Journal
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
Volume 143, Issue 1, Pages 246-252Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.07.044
Keywords
Copper phthalocyanine; Substrate temperature; Gas sensor: NO2
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Effect of substrate temperature on microstructure of copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) thin films deposited on quartz and polycrystalline alumina substrates by vacuum sublimation technique has been studied. The films undergo a transition from alpha phase at lower substrate temperatures to beta phase for temperatures above 200 degrees C. A simultaneous change in morphology from granular to nano-fibrous films was observed. Resistance of alpha phase films increased by more than one order of magnitude on initial application of electric field requiring stabilization for several hours, while beta phase films did not show any drift. This behavior was attributed to oxygen absorption/desorption under applied field. Sensitivity of films for detection of NO2 gas at room temperature was found to be higher for films in the alpha-phase with nano-fibrous morphology. Methodology was devised for measurement of NO2 concentration in ppm range with good response and recovery times. With this methodology, the sensors showed very good stability in response (at room temperature) for a period of 1 year. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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