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*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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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