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Title: Acoustic wave device using plate modes with surface-parallel displacement

Abstract

Solid-state acoustic sensors for monitoring conditions at a surface immersed in a liquid and for monitoring concentrations of species in a liquid and for monitoring electrical properties of a liquid are formed by placing interdigital input and output transducers on a piezoelectric substrate and propagating acoustic plate modes therebetween. The deposition or removal of material on or from, respectively, a thin film in contact with the surface, or changes in the mechanical properties of a thin film in contact with the surface, or changes in the electrical characteristics of the solution, create perturbations in the velocity and attenuation of the acoustic plate modes as a function of these properties or changes in them.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Albuquerque, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
AT&T
OSTI Identifier:
868315
Patent Number(s):
5117146
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76DP00789
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
acoustic; wave; device; plate; modes; surface-parallel; displacement; solid-state; sensors; monitoring; conditions; surface; immersed; liquid; concentrations; species; electrical; properties; formed; placing; interdigital; input; output; transducers; piezoelectric; substrate; propagating; therebetween; deposition; removal; material; respectively; film; contact; changes; mechanical; characteristics; solution; create; perturbations; velocity; attenuation; function; acoustic plate; plate modes; acoustic wave; mechanical properties; electrical properties; electrical characteristics; wave device; piezoelectric substrate; acoustic sensors; plate mode; monitoring electrical; electrical characteristic; acoustic sensor; /310/73/

Citation Formats

Martin, Stephen J, and Ricco, Antonio J. Acoustic wave device using plate modes with surface-parallel displacement. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Martin, Stephen J, & Ricco, Antonio J. Acoustic wave device using plate modes with surface-parallel displacement. United States.
Martin, Stephen J, and Ricco, Antonio J. Wed . "Acoustic wave device using plate modes with surface-parallel displacement". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868315.
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