A room temperature indium tin oxide/quartz crystal microbalance gas sensor for nitric oxide

  • Jianqiao Hu
  • , Furong Zhu
  • , Jian Zhang
  • , Hao Gong*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Nitric oxide (NO) gas sensor using a combination of indium tin oxide (ITO) and quartz crystal microbalance is fabricated. The sensor is made from the polished AT-cut quartz crystal on which the ITO thin film is deposited using radio frequency magnetron sputtering. The sensor is sensitive to NO gas at room temperature and avoids the problems related to elevated-temperature sensors. It is shown that the sensor has a distinct negative frequency shift of 110 Hz within 600 s when it is exposed to 60 ppm of NO. The frequency-changing rate is also found to increase with NO concentration. The chemical status of elements on the ITO surface before and after NO adsorption is investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Possible gas sensing mechanisms are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-180
Number of pages6
JournalSensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
Volume93
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2003
EventNinth International Meeting on Chemical Sensors - Boston, United States
Duration: 7 Jul 200210 Jul 2002
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/sensors-and-actuators-b-chemical/vol/93/issue/1 (Conference proceedings)

User-Defined Keywords

  • Gas sensing mechanisms
  • Indium tin oxide
  • Quartz crystal

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