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Gas Sensing Properties of Single Conducting Polymer Nanowires and the Effect of Temperature
We measured the electronic properties and gas sensing responses of
template-grown poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(styrenesulfonate)
(PEDOT/PSS)-based nanowires. The nanowires have a "striped" structure
(gold-PEDOT/PSS-gold), typically 8um long (1um-6um-1um for each section,
respectively) and 220 nm in diameter. Single-nanowire devices were contacted by
pre-fabricated gold electrodes using dielectrophoretic assembly. A polymer
conductivity of 11.5 +/- 0.7 S/cm and a contact resistance of 27.6 +/- 4 kOhm
were inferred from measurements of nanowires of varying length and diameter.
The nanowire sensors detect a variety of odors, with rapid response and
recovery (seconds). The response (R-R0)/R0 varies as a power law with analyte
concentration.Comment: 4 figures 8 pages, add 2 reference
Dielectrophoretically Assembled Polymer Nanowires for Gas Sensing
We measured the electronic properties and gas sensing response of nanowires
containing segments of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(styrenesulfonate)
(PEDOT/PSS) that were synthesized using anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membranes.
The nanowires have a "striped" structure of gold-PEDOT/PSS-gold and are
typically 8 um long (1 um-6 um-1 um for each section, respectively) and 220 nm
in diameter. Dielectrophoretic assembly was used to position single nanowires
on pre-fabricated gold electrodes. A polymer conductivity of 11.5 +/- 0.7 S/cm
and a contact resistance of 27.6 +/- 4 kOhm were inferred from resistance
measurements of nanowires of varying length and diameter. When used as gas
sensors, the wires showed a resistance change of 10.5%, 9%, and 4% at the
saturation vapor pressure of acetone, methanol and ethanol, respectively.
Sensor response and recovery were rapid (seconds) with excellent
reproducibility in time and across devices. "Striped" template-grown nanowires
are thus intriguing candidates for use in electronic nose vapor sensing
systems.Comment: 18 pages 6 figure