Abstract
The effect of post-deposition annealing temperature on the pH sensitivity of room temperature RF sputtered Ta2O5 was investigated. Structural and morphological features of these films were analyzed before and after annealing at various temperatures. The deposited films are amorphous up to 600 degrees C and crystallize at 700 degrees C in an orthorhombic phase. Electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor (EIS) field effect based sensors with an amorphous Ta2O5 sensing layer showed pH sensitivity above 50 mV/pH. For sensors annealed above 200 degrees C pH sensitivity decreased with increasing temperature. Stabilized sensor response and maximum pH sensitivity was achieved after low temperature annealing at 200 degrees C, which is compatible with the use of polymeric substrates and application as sensitive layer in oxides TFT-based sensors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 723-728 |
Journal | Journal Of Display Technology |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2013 |
Keywords
- Biosensors
- Electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor (eis) sensor
- Ph sensitivity
- Sputtered +{\hbox{ta}}-{2}{\hbox{O}}5