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H2
Gas outlet
H2 Production
Hydrogen-Selective Sensing
at Room Temperature with
ZnO Nanorods
Motivation
Application fields:
Fuel leak detection for
automobile, space shuttle,
and aircraft.
Fire detection (CO, CO2).
Emission, hydrocarbon,
and health monitor.
Environmental control.
AlGaN
GaN
Ti/Al/Pt/Au
Pt
Ti/Au
SiNx
Al0.28Ga0.72N
GaN
50 m
Optical microscopic image
2DEG
Sapphire
Device Cross-section
Sensing Mechanism
H22H
Diffusion of H
Creation of a polarized
layer at the interface
Barrier-lowering
H2(gas) 2HS 2Hb 2Hi
H2
Hs
Hs
Hb
Hb
Pd, Pt
Hi
Hi
Semiconductor
Experimental Results
Current (mA)
20
Nitorgen
16
1% Hydrogen
12
8
4
0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
**
Ti/Au
Pt
AlGaN
GaN
Sapphire
Source
Gate
Drain
Source
Hardware Design
AC Wall Transformer Battery/Energy Harvest
Regulator
Microcontroller
R0
1M
2M
Vout
Sensor
Cell Phone
Regulator
Reference
Internet
R0
ZigBee
1M
2M
Transceiver
Internet Server
Wireless Network Server
Timer set?
NO
YES
Collect Data
NO
Analyze Data
Threshold
Detected?
Monitor
Tx data
YES
Transmit Pulse
Power Up
Power Down
Warm up: 30 seconds
5s
1s
5s
1s
5s
1s
5s
1s
Field Test
20
50 C
Current (mA)
Nitrogen
16
1% Hydrogen
12
8
4
0
0.0
0.5 1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5 3.0
Differential Diodes
http://ren.che.ufl.edu/app/default.aspx
Client can
deactivate alarm
Power
Management
Battery
Features
Reconfigurable over-the-air
Ultra-low-power
2.4Ghz wireless
Rechargeable battery
Different sensors can be implemented with
minimal design changes
MSP430F2013
Nordic
2.4Ghz Transceiver
Conclusions
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