• 文献标题:   The effects of gas exposure on the graphene/AlGaN/GaN heterostructure under UV irradiation
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DROZDOWSKA K, RUMYANTSEV S, SMULKO J, KWIATKOWSKI A, SAI P, PRYSTRAWKO P, KRAJEWSKA A, CYWINSKI G
  • 作者关键词:   algangan, graphene, uvassisted gas sensor, nitrogen dioxide, acetone, tetrahydrofuran
  • 出版物名称:   SENSORS ACTUATORS BCHEMICAL
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.snb.2023.133430 EA JAN 2023
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

This work demonstrates a graphene/AlGaN/GaN sensing device with two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) to-ward nitrogen dioxide (NO2), tetrahydrofuran, and acetone detection under UV light irradiation. We propose combining measurements of the DC characteristics with a fluctuation-enhanced sensing method to provide insight into the gas detection mechanisms in the synergistic structure of highly stable GaN and gas-sensitive graphene. Both DC and low-frequency noise studies reveal the impact of UV irradiation (275 nm) on the GaN-based field-effect transistor (FET). Gas detection improves under UV light with higher differentiability be-tween selected concentrations of inorganic (NO2) gas and the possibility of discrimination between weakly adsorbing organic species (tetrahydrofuran and acetone). Time-domain experiments confirm the stability and reversibility of sensor (short-time and long-time) responses and reduced time drift after employing UV light. Features observed in the 1/f noise spectra may indicate the high impact of the irradiation on the trapping states in the GaN-based heterostructure, which further modulates the fluctuations of the channel carriers in our device. Our findings broaden the view on AlGaN/GaN heterostructures modulated with a graphene gate for gas sensing purposes, including strongly binding inorganic gas and weakly adsorbing organic species.