Effect of microwave-assisted silanization on sensing properties of silicon nanoribbon FETsVise andre og tillknytning
2015 (engelsk)Inngår i: Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical, ISSN 0925-4005, E-ISSN 1873-3077, Vol. 209, s. 586-595Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]
An important concern with using silicon nanoribbon field-effect transistors (SiNR FET) for ion-sensing is the pH-response of the gate oxide surface. Depending on the application of the FET sensor, this response has to be chemically manipulated. Thus in silicon oxide-gated pH-sensors with integrated sensor and reference FETS, a surface with high pH-sensitivity, compared to the bare gate oxide, is required in the sensor FETs (SEFET), whereas in the reference FETs (REFET) the surface has to be relatively pH-insensitive. In order to control the sensitivity and chemistry of the oxide surface of the nanoribbons, a silanization reagent with a functional group is often self-assembled on the SiNR surface. Choice of a silanization reaction that results in a self-assembled layer on a silicon oxide surface has been studied extensively over the past decades. However, the effect of various self-assembled layers such as monolayers or mixed layers on the electrical response of SiNR FETs in aqueous solution needs to be exploited further, especially for future integrated SEFET/REFET systems. In this work, we have performed a comprehensive study on 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) silanization of silicon oxide surfaces using microwave (MW) heating as a new biocompatible route to conventional methods. A set of complementary surface characterization techniques (ellipsometry, AFM and ATR-FTIR) was used to analyze the properties of the APTES layer deposited on the silicon surface. We have found that a uniform monolayer can be achieved within 10 min by heating the silanization solution to 75 °C using MW heating. Furthermore, electrical measurements suggest that little change in device performance is observed after exposure to MW irradiation. Real-time pH measurements indicate that a uniform APTES monolayer not only reduces the pH sensitivity of SiNR FET by passivating the surface silanol groups, but also makes the device less sensitive to cation concentration in the background electrolyte. Our silanization route proves promising for future chemical surface modification of on-chip REFETs.
sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
Elsevier B.V. , 2015. Vol. 209, s. 586-595
Emneord [en]
Electrical measurements pH sensitivity, Microwave heating, Silanization, Silicon nanoribbon field-effect transistors, Surface characterization, Biocompatibility, Chemical modification, Electric field effects, Electric variables measurement, Electrolytes, Gates (transistor), Nanoribbons, pH effects, pH sensors, Self assembled monolayers, Silicon compounds, Silicon oxides, Solutions, Surface properties, Surface treatment, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, Back ground electrolyte, Chemical surface modification, Electrical measurement, PH sensitivity, Silanizations, Silicon nanoribbon, Power field effect transistors
HSV kategori
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-42054DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2014.12.030Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84919754424OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-42054DiVA, id: diva2:1378593
Merknad
Funding details: VINNOVA; Funding details: Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse; Funding text 1: This study was supported by grants from the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA) and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Research Foundation . The authors would like to express their gratitude to Sarah Riazimehr for helping with the AFM instrument and analysis. Assoc. Prof. Muhammet S. Toprak at the division of Functional Materials is acknowledged for valuable insights and help with the MW and FTIR instruments. Appendix A
2019-12-132019-12-132020-12-01bibliografisk kontrollert