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    • Materials Science
    • Chemical Sensing
    • Acoustic Wave Devices

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    • Surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors are suitable for liquid-phase chemical detection.
    • High-permittivity liquids can cause capacitive short-circuiting in SAW interdigitated electrodes, increasing insertion loss.
    • Existing SAW sensors often require microfluidic packaging to mitigate these issues.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To demonstrate chemical sensing in water using high-permittivity lithium tantalate oxide (LTO) without microfluidic packaging.
    • To evaluate the gravimetric sensitivity of package-less transmission Love-mode delay lines.
    • To adapt SAW sensors for wireless subsurface sensing using reflective delay line geometry.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized high-permittivity lithium tantalate oxide (LTO) as the piezoelectric substrate.
    • Employed Love-mode delay lines with tuned guiding layers to confine acoustic energy.
    • Extended gravimetric sensitivity measurements to a reflective delay line geometry for passive transducers.
    • Investigated ground-penetrating radar (GPR) for subsurface sensing applications.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved package-less chemical sensing in water using LTO SAW transducers.
    • Demonstrated gravimetric sensitivity comparable to low-permittivity quartz sensors.
    • Successfully adapted the technology for wireless probing via reflective delay lines.
    • Showcased potential for subsurface sensing (e.g., water pollution) and biosensing (protein detection).

    Conclusions:

    • High-permittivity LTO enables robust SAW chemical sensing in aqueous environments without microfluidic packaging.
    • The developed reflective delay line geometry allows for passive, wirelessly probed SAW sensors.
    • This technology holds promise for diverse applications including environmental monitoring and biosensing.