An In-Depth Study on Electrical and Hydrogen Sensing Characteristics of ZnO Thin Film with Radio Frequency Sputtered Gold Schottky Contacts. Rajan, L., Periasamy, C., & Sahula, V. IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(9):1, 5, 2019.
An In-Depth Study on Electrical and Hydrogen Sensing Characteristics of ZnO Thin Film with Radio Frequency Sputtered Gold Schottky Contacts [link]Website  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Electrical and hydrogen sensing characteristics of radio frequency sputtered Au/ZnO thin film Schottky diodes on n-silicon substrate have been investigated over a wide temperature range. Current-voltage characterizations of the device in the temperature range of 25°C to 200°C confirm its excellent rectifying property with forward to reverse current ratio of 1610 at an external bias of 5 V. Ideality factor in the range of 4.12 to 2.98 is obtained for Au/ZnO Schottky diode in the aforementioned temperature range, at atmospheric conditions. On exposing diode to hydrogen, a reduction in ideality factor is observed which makes thermionic emission more prominent. The proposed device has proven to be hydrogen sensitive, on account of the lateral shift observed in I –V characteristics at different hydrogen concentrations (50 ppm-1000 ppm). Maximum barrier height variation of 99 meV and sensitivity of 144% have been observed at 1000 ppm hydrogen at 200°C. A Detailed perusal of the steady-state reaction kinetics of the sensor using I – V characteristics affirmed that the atomistic hydrogen adsorption at Au/ZnO interface is accountable for the barrier height modulation. The studied sensor depicts remarkable performance for high-temperature detection.
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