Enhancement of microfluidic efficiency with nanocrystalline diamond interlayer in the ZnO-based surface acoustic wave device

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 377-386

  Pang, H F ^a,b   Fu, Y Q ^b   Garcia Gancedo, L ^c   Porro, S ^d,e   Luo, J K ^f   Placido, F ^b   Wilson, J I B ^d   Flewitt, A J ^c   Milne, W I ^c   Zu, X T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Nanocrystalline diamond film; Pumping and jetting; Surface acoustic wave

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ACOUSTIC WAVES; DIAMOND FILMS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; NANOCRYSTALS; SUBSTRATES; ZINC OXIDE;

DIAMOND LAYERS; INTER-LAYERS; NANO-CRYSTALLINE DIAMONDS; NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND FILMS; PUMPING VELOCITY; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW); SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES;

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 84883262543     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-013-1155-3     Document Type: Article

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