GaN-nanowire/ TiO2-nanocluster hybrid sensors for detection of Benzene and related aromatic compounds

Geetha S. Aluri; Abhishek Motayed; Albert V. Davydov; Vladimir Oleshko; Kris A. Bertness; Norman A. Sanford; Mulpuri V. Rao

doi:10.1117/12.883970

26 May 2011 GaN-nanowire/ TiO₂-nanocluster hybrid sensors for detection of Benzene and related aromatic compounds

Geetha S. Aluri, Abhishek Motayed, Albert V. Davydov, Vladimir Oleshko, Kris A. Bertness, Norman A. Sanford, Mulpuri V. Rao

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Proceedings Volume 8024, Advanced Environmental, Chemical, and Biological Sensing Technologies VIII; 80240M (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.883970
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2011, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Nanowire-nanocluster hybrid chemical sensors were realized by functionalizing gallium nitride (GaN) nanowires with titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanoclusters for selectively sensing Benzene and other related aromatic compounds. Hybrid sensor devices were developed by fabricating two-terminal devices using individual GaN nanowires followed by the deposition of TiO₂ nanoclusters using RF magnetron sputtering. The sensor fabrication process employed all standard micro-fabrication techniques. A change of current was observed for these hybrid sensors when exposed to aromatic compounds such as Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene, and Chlorobenzene mixed with air. However, these sensors did not show any sensitivity when exposed to Methanol, Ethanol, Isopropanol, Chloroform, Acetone, and 1, 3-Hexadiene. These sensors were capable of sensing the aromatic compounds only under ultraviolet excitation. The sensitivity range for the above mentioned aromatic compounds varied from 1% down to 50 parts per billion (ppb) at room-temperature. By combining the enhanced catalytic properties of the TiO₂ nanoclusters with the sensitive transduction capability of the nanowires, an ultra-sensitive and highly selective chemical sensing architecture is demonstrated. We have proposed a mechanism that could qualitatively explain the observed sensing behavior.

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Geetha S. Aluri, Abhishek Motayed, Albert V. Davydov, Vladimir Oleshko, Kris A. Bertness, Norman A. Sanford, and Mulpuri V. Rao "GaN-nanowire/ TiO₂-nanocluster hybrid sensors for detection of Benzene and related aromatic compounds", Proc. SPIE 8024, Advanced Environmental, Chemical, and Biological Sensing Technologies VIII, 80240M (26 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.883970

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