A Study on the Electrical Characterisitics of $Al^{3+}$-doped ZnO Semiconductor Gas Sensor

$Al^{3+}$ 이온이 첨가된 ZnO 반도체 가스 센서의 전기적 특성에 관한 연구

In this thesis, ZnO semiconductor gas sensors doped by the $Al^{3+}$ were fabricated by the miexed oxide method. The specimens were sintered for 5(hr) at $1000-1200^{\circ}C$ and the I-V, sensitivity were investigated in acetone gas or ammonia gas. As a result, I-V curves of specimens as a function of temperature variation showed characteristics of linear resistor that the current was proportional to the, temperature at constant voltage. For the sensitivity of acetone, 1Wt $Al^{3+}$-ZnO has the hight 0.91, ammonia gas, 2Wt $Al^{3+}$-ZnO specimen has the hight 0.90. Hence, the operating temperature of specimens were both $300^{\circ}C$.