Fabrication of flexible and transparent single-wall carbon nanotube gas sensors by vacuum filtration and poly(dimethyl siloxane) mold transfer

Chang Seung Woo, Chae Hyun Lim, Chi Won Cho, Bonghyun Park, Heongkyu Ju, Dong Hun Min, Cheol Jin Lee, Seung Beck Lee

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    Abstract

    We report on the fabrication of density controlled single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) thin-films on poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) substrates by vacuum filtration and PDMS direct molding. The vacuum filtration method made it possible to form a thin-film of SWCNTs having uniform density over a large area. The optical transmittance of the SWCNT thin-films showed inverse proportionality to SWCNT density and conductivity indicating that the SWCNT's PDMS surface coverage was directly related to the thin-film's optical and electrical characteristics. The flexible SWCNT thin-film showed high mechanical stability with negligible change in conductance after being bent by 180°. It was shown that SWCNT thin-film conductance had high sensitivity to NH3 gas partial pressure and that the lower the density of SWCNTs the higher the sensitivity. The results show that the flexible SWCNT thin-films may be applicable to future high sensitivity mobile sensors.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1610-1613
    Number of pages4
    JournalMicroelectronic Engineering
    Volume84
    Issue number5-8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007 May

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National R&D Project for Nano Science and Technology sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, and partly by the BK21 program and the Cavendish-KAIST Joint Research Program sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

    Keywords

    • Carbon nanotubes
    • Flexible thin-film
    • Gas sensor

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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