Lock-in amplifier as an alternative for reading Radio-Frequency identification (RFID) tags in sensing applications

High-frequency (HF) radio-frequency identification (RFIDs) tags can be combined to electrodes coated with semiconducting thin-films to produce low-cost and disposable sensors with wireless capabilities. Mobile phone applications generally use near-field connection (NFC) to read chip digital informat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: De Lima, Guilherme R. [UNESP], Gozzi, Giovani [UNESP], Fugikawa-Santos, Lucas [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/222654
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10739149.2021.1987922
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/222654
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:chemical sensing
lock-in amplifier
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags
thin-films
ultraviolet (UV) sensing
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Sumario:High-frequency (HF) radio-frequency identification (RFIDs) tags can be combined to electrodes coated with semiconducting thin-films to produce low-cost and disposable sensors with wireless capabilities. Mobile phone applications generally use near-field connection (NFC) to read chip digital information, providing discrete information from the device. To obtain a continuous analogic reading, more sophisticated equipment such as spectrum analyzers are needed. In the present article, we describe a method to obtain the frequency response spectrum of RFID tags using synchronous detection via a lock-in amplifier. The tags were coupled to interdigitated electrodes coated with semiconducting metal oxides (SMOs) to produce UV-sensors and with semiconducting polymer polyaniline (Pani) as chemically responsive wireless devices for the proof-of-concept of the developed method.