Wireless stretchable SAW sensors based on Z-cut lithium niobate

Abstract

Surface acoustic wave devices are increasingly used as sensors, especially because they can be batteryless, wireless and packageless. With these features they become particularly interesting in the field of flexible electronics for the monitoring of the human body parameters. By combining a thinned lithium niobate Z-cut substrate to ultrathin and stretchable antennas, a remote temperature measurement has been demonstrated. The addition of two protective layers to obtain a packageless structure seems promising to achieve wireless temperature measurements on the skin.