Microwave signature for gas sensing: 2005 to present

Abstract We present here the development and the implementation of a technique of gas detection involving a microwave transduction method. The use of low-cost sensors based on microstrip or coplanar structures, adapted to the microwaves domain, allows the sensitive materials deposition under various forms. The purpose of the study is to assess the interest of microwave transduction for gas detection. The choice of the sensitive materials concerns materials widely used in the field of gas sensing: the metal oxides (SnO2 and TiO2) as well as molecular materials like cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc). In this article we shall apply to explain the principles of the microwave transduction before appr…

Détection d'endommagement dans les composites fibres/résine à l'aide de la technologie micro-onde

National audience; On présente dans cet article une méthode novatrice de contrôle non destructif d'endommagement dans les matériaux composites. Elle est fondée sur l'observation et l'analyse des modifications des propriétés diélectriques d'un milieu dues à un endommagement. Plus précisément, son originalité réside dans le fait que le diagnostic cherché est obtenu via un circuit résonant microbande soumis à un champ électromagnétique dans la gamme des micro-ondes. Dans cet article on montre la faisabilité de la méthode sur la détection de la rupture des fibres d'une éprouvette en composite unidirectionnel soumise à un effort de flexion et on indique en quoi elle possède potentiellement des a…

Imaging of Located Buried Defects in Metal Samples by an Scanning Microwave Microscopy

Abstract A non-destructive method is proposed to detect the located buried defects using scanning microwave microscopy. Based on the “skin effect”, our recent developments authorize 3D tomography with nanometric resolution. This technique associates the electromagnetic microwave measurement using a Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) with the nanometer-resolution positioning capabilities of an Atomic Force Microscope. At each used frequency, an incident electromagnetic wave is send to the sample and the reflected wave gives information on a specific depth layer in the material. With a large bandwidth of frequencies, a 3D tomography is allowed inside the material. With characteristic tools of nano…

Rapid synthesis of tin (IV) oxide nanoparticles by microwave induced thermohydrolysis

Abstract Tin oxide nanopowders, with an average size of 5 nm, were prepared by microwave flash synthesis. Flash synthesis was performed in aqueous solutions of tin tetrachloride and hydrochloric acid using a microwave autoclave (RAMO system) specially designed by the authors. Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analysis, nitrogen adsorption isotherm analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), were used to characterize these nanoparticles. Compared with conventional synthesis, nanopow…

Détection des ruptures de fibres et du délaminage dans les composites verre/époxy et carbone/époxy à l'aide de structures propagatives dans la gamme des micro-ondes = fibre breaks and delamination detection in composites by using propagative structures in the microwaves frequencies

National audience; On présente dans cet article la détection de ruptures de fibre et du délaminage dans les composites unidirectionnels verre/époxy et carbone/époxy en utilisant des structures propagatives électromagnétiques dans la gamme des micro-ondes.

EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN A MICROSCOPIC CATHODE TIP AND ELECTRICAL ARC

Experimental approach of the interaction between a sub-microscopic cathode tip and the plasma

The interaction between electrical arc and cathode represents a crucial problem in the conception of arc jet thrusters, circuit breakers, and plasma torch or arc heaters. At the cathode surface, the current and energy transfers are controlled by the current emitting site (cathodic spot). Theories and experimental observations, at macroscopic and mesoscopic scale, deal with the erosion of the cathodic surface. Under micrometer range, theories refer to the arc root to describe the erosion of the surface. The works presented here propose an original method to evaluate the arc-cathode interaction at micrometric scale. A nanotechnology is used in order to control the roughness of the electrode s…

Deposition and production of highly reproducible hybrid Cu[(tBu)4Pc]-polystyrene thin layers via spin casting

This study focuses on the determination of a protocol for the production of a hybrid material composed of a polymer and a macrocyclic complex, namely polystyrene and a tetra-tert-butyl-copper phthalocyanine (Cu[(tBu)4Pc]), in order to obtain a layer thickness of about 100 nm and a controlled porosity in a highly reproducible way. Several methods were implemented and their reproducibility was evaluated through elements of characterization such as optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. POLYM. ENG. SCI. 2013. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers

The modelling of the cathode sheath of an electrical arc in vacuum

This paper presents a simple model of the fragment in the cathode electrical arc root taking into account the physical phenomena occuring on the cathode surface and the sheath. The goal is the obtainment of characteristics values of the heat flux, the electrons, and atoms density in the sheath. Computation is carried out on a one-dimensional model with a coupling between the equation obtained in the sheath and an enthalpy model of the cathode to describe the temperature evolution. In the modelling, we introduce a friction zone above the sheath edge to characterize the heavy particle interactions. Numerical simulation shows that the ionic friction phenomenon deriving from ion–atom collision …

Détection de ruptures de fibres au sein d'un composite unidirectionnel à l'aide d'un circuit micro-onde résonant

International audience; Cet article présente une méthode novatrice de controle non destructif d'endommagement dans les matériaux composites. Elle est fondée sur l'observation et l'analyse des modifications des propriétés diélectriques d'un milieu dues à un endommagement. Plus précisément, son originalité réside dans le fait que le diagnostic cherché est obtenu via un circuit résonant microbande soumis à un champ électromagnétique dans la gamme des micro ondes. Cet article démontre la faisabilité de la méthode sur la détection de la rupture des fibres d'une éprouvette en comosite unidirectionnel soumise à un effort de flexion et indique en quoi elle possède potentiellement des atouts pour et…

Development of microwave gas sensors

Abstract This work presents a novel approach in gas detection by an original method of microwave transduction. The design of the sensor includes a coplanar grounded wave guide with a gas sensing material to study its sensitivity to ammonia in argon flux. The sensing material can play the role of the substrate or can be deposited as a thin layer on a microstrip structure used in electronics. Submitted to an electromagnetic excitation in microwave energies, the sensor response in the presence of a gas results in a specific modification of the reflected wave (real and imaginary parts). The goals of this study include an examination of the form of the sensitive material and its influence on the…

A comparative study of the behaviour of silver, copper and nickel submitted to a constant high power flux density

In this paper, we present a numerical simulation of three metal cathode (silver, copper and nickel) submitted to a constant flux power flux density ranging between and . The goal is to compare the interface evolution (vaporization and liquefaction rate, appearance time of liquid and vapour, energetic repartition) to predict the behaviour of the cathodes during an electric arc.

Non-destructive technique to detect local buried defects in metal sample by scanning microwave microscopy

International audience; Based on the skin effect, our recent developments using scanning microwave microscopy lead to propose a non-destructive method to detect located buried defect in metal samples like stainless steel. A 3D tomography is possible by taking advantage of microwave measurement, using a vector network analyzer in bandwidth frequencies, and the nanometer resolution positioning capabilities with atomic force microscopy. At each used frequency, an incident electromagnetic wave is sent to the sample and the reflected wave gives information on a specific depth layer in the material. With diagnostic tools of nanotechnologies (SEM. AFM, etc.), different stainless steel samples (fro…

Détection d'endommagement dans les composites à l'aide de la technologie micro-onde

6-8 juin 2007; National audience

The multimodal detection as a tool for molecular material-based gas sensing

Abstract The adsorption of a target gas on a material induces a change in several physical characteristics, such as the dielectric constant, the work function or the conductivity. The use of different transducers sensitive to the variation of these parameters appears to be a relevant methodology worthy of investigation. In the field of sensors, molecular materials present interesting and potentially valuable features as sensing elements for real gas sensor applications. In this article, we review the different types of conductimetric transducers and also show how a molecular material-based microwave transducer can be used for gas sensing. Among conductimetric transducers, resistors have bee…

Detection of defects buried in metallic samples by scanning microwave microscopy

This paper reports the local detection of buried calibrated metal defects in metal samples by a new experimental technique, scanning microwave microscopy. This technique combines the electromagnetic measurement capabilities of a microwave vector network analyzer with the subnanometer-resolution capabilities of an atomic force microscope. The network analyzer authorizes the use of several frequencies in the range 1--6 GHz, allowing three-dimensional tomographical investigation, which is useful for the detection of bulk defects in metal materials.

Développement d'un nouveau capteur de gaz basé sur la détection à large bande micro-onde

Resume Nous presentons une methode originale de detection des gaz. Notre capteur se compose d'un materiau sensible introduit dans une structure coaxiale. Un champ electromagnetique (micro-ondes), emis a travers le capteur par un analyseur de reseaux vectoriel, sollicite le materiau sensible soumis a un gaz. La variation de la reponse du capteur observee est due aux variations des proprietes dielectriques du materiau sensible induite par l'adsorption du gaz. L'etude fait apparaitre que le capteur a base d'oxyde SrTiO3 est quantitatif et selectif pour trois gaz differents (eau, ethanol, toluene). Pour citer cet article : J. Jouhannaud et al., C. R. Physique 8 (2007).

Critical Influence of Dielectric Sensitive Material and Manufactured Process in Microwave Gas-Sensing: Application of Ammonia Detection with an Interdigital Sensor

In this paper, authors propose a study on microwave gas sensors and the influence of critical key parameters such as the sensitive material and the circuit conception process. This work aims to determine the influence of these parameters on the quality of the final response of the microwave gas sensor. The fixed geometry of the sensor is a microstrip interdigital capacitor coated with a sensitive layer excited with two 50 Ω SMA ports. The sensitive material has been chosen in order to interact with the target gas: ammonia. Indeed, this gas interacts with phthalocyanine and metal oxides like hematite, TiO2. To explore the effect of the circuit manufacturing process, three series of samples a…

Statistique de l'efficacité de blindage de matériaux composites pour la 5G: méthodes avancées d'échantillonnage

International audience; Cette proposition présente une méthodologie pour l'estimation statistique du niveau de protection offert par des matériaux composites constitués par des fibres de carbone sur une large gamme de fréquences contenant la bande 5G. La variabilité géométrique des nanostructures de carbone (essentiellement en termes de formes et de dimensions) impose, dans un premier temps, une caractérisation fréquentielle précise de la distribution statistique des propriétés diélectriques des matériaux. La propagation, dans un second temps, des incertitudes précédentes au niveau de l'efficacité de blindage des matériaux apporte des contraintes particulières quand aux méthodes statistique…

Sensor and device for detecting an analyte in a liquid

Microwave-based gas sensor with phthalocyanine film at room temperature

Abstract This work presents the development of a microwave gas sensor at room temperature. The design of the sensor includes a coplanar grounded wave guide where is deposited a molecular gas sensing material. In this study, the sensitive material is a thin layer of cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc), sensitive to ammonia and toluene. Submitted to an electromagnetic incident wave in the microwave range, the sensor response is a reflected wave. In the presence of pollutant, the reflected wave shape is specific to the species concentrations. The results interpretation is led at each frequency by the evaluation of the reflected coefficient, which traduces the ratio between the reflected wave over the…

Broadband microwave gas sensor: A coaxial design

The method of gas detection by a broadband microwave gas sensor is presented in this article. The principle of this method is to use a sensitive material as substrate of a transmission coaxial line. The sensor represents an open line with an extreme surface in contact with gas. The interaction with the gas and the surface induces a dielectric variation of the substrate. From experimental results, the interaction between the sensitive material and each tested gas present a specific frequency spectrum of the reflection coefficient at the input of the line. The proposed method has the advantage of a compact size, wide bandwidth, simple structure, and capable with all sensitive materials. © 201…

Fibre breakings detection in unidirectional composites using microwave technology

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Détection d'endommagement dans les composites à l'aide des micro-ondes. Comparaison avec la thermographie infrarouge

International audience; On compare dans cette étude deux méthodes de détection d'endommagement dans les composites : une basée sur la technologie des structures propagatives électromagnétiques dans la gamme des micro-ondes et l'autre basée sur la mesure de champs thermiques dans la gamme des infrarouges. Toutes deux sont appliquées à la détection des ruptures de fibres et du délaminage dans des composites fibres/résine de type verre/époxy et carbone/époxy.

Détection d'endommagement dans les composites à l'aide d'une technologie utilisant des micro-ondes et par thermographie infrarouge

National audience; On présente dans cette étude deux méthodes de détection d'endommagement dans les composites : une basée sur la technologie des structures propagatives électromagnétiques dans la gamme des micro-ondes et l'autre basée sur la mesure de champs thermiques dans la gamme des infrarouges. Toutes deux sont appliquées à la détection des ruptures de fibres et du délaminage dans des composites fibres/résine de type verre/époxy et carbone/époxy. La méthode par micro-onde est fondée sur les modifications des propriétés diélectriques d'un milieu lors d'un endommagement. Elle analyse les modifications de l'onde réfléchie d'une onde transmise dans le matériau vue comme une structure prop…

Development of gas sensors by microwave transduction with phthalocyanine film

International audience; This work presents a new transduction mode for gas sensing using a passive microwave circuit at room temperature. The design of the sensor includes a microstrip line where is deposited a thin molecular layer of cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc). The material is sensitive to ammonia and toluene. Submitted to an electromagnetic incident wave in the microwave range, the sensor response is a reflected wave. In the presence of ammonia, the reflected wave is specific to the species concentration. The sensor response is the reflected wave over the incident wave ratio at each frequency traduced by the reflected coefficient. The study deals with the influence of molecular sensitiv…

Differential study of substituted and unsubstituted cobalt phthalocyanines for gas sensor applications

Abstract The conductivity of CoPc (cobalt phthalocyanine) and Co[(SO3Na)2,3Pc] was measured under a flow of two different gases (NH3 and O3), during exposure/recovery cycles. It appears that the relative responses are linearly related to the concentration, in the 20–200 ppb range for O3 and in the 20–200 ppm range for NH3. Observed during time, the sensing parameters allow a qualitative understanding of the kinetics. The comparative study of those products under both different gases gave interesting results for sensor applications. Whereas CoPc is sensitive to both gases, its sulfonated counterpart is only sensitive to NH3.

Influence of the tip effect of a carbon nanostructure on low current electrical arc initiation

During their setting off, circuit breakers and vacuum switch devices are accompanied by an electric arc whose physical and chemical properties are governed by emissive current sites at the cathode surface called cathode spots. Assuming the continuity of the current on the cathode surfaces, the cathode spots contribute to supply the electrical arc by electron emission and material ejection. Thus they cause erosion on the contact electrodes inducing a dysfunction of contactors. The apparition of these cathode spots is due essentially to dust particles and surface irregularities at different scales. This experimental work represents a contribution to the understanding of the electrical arc beh…

L'uB au coeur de la viticulture durable

SPEIPMUB; Ancrée au cœur d’une région viticole historique, l’université de Bourgogne soutient de multiples projets de recherche viti-vinicoles et s’investit dans la formation des futurs professionnels du secteur. Elle est d’ailleurs la seule université française à disposer d’un domaine expérimental, situé à Marsannay-la-Côte. En activité depuis 1955, il apporte à la fois un support pédagogique aux étudiants de l’institut Jules Guyot, qui y effectuent différentes manipulations en conditions réelles, et répond à des demandes d’expérimentations émanant des viticulteurs et vignerons de la région. Dans ce cadre, il teste de nouveaux produits, matériaux ou micro-organismes susceptibles de mieux p…

In situ Pesticide Detection in Food Processing by Microwave Transduction Combined with Molecularly Imprinted Polymers

International audience; Since 2005, the microwave transduction coupled with a sensitive material is devoted to gas detection. In this work, we demonstrate the possibility to detect liquid pollutant (pesticide, fungicide) for food-processing industry. The principle is based on the interaction of the pollutant with a sensitive material within a microwave structure. The sensor is submitted to an electromagnetic excitation in wideband frequencies (GHz) and presents a quantitative response to liquid pollutant expositions at low concentration. The retained sensitive material is a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) specific to the pesticide targeted in a model wine. The coupling with this materia…

Une nouvelle technique de détection des endommagements dans les composites basée sur l'utilisation des micro-ondes et des circuits microrubans résonants

Resume On presente dans cet article une methode non destructive novatrice de detection d'endommagement dans les materiaux composites. Elle est fondee sur l'observation et l'analyse des modifications des proprietes dielectriques d'un milieu dues a un endommagement. Plus precisement, son originalite reside dans le fait que le diagnostic cherche est obtenu via un circuit resonant microbande soumis a un champ electromagnetique dans la gamme des micro-ondes. Dans cette Note, on montre la faisabilite de la methode en examinant sa capacite a detecter les ruptures de fibres au sein d'une eprouvette en composite unidirectionnel soumise a un effort de flexion. Pour citer cet article : J. Rossignol, A…

Enhanced chemosensing of ammonia based on the novel molecular semiconductor-doped insulator (MSDI) heterojunctions

Abstract A series of new molecular semiconductor-doped insulator (MSDI) heterojunctions as conductimetric transducers to NH3 sensing were fabricated based on a novel semiconducting molecular material, an amphiphilic tris(phthalocyaninato) rare earth triple-decker complex, Eu2[Pc(15C5)4]2[Pc(OC10H21)8], quasi-Langmuir–Shafer (QLS) film, as a top-layer, and vacuum-deposited and cast film of CuPc as well as copper tetra-tert-butyl phthalocyanine (CuTTBPc) QLS film as a sub-layer, named as MSDIs 1, 2 and 3, respectively. MSDIs 1–3 and respective sub-layers prepared from three different methods were characterized by X-ray diffraction, electronic absorption spectra and current–voltage (I–V) measu…