Distortion-free sensing of neural activity using graphene transistors

Graphene solution-gated field-effect transistors (g-SGFETs) are promising sensing devices to transduce electrochemical potential signals in an electrolyte bath. However, distortion mechanisms in g-SGFET, which can affect signals of large amplitude or high frequency, have not been evaluated. Here, a...

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Autores: Garcia Cortadella, Ramon|||0000-0002-1506-6534, Masvidal Codina, Eduard|||0000-0002-9579-8603, De la Cruz, Jose|||0000-0001-9656-9653, Schaefer, Nathan|||0000-0002-2392-3858, Schwesig, Gerrit, Jeschke, C., Martínez-Aguilar, Javier, Sánchez-Vives, María V.|||0000-0002-8437-9083, Villa, Rosa|||0000-0003-2735-3204, Illa, Xavi|||0000-0002-3212-1128, Sirota, Anton|||0000-0002-4700-6587, Guimerà Brunet, Anton|||0000-0003-1768-3293, Garrido, Jose|||0000-0001-5621-1067
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:233955
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/233955
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1002/smll.201906640
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Frequency response
Graphene
Harmonic distortion
Neural sensing
Solution-gated field-effect transistors
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Sumario:Graphene solution-gated field-effect transistors (g-SGFETs) are promising sensing devices to transduce electrochemical potential signals in an electrolyte bath. However, distortion mechanisms in g-SGFET, which can affect signals of large amplitude or high frequency, have not been evaluated. Here, a detailed characterization and modeling of the harmonic distortion and non-ideal frequency response in g-SGFETs is presented. This accurate description of the input-output relation of the g-SGFETs allows to define the voltage- and frequency-dependent transfer functions, which can be used to correct distortions in the transduced signals. The effect of signal distortion and its subsequent calibration are shown for different types of electrophysiological signals, spanning from large amplitude and low frequency cortical spreading depression events to low amplitude and high frequency action potentials. The thorough description of the distortion mechanisms presented in this article demonstrates that g-SGFETs can be used as distortion-free signal transducers not only for neural sensing, but also for a broader range of applications in which g-SGFET sensors are used.