Abstract
In this paper we describe a new, simple and cheap silicon device operating at high temperature at a very low power of a few mW. The essential part of the device is a nano-size conductive link 10-100 nm in size (the so-called antifuse) formed in between two poly-silicon electrodes separated by a thin SiO2 layer. The device can be utilized in chemical sensors or chemical micro-reactors requiring high temperature and very low power consumption e.g. in portable, battery operated systems. As a direct application, we mention a gas sensor (i.e. Pellistor) for hydrocarbons (butane, methane, propane, etc.) based on temperature changes due to the catalytic combustion of hydrocarbons. The power consumed by our device is at about 2% of the power consumed by conventional Pellistors.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Microfabricated Systems and MEMS VII : proceedings of the international symposium |
Editors | J.L. Davidson, P.J. Hesketh, D. Mistra, S. Shoji |
Place of Publication | Pennington, NJ |
Publisher | Electrochemical Society |
Pages | 173-183 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Print) | 1-56677-422-5 |
Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Event | Microfabricated Systems and MEMS-VII Symposium at the 206th ECS Meeting 2004 - Honolulu, United States Duration: 3 Oct 2004 → 8 Oct 2004 Conference number: 7 |
Conference
Conference | Microfabricated Systems and MEMS-VII Symposium at the 206th ECS Meeting 2004 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Honolulu |
Period | 3/10/04 → 8/10/04 |