• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.215-218
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• 2011

A novel design of gas sensor using Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) thin films which are deposited on low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) substrates is presented. The LTCC substrates with thickness of 400 ${\mu}m$ are fabricated by laminating 12 green tapes which consist of alumina and glass particle in an organic binder. The GZO thin films with different thickness are deposited on LTCC substrates, by RF magnetron sputtering method. The microstructure and sensing properties of GZO gas sensing films are analyzed as a function of the film thickness. The films are well crystallized in the hexagonal (wurzite) structure with increasing thickness. The maximum sensitivity of 3.49 is obtained at 100 nm film thickness and the fastest 90% response time of 27.2 sec is obtained at 50 nm film thickness for the operating temperature of $400^{\circ}C$ to the $NO_2$ gas.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.213-219
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• 1996

$300^{\circ}C$ 이상의 고온에서 동작하는 전통적인 $SnO_{2}$ 또는 ZnO와 같은 전통적인 세라믹 가스 센서보다 훨씬 낮은 온도에서 동작이 가능한 $Pt/MoO_{3}$ 가스 센서를 pellet 형으로 제작하였다. $Pt/MoO_{3}$ 가스 센서의 하고 온도(calcination temperature)에 따른 표면구조의 변화와 결정구조의 변화가 투과전자현미경(transmission electron microscopy)과 X-선 회절시험에 의하여 조사되었다. 투과전자현미경 사진으로부터 하소 온도가 증가할수록 시편에서 $PtCl_{x}$에서 Cl의 양이 줄어드는 것과 Pt위에 $MoO_{3}$의 얇은 막(overlayer)이 형성되어 있다는 것을 보여준다. 가스 흡착 시험 결과 표면구조의 변화에 따라서 시편의 수소 저장 능력이 변화함을 보여주었다. $50^{\circ}C$와 $150^{\circ}C$에서 수소가스 감지도를 측정한 결과 매우 우수한 결과를 보여 주었다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.265-273
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• 1997

RF 마그네트론 스펏터링 방법으로 ZnO 박막을 성장시켜 TMA 가스 센서를 제작하였다. ZnO 박막의 성장분위기 가스와 첨가불순물이 박막의 표면 캐리어(전자) 농도, Hall 전자 이동도, 전기저항률 및 감도에 미치는 영향을 동작온도와 TMA 가스 농도를 변화시켜가며 조사하였다. 산소분위기에서 성장된 박막이 아르곤의 경우보다, 촉매불순물이 첨가된 박막이 첨가되지 않은 경우보다, 각각 표면 캐리어 농도와 Hall 전자 이동도가 높았고, 높은 감도 및 낮은 전기저항률을 나타내었다. 산소분위기에서 성장되었고, 불순물로 4 wt.%의 $Al_{2}O_{3}$, 1 wt.%의 $TiO_{2}$ 및 0.2 wt.%의 $V_{2}O_{3}$를 첨가한 ZnO 박막으로 만든 센서가 가장 높은 표면 캐리어 농도 $5.95{\times}10^{20}cm^{-3}$ 및 Hall 전자 이동도 $177\;cm^{2}/V{\cdot}s$와 가장 낮은 전기저항률 $0.59{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$ 및 가장 높은 감도 12.1을 나타내었다. 이때 TMA 가스 농도는 8 ppm, 동작온도는 $300^{\circ}C$였다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.205-209
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• 2011

ZnO는 반도전성과 초전도성을 나타내며 광학적으로도 독특한 재료로 가스센서, 태양전지, 광학도파관 등 여러 방면에 널리 활용되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 ZnO에 Al을 첨가함에 따라 광학적 특성에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보기 위하여 ZnO에 Al 첨가량 변화에 따른 나노구조체를 제작하여 특성을 비교하였다. ZnO 용액은 PVP, ethanol, zinc acetate를 이용하여 Sol의 형태로 제작하였으며, Al첨가용액을 넣어 Al이 첨가된 ZnO Sol을 제작하였다. 제작된 Sol을 전기 방사법을 이용하여 나노구조체를 제조하였다. 제조된 섬유들을 각각 300, 500, $700^{\circ}C$로 열처리 한 후 나노 구조체를 XRD, XPS, SEM을 이용하여 분석하였다. 또한 TGA, DSC를 이용하여 온도변화에 따른 질량 및 열량의 변화를 측정하였다. UVvis를 이용하여 ZnO와 Al이 첨가된 ZnO의 흡광도를 측정 비교하였다.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2004

Semiconductor thick film gas sensors based on tin oxide are fabricated and their gas response characteristics are examined for four simulant gases of chemical warfare agent (CWA)s. The sensing materials are prepared in three different sets. 1) The Pt or Pd $(1,\;2,\;3\;wt.\%)$ as catalyst is impregnated in the base material of $SnO_2$ by impregnation method.2) $Al_2O_3\;(0,\;4,\;12,\;20\;wt.\%),\;In_2O_3\;(1,\;2,\;3\;wt.\%),\;WO_3\;(1,\;2,\;3\;wt.\%),\;TiO_2\;(3,\;5,\;10\;wt.\%)$ or $SiO_2\;(3,\;5,\;10\;wt.\%)$ is added to $SnO_2$ by physical ball milling process. 3) ZnO $(1,\;2,\;3,\;4,\;5\;wt.\%)$ or $ZrO_2\;(1,\;3,\;5\;wt.\%)$ is added to $SnO_2$ by co-precipitation method. Surface morphology, particle size, and specific surface area of fabricated sensing films are performed by the SEM, XRD and BET respectively. Response characteristics are examined for simulant gases with temperature in the range 200 to $400^{\circ}C$, with different gas concentrations. These sensors have high sensitivities more than $50\%$ at 500ppb concentration for test gases and also have shown good repetition tests. Four sensing materials are selected with good sensitivity and stability and are fabricated as a sensor array A sensor array Identities among the four simulant gases through the principal component analysis (PCA). High sensitivity is acquired by using the semiconductor thick film gas sensors and four CWA gases are classified by using a sensor array through PCA.

• 센서학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.221-226
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• 2018

Misfueling accidents significantly damage the engines of both gasoline and diesel vehicles, and should be avoided by rapid and accurate fuel discrimination. Gasoline fuel contains bioethanol. Thus, the detection of ethanol vapor produced by gasoline can be used to distinguish between gasoline and diesel. In the present study, Pt-doped $SnO_2$ hollow nanospheres, Mg-doped $In_2O_3$ hollow microspheres, and Pt-doped ZnO nanostructures have been used as gas sensors to discriminate between gasoline and diesel fuels. All three sensors are able to detect and discriminate between gases evaporating from gasoline and diesel. Among the sensors, the Mg-doped $In_2O_3$ hollow microspheres show a significant gas response (resistance ratio = 4.97) quickly (~3 s) after exposure to gasoline-evaporated gas at $225^{\circ}C$, but did not show any substantial response to diesel-evaporated gas. This demonstrates that gasoline and diesel fuels can be discriminated using small and cost-effective oxide semiconductor gas sensors.

• 센서학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.369-373
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• 2020

A hydrogen sensor was fabricated by utilizing a bundle of metal oxide nanostructures whose growth positions were selectively controlled by utilizing graphene, which is a carbon of atomic-unit thickness. To verify the reducing ability of graphene, it was confirmed that the multi-composition metal oxide V₂O₅ was converted into VO₂ on the graphene surface. Because of the role of graphene as a reducing catalyst, it was confirmed that ZnO and MoO₃ nanostructures were grown at high density only on the graphene surface. The fabricated gas sensor showed excellent sensitivity.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.31-36
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• 2011

$TiO_2$ films were deposited on a glass substrate with RF magnetron sputtering and then surface of $TiO_2$ films were electron beam irradiated in a vacuum condition to investigate the effect of electron bombardment on the thin film crystallization, surface roughness and gas sensitivity for hydrogen. $TiO_2$ films that electron beam irradiated at 450eV were amorphous phase, while the films irradiated at 900 eV show the anatase (101) diffraction peak in XRD pattern. AFM measurements show that the roughness is depend on the electron irradiation energy. As increase the hydrogen gas concentration and operation temperature, the gas sensitivity of $TiO_2$ and $TiO_2$/ZnO films is increased proportionally and $TiO_2$ films that electron beam irradiated at 900 eV show the higher sensitivity than the films were irradiated at 450eV. From the XRD pattern and AFM observation, it is supposed that the crystallization and rough surface promote the hydrogen gas sensitivity of $TiO_2$ films.

• 센서학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.146-152
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• 2000

고주파 마그네트론 스퍼터링법으로 Li이 도핑된 ZnO(ZnO:Li) 박막을 코닝 7059 글라스 기판상에 증착하였다. 도핑량은 스퍼터링용 ZnO타겟내의 $Li_2CO_3$의 첨가량을 달리하여 조절하였다. 타겟내의 $Li_2CO_3$의 첨가량에 따른 구조적 특성을 XRD, AFM 및 SEM으로 조사하였으며 기판온도, 고주파출력 및 $O_2/Ar$ 가스비에 따른 Li이 도핑된 ZnO박막의 전기적 특성을 조사하였다. 타겟내의 $Li_2CO_3$의 첨가량과 증착조건이 막의 구조적 및 전기적 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. $Li_2CO_3$의 첨가량이 1wt%이하인 타겟으로 기판온도 $200^{\circ}C$, $O_2$/Ar 가스비 100%, 고주파 출력 100W에서 스퍼터된 ZnO:Li 박막이 표면거칠기가 낮은 우수한 표면형상, 강한 c-축 우선배향성 및 $10^8{\Omega}cm$ 이상의 큰 비저항을 보였다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2019

Precautionary detection of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) has been an important global issue mainly owing to their toxicity. To achieve proper detection, many studies have been conducted to develop sensitive gas sensors for CWAs. In particular, metal-oxide semi-conductors (MOS) have been investigated as promising sensing materials owing to their abundance in nature and excellent sensitivity. In this review, we mainly focus on various MOS-based gas sensors that have been fabricated for the detection of two specific CWA simulants, 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (2-CEES) and dimethyl methyl phosphonate (DMMP), which are simulants of sulfur mustard and sarin, respectively. In the case of 2-CEES, we mainly discuss $CdSnO_3-$ and ZnO-based sensors and their reaction mechanisms. In addition, a method to improve the selectivity of ZnO-based sensors is mentioned. Various sensors and their sensing mechanisms have been introduced for the detection of DMMP. As the reaction with DMMP may directly affect the sensing properties of MOS, this paper includes previous studies on its poisoning effect. Finally, promising sensing materials for both gases are proposed.