Performance Optimization of Nitrogen Dioxide Gas Sensor Based on Pd-AlGaN/GaN HEMTs by Gate Bias Modulation
- Authors
- Nguyen, Van Cuong; Kim, Kwangeun; Kim, Hyungtak
- Issue Date
- Apr-2021
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- gate bias modulation; palladium catalyst; gallium nitride; nitrogen dioxide gas sensor; high electron mobility transistor
- Citation
- MICROMACHINES, v.12, no.4
- Journal Title
- MICROMACHINES
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 4
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/15558
- DOI
- 10.3390/mi12040400
- ISSN
- 2072-666X
- Abstract
- We investigated the sensing characteristics of NO2 gas sensors based on Pd-AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) at high temperatures. In this paper, we demonstrated the optimization of the sensing performance by the gate bias, which exhibited the advantage of the FET-type sensors compared to the diode-type ones. When the sensor was biased near the threshold voltage, the electron density in the channel showed a relatively larger change with a response to the gas exposure and demonstrated a significant improvement in the sensitivity. At 300 degrees C under 100 ppm concentration, the sensor's sensitivities were 26.7% and 91.6%, while the response times were 32 and 9 s at V-G = 0 V and V-G = -1 V, respectively. The sensor demonstrated the stable repeatability regardless of the gate voltage at a high temperature.
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