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Sensors 2006, 6(9), 1153-1160; doi:10.3390/s6091153
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Biasing Voltage Dependence of Sensitivity of Electron Beam Evaporated SnO2 Thin Film CO Sensor
Physics Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia.
Received: 15 March 2006 / Accepted: 28 July 2006 / Published: 26 September 2006
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gas Sensors)
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Abstract: Thin films of tin oxide were deposited by electron beam evaporation. The effectsof the sensor biasing voltage and film thickness on the CO-sensing of tin oxide thin filmswere investigated. The films were characterized using X-ray diffraction and X-rayphotoelectron spectroscopy All the films were found to be amorphous. The current-voltagecharacteristic of the sensor in air has shown that semiconductor-metal interface formsSchottky barrier. It was found that the CO-sensing properties depend on the sensor biasingvoltage and film thickness. For lower biasing voltages the sensitivity was much higher thanfor the higher voltages. It was found that the sensitivity of the films to CO increased withthe film thickness.
Keywords: Thin film; CO sensor; SnO2; Semiconductor sensor
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Durrani, S.M.A. Biasing Voltage Dependence of Sensitivity of Electron Beam Evaporated SnO2 Thin Film CO Sensor. Sensors 2006, 6, 1153-1160.
AMA StyleDurrani SMA. Biasing Voltage Dependence of Sensitivity of Electron Beam Evaporated SnO2 Thin Film CO Sensor. Sensors. 2006; 6(9):1153-1160.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDurrani, Sardar M.A. 2006. "Biasing Voltage Dependence of Sensitivity of Electron Beam Evaporated SnO2 Thin Film CO Sensor." Sensors 6, no. 9: 1153-1160.