Tin oxide gas sensor fabricated using CMOS micro-hotplates and in-situ processing
Open Access
- 1 March 1993
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Electron Device Letters
- Vol. 14 (3), 118-120
- https://doi.org/10.1109/55.215130
Abstract
A monolithic tin oxide (SnO/sub 2/) gas sensor realized by commercial CMOS foundry fabrication (MOSIS) and postfabrication processing techniques is reported. The device is composed of a sensing film that is sputter-deposited on a silicon micromachined hotplate. The fabrication technique requires no masking and utilizes in situ process control and monitoring of film resistivity during film growth. Microhotplate temperature is controlled from ambient to 500 degrees C with a thermal efficiency of 8 degrees C/mW and thermal response time of 0.6 ms. Gas sensor responses of pure SnO/sub 2/ films to H/sub 2/ and O/sub 2/ with an operating temperature of 350 degrees C are reported. The fabrication methodology allows integration of an array of gas sensors of various films with separate temperature control for each element in the array, and circuits for a low-cost CMOS-based gas sensor system.Keywords
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