MEMS-based thermoelectric infrared sensors: A review

D Xu, Y Wang, B Xiong, T Li - Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, 2017 - Springer
In the past decade, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based thermoelectric infrared
(IR) sensors have received considerable attention because of the advances in …

Seebeck nanoantennas for solar energy harvesting

E Briones, J Briones, A Cuadrado… - Applied Physics …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
We propose a mid-infrared device based on thermocouple optical antennas for light sensing
and energy harvesting applications. We numerically demonstrate that antennas are able to …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of Thermoelectric Nanoantenna for Massive High-Output-Voltage Arrays

MK Anam, Y Yudhistira, S Choi - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Thermoelectric nanoantennas have been extensively investigated due to their ability to
directly convert infrared (IR) radiation into direct current without an additional rectification …

Micro-/nanohoneycomb-like porous silicon loaded with Ag particles leads to synergistic enhancement of photothermal and thermoelectric conversions for MEMS …

H Hou, J Yang, X Ma, D Zhang, L Bai, J Liu… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Infrared detection technology has extensive and important applications in both military and
civilian fields. Due to the advantages including no refrigeration, wide spectral response …

Development of a thermopile infrared sensor using stacked double polycrystalline silicon layers based on the CMOS process

H Zhou, P Kropelnicki, JM Tsai… - … of Micromechanics and …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
A stacked double-layer (SDL) thermopile-based infrared sensor, which comprised of 96
thermocouples on a suspended membrane, has been designed and fabricated with a CMOS …

CMOS compatible midinfrared wavelength-selective thermopile for high temperature applications

H Zhou, P Kropelnicki, C Lee - Journal of …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the design, fabrication, and testing of a CMOS compatible mid-infrared (mid-IR)
thermopile sensor comprising a stacked double layer thermopile and an interferometric …

Design, fabrication and characterization of a front-etched micromachined thermopile for IR detection

D Xu, B Xiong, Y Wang - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents the design, fabrication and experimental results of a front-etched CMOS
compatible micromachined thermopile IR detector. The N-polysilicon/Al thermocouples were …

A CMOS-MEMS Thermopile With Low Thermal Conductance and a Near-Perfect Emissivity in the 8–14- Wavelength Range

CN Chen, WC Huang - IEEE Electron Device Letters, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A CMOS-MEMS polysilicon/metal thermopile with low thermal conductance and a high
emissivity in 8-14 μm is presented in this letter. Instead of a traditional aluminum layer with a …

Fully quantitative characterization of CMOS–MEMS polysilicon/titanium thermopile infrared sensors

CN Chen - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2012 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates a fully quantitative characterization of a highly sensitive CMOS–
MEMS polysilicon/titanium thermopile infrared sensor by using the simulations of non …

A CMOS-MEMS IR device based on double-layer thermocouples

C Lei, H Mao, W Ou, C Xue, L Tang, T Yang… - Microsystem …, 2016 - Springer
In this work, a thermopile-based MEMS IR sensor is reported. In the device, a double-layer
thermocouple strip structure and thermal-conductive-electrical-isolated structures are …