Fabrication of carbon-nanotube-based sensor array and interference study

An array of 32 sensor elements with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) as the sensing medium has been fabricated. The microfabrication approach used allows reduction of the chip size and increases the number of sensor elements in a chip and is amenable for large wafer scale-up. The sensor array chip is designed as an electronic nose for use with the aid of a pattern recognition algorithm. The sensor chips were tested for NO 2 sensing and interfering effects from humidity and a background of chlorine. The results indicate that NO 2 can be detected at low concentration levels of 0.5 ppm in the presence of chlorine at 30 times higher concentrations. The sensor response is affected by humidity, which implies that the training data set for NO 2 detection needs to be generated for multiple humidity levels for interpolation purposes during field use.

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