Organic electronic Sensor testing using Environmental Chamber

使用环境室进行有机电子传感器测试

• 批准号: 472921-2015
• 负责人: Lessard, Benoit
• 金额: $ 10.2万
• 依托单位: University of Ottawa
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=577930
• 关键词: Organic; electronic; Sensor; testing; using

Organic electronics, also known as plastic or printable electronics, use polymer or small carbon-based molecule semiconductors, making them inherently flexible with low manufacturing costs compared to traditional silicon based semiconductors. Current technologies based on organic electronics are novel flexible phone and television displays, highly efficient lighting with negligible heat production and plastic solar cells. With the increasing demand for flexible, inexpensive technology, it is believed that the demand for organic circuitry will exceed that of silicon electronics. This research will focus on the fabrication of another growing application of plastic electronics: highly specific sensors. Wearable sensors can detect key physiological parameters, store data and deliver drugs when needed. Inexpensive toxic gas sensors can improve chemical processing and personnel safety. Highly specific sensors with ultra-fast response times will allow for on-site detection of different analytes ranging from contaminants in drinking water to performance-enhancing drugs used by athletes. Pressure-sensitive sensors can give the sense of touch to robotics as well as restoring it for burn victims. Successful implementation or improvement of any of these devices will significantly impact the lives of Canadians and the international community. However, to be able to identify novel candidate sensors, we must first investigate the respective devices in a controlled environment. The equipment proposed in this application is a state of the art environmental chamber that will facilitate the controlled characterization of novel organic gas sensors under various gaseous environments. The design, fabrication and characterization of these patentable structures will benefit the health of Canadians, the efficiencies and output of chemical plants as well as environmental monitoring. Delays in acquiring this chamber will compromise my ability to train HPQ promptly and validate the novel devices as potential sensors. This equipment is critical for the establishment of my research program as a new recruit to the Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Ottawa and as an emerging leader in this growing field of organic electronic sensor research.

有机电子产品，也称为塑料或可印刷电子产品，使用聚合物或小碳基分子半导体，使其具有固有的灵活性，与传统的硅基半导体相比，制造成本较低。当前基于有机电子的技术包括新型柔性电话和电视显示器、产生热量可忽略不计的高效照明以及塑料太阳能电池。随着对灵活、廉价技术的需求不断增加，人们相信对有机电路的需求将超过硅电子产品。这项研究将重点关注塑料电子产品另一种不断增长的应用的制造：高度特异性的传感器。可穿戴传感器可以检测关键的生理参数、存储数据并在需要时输送药物。廉价的有毒气体传感器可以改善化学处理和人员安全。具有超快响应时间的高度特异性传感器将允许现场检测不同的分析物，从饮用水中的污染物到运动员使用的提高成绩的药物。压敏传感器可以为机器人提供触觉，也可以为烧伤患者恢复触觉。任何这些设备的成功实施或改进都将极大地影响加拿大人和国际社会的生活。然而，为了能够识别新颖的候选传感器，我们必须首先在受控环境中研究相应的设备。本申请中提出的设备是最先进的环境室，将有助于在各种气体环境下对新型有机气体传感器进行受控表征。这些可专利结构的设计、制造和表征将有利于加拿大人的健康、化工厂的效率和产量以及环境监测。延迟获得这个房间将损害我及时训练 HPQ 和验证新型设备作为潜在传感器的能力。作为渥太华大学化学与生物工程系的新人，以及作为有机电子传感器研究这一不断发展的领域的新兴领导者，该设备对于我的研究计划的建立至关重要。