A MEMS-Type Ionization Vacuum Sensor With a Wide Measurement Range

被引:4
作者
Zhao, Yanqing [1 ]
Li, Zhiwei [1 ]
He, Yidan [1 ]
Mao, Shuyu [1 ]
Guo, Dengzhu [1 ]
Wei, Xianlong [1 ]
机构
[1] Peking Univ, Sch Elect, Key Lab Phys & Chem Nanodevices, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Current measurement; Electron sources; Voltage measurement; Thermionic emission; Silicon; Pressure measurement; Impact ionization; Ionization vacuum sensor; microelectromechanical system (MEMS); yttrium oxide; thermionic emission;
D O I
10.1109/LED.2024.3382769
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The letter presents a MEMS-type ionization vacuum sensor based on electron emission from an on-chip thermionic electron source. The sensor employs a multilayer-stacked structure fabricated by anodic bonding technology, showing overall dimensions of 12 x 12 x 3.3 mm(3). Because of the efficient and stable electron emission of an yttrium oxide electron source, the sensor exhibits a wide linear response range from 1 x 10(-4) Pa to 100 Pa with a good repeatability, covering both high and medium vacuum regimes. It provides a new miniature vacuum sensor with a wide measurement range.
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页码:909 / 912
页数:4
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