Sensor array based on metal oxide semiconductors for detecting gas mixtures and its sensing properties

Byung Min Kim, Jung Sik Kim

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Abstract

Metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) gas sensors are very attractive owing to their low cost simplicity of use, large number of detectable gases and various potential application fields. However, the MOS gas sensor has a serious shortcoming of low selectivity in a mixture of gases, In this study MOS micro gas sensors were fabricated for detecting carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxide (NO2), ammonia (NH3) and formaldehyde (HCHO) gases, as well as their binary mixed gas systems. Four sensing materials, Pd-SnO2 for CO, In2O3 for NOX, Ru-WO3 for NH3, and SnO2-ZnO for HCHO were synthesized using a sol-gel method and deposited in the middle of sensor platform. The micro gas sensor platform was fabricated by using a MEMS technology. The sensing electrode and micro heater were designed to be a co-planar type structure with the Pt thin film layer. The gas sensitivity and sensing behaviour for gas mixtures suggested that the selective adsorption of one gas with respect to others occurred for gas mixture and resulted in good selectivity for a particular gas species. Furthermore, the careful pattern recognition of sensing data obtained with sensor array makes it possible to distinguish a gas species from gas mixture and to measure its concentration.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSENSORNETS 2016 - Proceedings of the 5th International Confererence on Sensor Networks
EditorsAndreas Ahrens, Octavian Postolache, Cesar Benavente-Peces
PublisherSciTePress
Pages169-174
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9789897581694
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event5th International Confererence on Sensor Networks, SENSORNETS 2016 - Rome, Italy
Duration: 19 Feb 201621 Feb 2016

Publication series

NameSENSORNETS 2016 - Proceedings of the 5th International Confererence on Sensor Networks

Conference

Conference5th International Confererence on Sensor Networks, SENSORNETS 2016
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period19/02/1621/02/16

Keywords

  • Gas mixture
  • Gas sensor array
  • MEMS micro sensor
  • Metal oxide semiconducting materials

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