Sensitive and selective ammonia sensor based on porous silicon

Authors

Michaelrey Cainglet ⋅ PH Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman and National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Arvin Jay Escolano ⋅ PH Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman and National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Erick John Carlo Solibet ⋅ PH Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
John Paul Ferrolino ⋅ PH Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman and National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Arnel Salvador ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Armando Somintac ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Porous silicon film was used as ammonia (NH3) gas sensor. Porous silicon layers were fabricated on arsenic doped crystalline silicon via electrochemical anodization. The sensor can be easily fabricated by using Indium (In) interdigitated electrodes. Gas sensing measurement indicated that the fabricated sensor shows excellent sensitivity, selectivity and high response to ammonia gas. The good selectivity of the sensor to ammonia may be attributed to the weak interaction between the ammonia molecules and the porous silicon film. The lowest detection limit of the fabricated sensor to ammonia gas is 5 ppm at room temperature, showing its potential use for detecting freshness of fish and seafood.

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Issue

2017: Proceedings of the 35th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference

Article ID

SPP-2017-PA-04

Section

Poster Session A (Materials Science, Instrumentation, and Photonics)

Published

2017-06-07

How to Cite

[1]

M Cainglet, AJ Escolano, EJC Solibet, JP Ferrolino, A Salvador, and A Somintac, Sensitive and selective ammonia sensor based on porous silicon, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 35, SPP-2017-PA-04 (2017). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/202.