High Sensitivity pH Sensor Based on Porous Silicon (PSi) Extended Gate Field-Effect Transistor

In this study, porous silicon (PSi) was prepared and tested as an extended gate field-effect transistor (EGFET) for pH sensing. The prepared PSi has pore sizes in the range of 500 to 750 nm with a depth of approximately 42 �m. The results of testing PSi for hydrogen ion sensing in different pH bu...

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Main Authors: Al-Hardan, Naif H., Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Azmi, M. Ahmed, Naser, Jalar, Azman, Shamsudin, Roslinda, Kamil Othman, Norinsan, Lim, Kar Keng, Chiu, Weesiong, N. Al-Rawi, Hamzah
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author Al-Hardan, Naif H.
Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Azmi
M. Ahmed, Naser
Jalar, Azman
Shamsudin, Roslinda
Kamil Othman, Norinsan
Lim, Kar Keng
Chiu, Weesiong
N. Al-Rawi, Hamzah
author_facet Al-Hardan, Naif H.
Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Azmi
M. Ahmed, Naser
Jalar, Azman
Shamsudin, Roslinda
Kamil Othman, Norinsan
Lim, Kar Keng
Chiu, Weesiong
N. Al-Rawi, Hamzah
author_sort Al-Hardan, Naif H.
building USM Institutional Repository
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description In this study, porous silicon (PSi) was prepared and tested as an extended gate field-effect transistor (EGFET) for pH sensing. The prepared PSi has pore sizes in the range of 500 to 750 nm with a depth of approximately 42 �m. The results of testing PSi for hydrogen ion sensing in different pH buffer solutions reveal that the PSi has a sensitivity value of 66 mV/pH that is considered a super Nernstian value. The sensor considers stability to be in the pH range of 2 to 12. The hysteresis values of the prepared PSi sensor were approximately 8.2 and 10.5 mV in the low and high pH loop, respectively. The result of this study reveals a promising application of PSi in the field for detecting hydrogen ions in different solutions.
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spelling usm-369772017-10-09T04:32:49Z http://eprints.usm.my/36977/ High Sensitivity pH Sensor Based on Porous Silicon (PSi) Extended Gate Field-Effect Transistor Al-Hardan, Naif H. Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Azmi M. Ahmed, Naser Jalar, Azman Shamsudin, Roslinda Kamil Othman, Norinsan Lim, Kar Keng Chiu, Weesiong N. Al-Rawi, Hamzah QC1-999 Physics TK1-9971 Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering In this study, porous silicon (PSi) was prepared and tested as an extended gate field-effect transistor (EGFET) for pH sensing. The prepared PSi has pore sizes in the range of 500 to 750 nm with a depth of approximately 42 �m. The results of testing PSi for hydrogen ion sensing in different pH buffer solutions reveal that the PSi has a sensitivity value of 66 mV/pH that is considered a super Nernstian value. The sensor considers stability to be in the pH range of 2 to 12. The hysteresis values of the prepared PSi sensor were approximately 8.2 and 10.5 mV in the low and high pH loop, respectively. The result of this study reveals a promising application of PSi in the field for detecting hydrogen ions in different solutions. MDPI 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/36977/1/%28High_Sensitivity_pH_Sensor%29_sensors-16-00839.pdf Al-Hardan, Naif H. and Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Azmi and M. Ahmed, Naser and Jalar, Azman and Shamsudin, Roslinda and Kamil Othman, Norinsan and Lim, Kar Keng and Chiu, Weesiong and N. Al-Rawi, Hamzah (2016) High Sensitivity pH Sensor Based on Porous Silicon (PSi) Extended Gate Field-Effect Transistor. Sensors, 16 (6). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1424-8220 http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/6/839
spellingShingle QC1-999 Physics
TK1-9971 Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Al-Hardan, Naif H.
Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Azmi
M. Ahmed, Naser
Jalar, Azman
Shamsudin, Roslinda
Kamil Othman, Norinsan
Lim, Kar Keng
Chiu, Weesiong
N. Al-Rawi, Hamzah
High Sensitivity pH Sensor Based on Porous Silicon (PSi) Extended Gate Field-Effect Transistor
title High Sensitivity pH Sensor Based on Porous Silicon (PSi) Extended Gate Field-Effect Transistor
title_full High Sensitivity pH Sensor Based on Porous Silicon (PSi) Extended Gate Field-Effect Transistor
title_fullStr High Sensitivity pH Sensor Based on Porous Silicon (PSi) Extended Gate Field-Effect Transistor
title_full_unstemmed High Sensitivity pH Sensor Based on Porous Silicon (PSi) Extended Gate Field-Effect Transistor
title_short High Sensitivity pH Sensor Based on Porous Silicon (PSi) Extended Gate Field-Effect Transistor
title_sort high sensitivity ph sensor based on porous silicon (psi) extended gate field-effect transistor
topic QC1-999 Physics
TK1-9971 Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
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http://eprints.usm.my/36977/1/%28High_Sensitivity_pH_Sensor%29_sensors-16-00839.pdf