Date of this Version
5-30-2019
Document Type
Article
Abstract
There is considerable interest in nanostructured materials with interdigitated electrodes (IDEs) platforms to detect and monitor the level of various ions in numerous applications. Herein, we report the design and fabrication of IDEs based pH sensor by using hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanorods (NRs). A four-step deposition of ZnO seed layer followed by a hydrothermal treatment lead to the heavily ordered ZnO NRs patterns on the screen printed IDEs. The structural, chemical compositional and electrical properties of the NRs were investigated and examined by using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FeSEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique and Keithley 4200 semiconductor characterization system respectively. The sensor capacitance and pH were found to be inversely proportional at a working frequency of 1 kHz. The sensor displayed sensitivity of 1.06 nF/pH in the range of pH 4−10.
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Recommended Citation
Kumar A., Akshaya; Kumar S.K., Naveen; Aniley, Almaw Ayele; Fernandez, Renny Edwin; and Bhansali, Shekhar, "Hydrothermal Growth of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Nanorods (NRs) on Screen Printed IDEs for pH Measurement Application" (2019). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 51.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/ece_fac/51
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Originally published in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society.