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NO x gas detection characteristics in FET-type multi-walled carbon nanotube-based gas sensors for various electrode spacings

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In this study, we fabricated a p-channel FET-type NO x gas sensor by using multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have good electronic, chemical-stability, and sensitivity characteristics. In particular, gas sensors require characteristics such as high speed, selectivity, and sensitivity. The fabricated sensor was used to detect NO x gas for different values of the gate-source voltage (V gs ) and the electrode spacings (30, 60, 90, and 120 μm). The gas sensor that absorbed NO x gas molecules showed a decrease in resistance. The sensitivity of the gas sensor was increased by increasing the electrode spacing. Additionally, while changing the Vgs and the temperature inside the chamber for the MWCNT gas sensor, we obtained the sensitivity and the normalized response for detecting NO x gas. We also obtained the adsorption energy (U a ) by using Arrhenius plots based on the reduction of resistance due to voltage variations. The adsorption energy was found to increase with increasing applied voltage.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam, 13120, Korea

    Hyun Soo Kim & Kyung Uk Jang

  2. Department of Information Display Engineering, Hongik University, Seoul, 04066, Korea

    Tae Wan Kim

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Kim, H.S., Jang, K.U. & Kim, T.W. NO x gas detection characteristics in FET-type multi-walled carbon nanotube-based gas sensors for various electrode spacings. Journal of the Korean Physical Society 68, 797–802 (2016). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.68.797

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