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Nitrogen Dioxide Detection with Ambipolar Silicon Nanowire Transistor Sensors

Authors: Vardhan, Vaishali; Biswas, Subhajit; Ghosh, Sayantan; Tsetseris, Leonidas; Hellebust, Stig; Echresh, Ahmad; Georgiev, Yordan M.; +1 Authors

Nitrogen Dioxide Detection with Ambipolar Silicon Nanowire Transistor Sensors

Abstract

Si nanowire transistors are ideal for the sensitive detection of atmospheric species due to their enhanced sensitivity to changes in the electrostatic potential at the channel surface. In this study, we present unique ambipolar Si junctionless nanowire transistors (Si-JNTs) that incorporate both n- and p-type conduction within a single device. These transistors enable scalable detection of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a critical atmospheric oxidative pollutant, across a broad concentration range, from high levels (25-50 ppm) to low levels (250 ppb-2 ppm). Acting as an electron acceptor, NO2 generates holes and functions as a pseudodopant for Si-JNTs, altering the conductance and other device parameters. Consequently, ambipolar Si-JNTs exhibit a dual response at room temperature, reacting on both p- and n-conduction channels when exposed to gaseous NO2, thereby offering a larger parameter space compared to a unipolar device. Key characteristics of the Si-JNTs, including on-current (Ion), threshold voltage (Vth) and mobility (μ), were observed to dynamically change on both the p- and n-channels when exposed to NO2. The p-conduction channel showed superior performance across all parameters when compared to the device's n-channel. For example, within the NO2 concentration range of 250 ppb to 2 ppm, the p-channel achieved a responsivity of 37%, significantly surpassing the n-channel's 12.5%. Additionally, the simultaneous evolution of multiple parameters in this dual response space enhances the selectivity of Si-JNTs toward NO2 and improves their ability to distinguish between different pollutant gases, such as NO2, ammonia, sulfur dioxide and methane.

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Air quality monitoring, ambipolar device, atmospheric detection, air pollution, Air pollution, silicon junctionless nanowire transistors, sensors, NO2 sensor, gas sensor, pollutant gases, field effect transistor, Air Pollution, heat transfer, multivariate calibration, gas sensitivity, polarity, ambipolar Si junctionless nanowire transistors, oxidative pollutant, Nanowire transistors, Air quality control, conduction channels, air quality, Si-JNTs, NO2 detection, nanowires, Air quality, oxides, dual response

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