Development of high-sensitivity ambient light sensor based on cadmium sulfide-deposited surface acoustic wave sensor

Byungmoon Lee, Jinkee Hong, Jong Woo Kim, Yeon Hwa Kwak, Kunnyun Kim, Jin Woo Lee, Byeong Kwon Ju

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    Abstract

    A highly sensitive ambient light sensor based on surface acoustic waves (SAWs) was investigated. The ambient light SAW sensor is fabricated by depositing sensitive film and its resonant frequency shift was calculated in response to a change in light intensities. The resonant frequency is generated between the piezoelectric substrate and a specifically designed transducer, which is usually called interdigitated transducer (IDT). The IDT design was determined to exhibit the resonant frequency at 244.5 MHz by considering the sensor size and fabrication process. We fabricated our ambient light SAW sensor by using a cadmium sulfide (CdS) thin film as a sensing material. Absorbance spectra of CdS thin film in visible light region were investigated. Then the lithium niobate (LiNbO3) substrate is adopted as a substrate due to its high coupling coefficient. Fabrication of CdS thin films was conducted by thermal evaporator and common lithography process including lift-off. To increase the sensitivity of the sensor, we focused on increasing the thickness and area of the sensitive film. As a result, the sensitivity increased by approximately three times when the area doubled.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)145-149
    Number of pages5
    JournalSensors and Actuators, A: Physical
    Volume293
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019 Jul 1

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the R&D program of MOTIE/KEIT [ 10064078 , Development of the Multi-Sensor for UV, Ambient Light, and Proximity for Next Smart Device].

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2019 Elsevier B.V.

    Keywords

    • Absorbance spectrum
    • Ambient light sensor
    • Cadmium sulfide
    • Photosensor
    • Surface acoustic wave

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Instrumentation
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
    • Metals and Alloys
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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