In this work, we isolate individual wurtzite InAs nanowires and fabricate electrical contacts at both ends, exploiting the single nanostructures as building blocks to realize two different architectures of conductometric sensors: (a) the nanowire is drop-casted onto—supported by—a SiO2/Si substrate, and (b) the nanowire is suspended at approximately 250 nm from the substrate. We test the source-drain current upon changes in the concentration of humidity, ethanol, and NO2, using synthetic air as a gas carrier, moving a step forward towards mimicking operational environmental conditions. The supported architecture shows higher response in the mid humidity range (50% relative humidity), with shorter response and recovery times and lower detection limit with respect to the suspended nanowire. These experimental pieces of evidence indicate a minor role of the InAs/SiO2 contact area; hence, there is no need for suspended nanostructures to improve the sensing performance. Moreover, the sensing capability of single InAs nanowires for detection of NO2 and ethanol in the ambient atmosphere is reported and discussed.

Conductometric sensing with individual InAs nanowires / Demontis, V.; Rocci, M.; Donarelli, M.; Maiti, R.; Zannier, V.; Beltram, F.; Sorba, L.; Roddaro, S.; Rossella, F.; Baratto, C.. - In: SENSORS. - ISSN 1424-8220. - 19:13(2019), pp. 2994-N/A. [10.3390/s19132994]

Conductometric sensing with individual InAs nanowires

Sorba L.;Rossella F.;
2019

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In this work, we isolate individual wurtzite InAs nanowires and fabricate electrical contacts at both ends, exploiting the single nanostructures as building blocks to realize two different architectures of conductometric sensors: (a) the nanowire is drop-casted onto—supported by—a SiO2/Si substrate, and (b) the nanowire is suspended at approximately 250 nm from the substrate. We test the source-drain current upon changes in the concentration of humidity, ethanol, and NO2, using synthetic air as a gas carrier, moving a step forward towards mimicking operational environmental conditions. The supported architecture shows higher response in the mid humidity range (50% relative humidity), with shorter response and recovery times and lower detection limit with respect to the suspended nanowire. These experimental pieces of evidence indicate a minor role of the InAs/SiO2 contact area; hence, there is no need for suspended nanostructures to improve the sensing performance. Moreover, the sensing capability of single InAs nanowires for detection of NO2 and ethanol in the ambient atmosphere is reported and discussed.
2019
19
13
2994
N/A
Conductometric sensing with individual InAs nanowires / Demontis, V.; Rocci, M.; Donarelli, M.; Maiti, R.; Zannier, V.; Beltram, F.; Sorba, L.; Roddaro, S.; Rossella, F.; Baratto, C.. - In: SENSORS. - ISSN 1424-8220. - 19:13(2019), pp. 2994-N/A. [10.3390/s19132994]
Demontis, V.; Rocci, M.; Donarelli, M.; Maiti, R.; Zannier, V.; Beltram, F.; Sorba, L.; Roddaro, S.; Rossella, F.; Baratto, C.
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