Table 4 Comparison between the sensitivity of our design with previous published works.

From: High-performance phononic crystal sensing structure for acetone solution concentration sensing

Structure

Sensing material

Sensitivity

Sensor operating frequency

Acetone/water 1D phononic crystal sensor13

Acetone

High concentration 2.04 × 107 Hz

1.63–1.70 × 1010 Hz

1D Locally resonant porous phononic crystal32

CdBr2 concentrations

47.25 Hz/ppm

1.70190237–1.7015982 × 108 Hz

1D Phononic crystal from lead and epoxy multilayer with defect layer from gasoline components33

n-heptane

4.36301 × 1011 Hz/(Pa × s)

9.65 × 108 Hz

Cyclo-pentane

2.48596 × 1011 Hz/(Pa × s)

9.55 × 108 Hz

Isooctane

4.16009 × 1010 Hz/(Pa × s)

9.34 × 108 Hz

Ethanol

2.0096 × 1010 Hz/(Pa × s)

9.42 × 108 Hz

1D phononic crystal from Aluminum and epoxy multilayer with defect layer from biodiesel fuel34

Methyl soy ester

34.14 m−1

175,176.8–183,090.2 Hz

Oxidized soy ester

35.39 m−1

175,132.9–183,009.3 Hz

Ethyl soy ester

36.02 m−1

174,826.9–182,788.1 Hz

Certified D-2

43.88 m−1

171,954.4–180,570.9 Hz

Methyl laurate

50.37 m−1

169,825.9–179,617.4 Hz

2D Phononic crystal locally-resonant cavity of quasi-crystal structure16

Vinegar

5300 Hz

191,872–192,363 Hz

2D phononic crystals combining gradient cavities and quasi-crystal structures (The present work)

Acetone

High concentration 80,166.67 Hz, 24.61 m−1

33,322–43,595 Hz