Ultra-high sensitive micro-chemo-mechanical hydrogen sensor integrated by palladium-based driver and high-performance piezoresistor
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021, 46, (1), pp. 1434-1445
- Issue Date:
- 2021-01-01
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Abstract
A novel resistive chemical-mechanical sensor for hydrogen gas detection was designed and manufactured by using MEMS processing technology. The sensor combines a composite piezoresistor of silver nanowires-polyimide and a palladium sputtered microcantilever, and the optimized structure of which has been obtained through theoretical and simulation analysis. With a series of experimental testing, the fabricated sensor achieved the ultra-high sensitivity of 2825, 8071, 28250 and 47083 for hydrogen detection at the concentration of 0.4%, 0.8%, 1.2%, 1.6% and 2.0%, respectively. The ultra-high sensitive detection for hydrogen was enabled from the synergistic function of both the surface resistance effect between the palladium coated cantilever and silver nanowires-polyimide piezoresistor, and the bulk resistance effect of the silver nanowires-polyimide piezoresistor. In addition, the sensor also demonstrates excellent stability, which has high potential for practical hydrogen gas detection.
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