbar quantitativ zu detektieren. Dabei müssen Hindernisse wie Querempfindlichkeiten, ausgelöst durch die komplexe Zusammensetzung der Messmatrix Atemgas, bei gleichzeitig kleine Aceton Konzentrationen (200-800 parts-per-billion) überwunden werden. Verschiedene Wellenlängenbereiche mit unterschiedlichen Lichtquellen, akustisch resonante sowie innovative Messzellendesigns und anspruchsvolle Datenauswertung mittels komplexer Algorithmik sind nötig um das Ziel, die Entwicklung eines kompakten, günstigen und zuverlässigen Acetonsensors, zu erreichen. Y1 - 2018 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Zhou, Qi A1 - Landgraf, Ferdinand A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Bierl, Rudolf T1 - Resonance frequency tuning and process design of a micromechanical capacitive cantilever in a photoacoustic trace-gas sensing device T2 - 7. MikroSystemTechnik Kongress "MEMS, Mikroelektronik, Systeme", 23.-25. Oktober 2017, München N2 - Photoacoustic spectroscopy is an efficient method to detect the concentration of trace gases with following advantages: short response time, high sensitivity, continuous and real-time monitoring and the option of miniaturization without the need of complex mirror-based multi-pass cell designs. A micromechanical cantilever is used as a key component in a two-part "Cantilever-Resonator" system that detects the weak photoacoustic signal. The resonance frequency of cantilever needs to be tuned to match the resonance frequency of resonator in order to achieve the maximum vibration amplitude of the "Cantilever-Resonator" system. This paper reports a post-fabrication method to tune the resonance frequency of cantilevers via focused ion beam (FIB) and a capacitive solution for the cantilever to transform the acoustic signal to electrical signal. Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-8007-4491-6 PB - VDE-Verlag CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - van der Weerd, Bastiaan A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Matysik, Frank-Michael T1 - Trends in Electrochemical Sensing of Blood Gases JF - Bioanalytical Reviews N2 - The monitoring of partial pressures of the blood gases carbon dioxide (pCO2) and oxygen (pO2) is of great importance in clinical diagnostics. The measure of pCO2 and pO2 provides essential information about the patient’s metabolism, gas exchange, ventilation, and acid–base homeostasis. The conventional electrochemical methods for clinical blood gas analysis are based on the potentiometric Severinghaus sensor for carbon dioxide and the amperometric Clark sensor for oxygen. These techniques are well established and are only shortly discussed in this overview. However, in recent years a variety of modifications of these classical sensor concepts and new approaches of electrochemical sensing of pCO2 and pO2 have been introduced. This review summarizes recent developments in this field and discusses the potential for future applications in clinical blood gas analysis. KW - Blood gas analysis KW - Noninvasive blood gas sensor KW - Electrochemical sensor KW - Clinical analysis Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/11663_2016_1 VL - 6 SP - 263 EP - 280 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hausler, Peter A1 - Roth, Carina A1 - Vitzthumecker, Thomas A1 - Fischer, Johannes A1 - Bierl, Rudolf T1 - Motionless SPR-angle scan with a miniaturized device T2 - Europtrode XIV, Naples, 25-28 March 2018 Y1 - 2018 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Weigl, Stefan A1 - Gaida, Peter A1 - Rück, Thomas A1 - Bierl, Rudolf T1 - Portable Measurement Unit for NO2 Trace Gas Detection T2 - PHOTOPTICS 2018, 6th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology, 25 - 27 January 2018, Funchal Madeira Y1 - 2018 ER -