Palladium Hydrogen Sensor with Perfectly Aligned and Highly Uniform Nanogap Arrays

  • Jae Shin Lee
  • , Myung Kun Chung
  • , Kwang Wook Choi
  • , Jae Young Yoo
  • , Jun Bo Yoon

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Abstract

This paper reports a Pd hydrogen gas sensor that uses perfectly aligned uniform nanogap arrays. Depending on the nanogap size, the sensor can differentiate hydrogen concentration thanks to the volume expansion of Pd. The fabrication method of the sensor is based on conventional semiconductor processes; thus, perfectly aligned uniform nanogap arrays can be easily obtained. The standard deviation of the measured nanogap widths was less than 5 nm, and this level of uniformity has not been previously demonstrated in Pd-switching-type sensors. The fabricated sensors with the uniform nanogap array showed abrupt switching characteristics when they were exposed to H2 concentrations over a certain threshold level. Furthermore, based on the unprecedented high uniformity of the nanogap widths, a fine modulation of the threshold level of the H2 concentrations was firstly demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE 32nd International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages496-499
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781728116105
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event32nd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2019 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 27 Jan 201931 Jan 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Volume2019-January
ISSN (Print)1084-6999

Conference

Conference32nd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2019
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period27/01/1931/01/19

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