B7.3 - Field Effect SnO2 Nano-Thin Film Layer CMOS-Compatible

Event
SENSOR+TEST Conferences 2009
2009-05-26 - 2009-05-28
Congress Center Nürnberg
Band
Proceedings SENSOR 2009, Volume II
Chapter
B7 - Gas and Humidity
Author(s)
J. Velasco-Velez, A. Chaiyboun, T. Doll - Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany, C. Wilbertz - Micronas GmbH, Freiburg, Germany, J. Woellenstein, M. Bauersfeld - Fraunhofer IPM, Freiburg, Germany
Pages
123 - 128
DOI
10.5162/sensor09/v2/b7.3
ISBN
978-3-9810993-5-5
Price
free

Abstract

The integration of metal oxide gas sensing layers into CMOS electronic still a challenge especially due to the high operating temperatures that do not comply with silicon transistor limits , even more critical, and metal oxide annealing temperatures. External electric fields will allow control over the energy levels of the sensing layer and thus over adsorption sensitivity, consequently the interaction between gas and sensitive layer is modulated. As the absorbed gas on the surface produces a band bending, it changes conduction paths allowing gas detection through resistance measurements. With this configuration, field switch offers fast desorption and thus handling of low temperature response times. Also electric fields may be useful to reduce annealing temperatures. In this paper some aspects as design, measurements and models are studied.

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