Abstract
The workflow of a high throughput screening setup for the rapid identification ofnew and improved sensor materials is presented. The polyol method was applied to preparenanoparticular metal oxides as base materials, which were functionalised by surface doping.Using multi-electrode substrates and high throughput impedance spectroscopy (HT-IS) awide range of materials could be screened in a short time. Applying HT-IS in search of newselective gas sensing materials a NO2-tolerant NO sensing material with reducedsensitivities towards other test gases was identified based on iridium doped zinc oxide.Analogous behaviour was observed for iridium doped indium oxide.
Highlights
The use of sensors to monitor gas atmospheres represents a growing market resulting from strategies for intelligent process management, environmental protection and medicinal diagnostics as well as from the domestic, aerospace and automobile sector
While the capacitance can be assigned to the geometric capacitance of the interdigital capacitors (IDCs), the resistance values under the respective measuring conditions are taken for the determination of the material sensitivity
The high throughput impedance spectroscopy (HT-IS) system presented is a valuable tool for rapid electrical characterisation of different semiconducting gas sensor materials
Summary
The use of sensors to monitor gas atmospheres represents a growing market resulting from strategies for intelligent process management, environmental protection and medicinal diagnostics as well as from the domestic, aerospace and automobile sector. The polyol method was applied to prepare nanoparticular metal oxides as base materials, which were functionalised by surface doping. Using multi-electrode substrates and high throughput impedance spectroscopy (HT-IS) a wide range of materials could be screened in a short time.
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