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A study on the highly sensitive metal nanowire sensor for detecting hydrogen

수소감지를 위한 고감도의 금속 나노선 센서에 관한 연구

  • An, Ho-Myoung (Department of Digital Electronics, Osan University) ;
  • Seo, Young-Ho (College of Liberal Arts, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Yang, Won-Jae (Division of Maritime Transportation System, Mokpo National Maritime University) ;
  • Kim, Byungcheul (Department of Electronic Engineering, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology(GnTECH))
  • Received : 2014.02.03
  • Accepted : 2014.08.20
  • Published : 2014.09.30
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Abstract

In this paper, we report on an investigation of highly sensitive sensing performance of a hydrogen sensor composed of palladium (Pd) nanowires. The Pd nanowires have been grown by electrodeposition into nanochannels and liberated from the anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template by dissolving in an aqueous solution of NaOH. A combination of photo-lithography, electron beam lithography and a lift-off process has been utilized to fabricate the sensor using the Pd nanowire. The hydrogen concentrations for 2% and 0.1% were obtained from the sensitivities (${\Delta}R/R$) for 1.92% and 0.18%, respectively. The resistance of the Pd nanowires depends on absorption and desorption of hydrogen. Therefore, we expect that the Pd nanowires can be applicable for detecting highly sensitive hydrogen gas at room temperature.

본 연구에서는 팔라듐 (Pd) 나노선으로 구성된 센서의 고감도 수소검지능력에 대해서 조사하였다. 팔라듐 나노선은 알루미늄 양극 산화막 (AAO : anodic aluminum oxide) 채널에 전기도금법을 이용하여 성장시켰으며, 수산화나트륨 수용액을 이용하여 나노선을 분리한 후 포토 리소그래피와 전자빔 리소그래피 공정 및 리프트오프 공정을 사용하여 금속나노선 수소센서를 제작하였다. 2%의 수소에서는 1.92% 의 민감도가, 0.1% 의 수소에서는 0.18% 의 민감도가 변하는 고감도 특성을 얻었으며, 이는 팔라듐 나노선의 저항은 수소의 흡착과 탈착에 의존하기 때문이다. 따라서 상온에서 고감도 수소 가스 검출을 위하여 팔라듐 나노선이 응용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

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