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Identical coursesMicro- and Nanosensors (B-KUL-H0E51A)
English
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First term
Cannot be taken as part of an examination contractCannot be taken as part of a credit contract
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Universitat de BarcelonaAims
General objectives of knowledge:
- General objectives of knowledge:
- Knowing and understanding the main features and parameters of a generic sensor.
- Knowing the main sensor platforms and sensor configurations.
- Understanding the main sensing/transduction mechanisms.
- Having technical criteria to find the most suitable technology for different applications.
- Knowing how to use and measure a sensor device.
- Knowing how to gather, interpret and use scientific and technical information on sensors and new technologies.
- Critically analysing the performance of different micro and nanotechnologies.
Is included in these courses of study
Activities
2.34 ects. Micro- and Nanosensors: Lectures (B-KUL-H0E51a)
Content
Fundamentals of sensors
- Definitions and Concepts
- Characteristics of a sensor
Transduction Principles
- Fundamentals of Electronic Materials
- Physical Phenomena
- Chemical Phenomena
- Biological Phenomena
Transduction Platforms and Measurement
- Electronics for Sensor Interfaceing
- Inter-Digital Transducer (IDT)
- Active Electronic Transducers
- Electrochemical Transducers
- Optical Waveguide based Transducers
- Acoustic Wave Transducers
- Cantilever Based Transducers Devices
State of the art in NANOsensors
- Motivation for Scale Reduction
- Mass Sensors Based on Cantilevers
- Chemical Gas Sensors
- Photosensors
Course material
- Course material
- Reference work
2.66 ects. Micro- and Nanosensors: Laboratory Practices (B-KUL-H0E52a)
Content
Practices on micro and nanosensors
- Measure commercial and state-of-the-art gas sensors
- Characterise visible and UV photodetectors
- Design, implementation and testing of a multisensor system based on commercially available electronic platforms (Arduino, PC, …)
Course material
- Course material
- Instrumentation of research laboratory
- Reference work
Evaluation
Evaluation: Micro- and Nanosensors (B-KUL-H2E51a)
Explanation
The mark of the course will be based on different activities that will be developed throughout the semester and which are all mandatory. They are divided between theoretical and practical parts.
For the theoretical one, which accounts for 70% of the mark, three different items will be evaluated:
- The resolution of exercises proposed during the course. They are mandatory and will weight 20% of the mark. This mark needs to be, at least, of 5 over 10.
- The preparation and public defence of an assignment on a specific type of sensor. This activity is mandatory, will be presented at the end of the course and weights 20% of the mark.
- An exam about the different topics presented in the course. This activity is mandatory and weights a 30% of the mark and needs to be, at least, of 5 over 10.
The remaining 30% comes from the practical part, consisting in a laboratory exercise in which the measurement of characteristics of some sensors will be carried out. The attendance is mandatory and this mark will be obtained from the individual elaboration and critical discussion on the measurements and on some sensor data treatment.
The overall mark of the course needs to be, at least, of 5 to consider that the course is passed.
Information about retaking exams
Students are entitled to a re-evaluation examination as long as the partial marks of each one of the parts of the subject surpass the 3.0 out of 10 and have completed all scheduled activities in the subject.