Cobalt oxide nanosheet and CNT micro carbon monoxide sensor integrated with readout circuit on chip

CL Dai, YC Chen, CC Wu, CF Kuo - Sensors, 2010 - mdpi.com
CL Dai, YC Chen, CC Wu, CF Kuo
Sensors, 2010mdpi.com
The study presents a micro carbon monoxide (CO) sensor integrated with a readout circuit-
on-a-chip manufactured by the commercial 0.35 μm complementary metal oxide
semiconductor (CMOS) process and a post-process. The sensing film of the sensor is a
composite cobalt oxide nanosheet and carbon nanotube (CoOOH/CNT) film that is prepared
by a precipitation-oxidation method. The structure of the CO sensor is composed of a
polysilicon resistor and a sensing film. The sensor, which is of a resistive type, changes its …
The study presents a micro carbon monoxide (CO) sensor integrated with a readout circuit-on-a-chip manufactured by the commercial 0.35 μm complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process and a post-process. The sensing film of the sensor is a composite cobalt oxide nanosheet and carbon nanotube (CoOOH/CNT) film that is prepared by a precipitation-oxidation method. The structure of the CO sensor is composed of a polysilicon resistor and a sensing film. The sensor, which is of a resistive type, changes its resistance when the sensing film adsorbs or desorbs CO gas. The readout circuit is used to convert the sensor resistance into the voltage output. The post-processing of the sensor includes etching the sacrificial layers and coating the sensing film. The advantages of the sensor include room temperature operation, short response/recovery times and easy post-processing. Experimental results show that the sensitivity of the CO sensor is about 0.19 mV/ppm, and the response and recovery times are 23 s and 34 s for 200 ppm CO, respectively.
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