Journal
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
Volume 193, Issue -, Pages 888-894Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.11.043
Keywords
ZnO nanowires; On-chip growth; MEMS; Planar-type sensors
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The proper engineering design of gas sensors and the controlled synthesis of sensing materials for the high-performance detection of toxic gas are very important in the fabrication of handheld devices. In this study, an effective design for gas sensor chips is developed to control the formation of grown ZnO nanowires (NWs). The design utilizes the dendrite islands of Au catalyst deposited on and between Pt electrodes of a planar-type micro gas sensor so that NWs can grow on instead of a continuous Au seed layer. This method results in an increase of NW-NW junctions on the device and also eliminates current leakage through the seed layer, which results in a higher sensitivity. The results show that the developed gas-sensing devices could be used to monitor NO2 at moderate temperature (similar to 250 degrees C) and/or ethanol at a high temperature (similar to 400 degrees C). (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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