A POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND THIN-FILM-BASED HYDROGEN SENSOR

被引:17
作者
KANG, WP
GURBUZ, Y
DAVIDSON, JL
KERNS, DV
机构
[1] Department of Applied and Engineering Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
关键词
HYDROGEN SENSORS; POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND; THIN FILMS;
D O I
10.1016/0925-4005(95)85095-3
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new microelectronic gas sensor utilizing polycrystalline diamond film in conjunction with a catalytic metal has been developed for hydrogen d etection. The sensor is fabricated in a layered Pd/i-diamond/p-diamond metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) Schottky-diode configuration on a tungsten substrate. The performance of the sensor for H-2 detection has been examined in the temperature range 27-300 degrees C. The analysis of the steady-state reaction kinetics has confirmed that the hydrogen adsorption process is responsible for the barrier-height change in the diamond-based MIS Schottky diode. The use of diamond-film technology opens the door to the development of a microelectronic gas sensor that can operate at a wider and higher temperature range than the ones based on present silicon technology.
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页码:421 / 425
页数:5
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