Title :
Fabrication of chemical sensors using inkjet printing and application to gas detection
Author :
Crowley, Karl ; Morrin, Aoife ; Smyth, Malcolm R. ; Killard, Anthony J. ; Shepherd, Roderick ; Panhuis, Marc In het ; Wallace, Gordon G.
Author_Institution :
Sensors & Separations Group, Dublin City Univ., Dublin
Abstract :
This work describes the fabrication of gas sensors using inkjet printing. Sensors were constructed by building up a film of sensing material, such as polyaniline, from aqueous nanoparticulate dispersions. These films were printed over patterned silver interdigitated array designs for the purposes of conductimetric analysis. Unlike screen printing or lithography, inkjet printing does not require stencils or masks, therefore allowing rapid design and prototyping. For this study, polyaniline and modified polyaniline sensors were inkjet printed and assessed for the purposes of gas sensing applications, specifically hydrogen sulfide monitoring.
Keywords :
conducting polymers; gas sensors; ink jet printing; aqueous nanoparticulate dispersions; chemical sensors; conductimetric analysis; gas detection; gas sensors; hydrogen sulfide monitoring; inkjet printing; modified polyaniline sensors; Chemical sensors; Conducting materials; Conductive films; Fabrication; Gas detectors; Lithography; Pattern analysis; Printing; Prototypes; Silver;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lecce
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2580-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1930-0395
DOI :
10.1109/ICSENS.2008.4716371