The present paper focused on the detection of methanol and propanol using Pd-gate metal-oxide-semiconductor （MOS） sensor. Surface mor- phology and composition of the gate film were studied by scanning electron micro...The present paper focused on the detection of methanol and propanol using Pd-gate metal-oxide-semiconductor （MOS） sensor. Surface mor- phology and composition of the gate film were studied by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and atomic force microscopy （AFM）. The response of the sensor for propanol and methanol was measured as shift in capacitance-voltage （C-V） and conductance-voltage （G-V） curves of the MOS structure. The sensitivity of the sensor towards methanol was found to be greater than that towards propanol. It was 58.2% for methanol and 32% for propanol （at 0.6 V, 1 MHz） in terms of capacitance measurements, while in terms of conductance results the sensitivity was found to be 57.2% for methanol and 38.9% for propanol at 1 kHz. The discontinuities or cracks present in the microstructure of the gate material are believed to be mainly responsible for the high sensitivity of the sensor, going with the decomposition of gas molecules and subsequent hydrogen permeation through Pd.展开更多
In the present work the structural information of PbO-doped SnO2 thick film sensor has been investigated with X-ray diffractometer （XRD） and scanning electron microscope （SEM）. Initially, SnO2 powder was derived u...In the present work the structural information of PbO-doped SnO2 thick film sensor has been investigated with X-ray diffractometer （XRD） and scanning electron microscope （SEM）. Initially, SnO2 powder was derived using sol-gel process and was subsequently doped with PbO and ground up to nanosized particles. A suitable gas sensor structure was fabricated on 1′′×1′′ alumina substrate using thick film technology. The necessary paste for screen printing was also developed. SEM results showed sol-gel derived powder gets more agglomerated in the thick film form. The sensitivity of the sensor has been investigated at different temperatures （150 ？C？350 ？C） upon exposure to methanol, propanol and acetone, yielding a maximum at 250 ？C for acetone with 1 wt% PbO-doping while at 350 ？C for propanol with 3 wt% PbO-doping of the sensor. The reduction of particle size to nanometers （validated through XRD） leads to a dramatic improvement in sensitivity of sensors for the chosen organic vapors. The results also correlate well with the microstructural properties of the material and the dopant.展开更多
文摘The present paper focused on the detection of methanol and propanol using Pd-gate metal-oxide-semiconductor （MOS） sensor. Surface mor- phology and composition of the gate film were studied by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and atomic force microscopy （AFM）. The response of the sensor for propanol and methanol was measured as shift in capacitance-voltage （C-V） and conductance-voltage （G-V） curves of the MOS structure. The sensitivity of the sensor towards methanol was found to be greater than that towards propanol. It was 58.2% for methanol and 32% for propanol （at 0.6 V, 1 MHz） in terms of capacitance measurements, while in terms of conductance results the sensitivity was found to be 57.2% for methanol and 38.9% for propanol at 1 kHz. The discontinuities or cracks present in the microstructure of the gate material are believed to be mainly responsible for the high sensitivity of the sensor, going with the decomposition of gas molecules and subsequent hydrogen permeation through Pd.
文摘In the present work the structural information of PbO-doped SnO2 thick film sensor has been investigated with X-ray diffractometer （XRD） and scanning electron microscope （SEM）. Initially, SnO2 powder was derived using sol-gel process and was subsequently doped with PbO and ground up to nanosized particles. A suitable gas sensor structure was fabricated on 1′′×1′′ alumina substrate using thick film technology. The necessary paste for screen printing was also developed. SEM results showed sol-gel derived powder gets more agglomerated in the thick film form. The sensitivity of the sensor has been investigated at different temperatures （150 ？C？350 ？C） upon exposure to methanol, propanol and acetone, yielding a maximum at 250 ？C for acetone with 1 wt% PbO-doping while at 350 ？C for propanol with 3 wt% PbO-doping of the sensor. The reduction of particle size to nanometers （validated through XRD） leads to a dramatic improvement in sensitivity of sensors for the chosen organic vapors. The results also correlate well with the microstructural properties of the material and the dopant.
