CMOS Alcohol Sensor Employing ZnO Nanowire Sensing Films
CMOS Alcohol Sensor Employing ZnO Nanowire Sensing Films
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采用 ZnO 纳米线传感薄膜的 CMOS 酒精传感器
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2009
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F. Udrea
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S. Santra;S. Z. Ali;P. Guha;P. Hiralal;H. Unalan;S. Dalal;J. Covington;W. Milne;J. Gardner;F. Udrea
This paper reports on the utilization of zinc oxide nanowires (ZnO NWs) on a silicon on insulator (SOI) CMOS micro‐hotplate for use as an alcohol sensor. The device was designed in Cadence and fabricated in a 1.0 μm SOI CMOS process at XFAB (Germany). The basic resistive gas sensor comprises of a metal micro‐heater (made of aluminum) embedded in an ultra‐thin membrane. Gold plated aluminum electrodes, formed of the top metal, are used for contacting with the sensing material. This design allows high operating temperatures with low power consumption. The membrane was formed by using deep reactive ion etching. ZnO NWs were grown on SOI CMOS substrates by a simple and low‐cost hydrothermal method. A few nanometer of ZnO seed layer was first sputtered on the chips, using a metal mask, and then the chips were dipped in a zinc nitrate hexahydrate and hexamethylenetramine solution at 90° C to grow ZnO NWs. The chemical sensitivity of the on‐chip NWs were studied in the presence of ethanol (C2H5OH) vapour (with 1...