Ordered mesostructured silica films: effect of pore surface on its sensing properties

Falcaro, Paolo and Mio Bertolo, Johnny and Innocenzi, Plinio and Amenitsch, Heinz and Bearzotti, Andrea (2004) Ordered mesostructured silica films: effect of pore surface on its sensing properties. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, Vol. 32 (1-3), p. 107-110. eISSN 1573-4846. Article.

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DOI: 10.1007/s10971-004-5773-9

Abstract

An electrochemical resistive-type sensor device, with a mesoporous silica thin film as sensitive membrane, has been developed and characterised. The silica film has been obtained via evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) using a tri-block copolymer (Pluronic F-127) as templating agent. It has been deposited by dip-coating on a silicon substrate with metallic interdigitated electrodes. Fast, reversible and reproducible electrical responses to relative humidity changes have been observed for the sensor device. The conduction mechanism has been related to chemical properties, structural order and surface morphology of the porosity in the silica film, confirming the dependence on the film preparation method and overall the importance of calcination temperature.

Item Type:	Article
ID Code:	1288
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Self-assembling, mesostructured materials, thin film, Grotthus conduction, humidity sensor
Subjects:	Area 09 - Ingegneria industriale e dell'informazione > ING-IND/22 Scienza e tecnologia dei materiali
Divisions:	001 Università di Sassari > 01 Dipartimenti > Architettura e pianificazione
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
eISSN:	1573-4846
Copyright Holders:	© 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers
Deposited On:	18 Aug 2009 10:04

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