Monika Gupta
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS

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Design and simulation of interdigitated electrode for Graphene-SnO2 sensor on acetone gas Nur Hikmah; Huzein Fahmi Hawari; Monika Gupta
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Vol 19, No 1: July 2020
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v19.i1.pp119-125

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This paper presents the design and simulation of interdigitated electrode for graphene-SnO2 sensor on acetone gas. This study focuses on designing and simulating a sensor platform based on IDE with different configuration parameters to obtain the most ideal and efficient layout concerning sensitivity. Eventhough the sensor platform can be easily fabricated by using photolithography, screen-printing and other methods, the simulation is preferable as it provides low cost, secure and quick analysis tools with required sensitivity analysis. The design is important before developing a hybrid gas sensor based on metal oxide and graphene to detect acetone for diabetic mellitus at room temperature. IDE is one of the sensor platforms which provide simplicity, miniaturization and offers an economical mass-fabrication as an alternative to large systems for a sensor. The sensitivity of this IDE can be improved by altering the parameters of the IDE configuration. Herein, COMSOL Multiphysics® 5.4 software is used for simulation where the IDE-based sensor is constructed, and the electrical field is simulated with dependence on several parameters such as width, gap, finger's number and thickness of the electrode. The electrical field that is generated by the simulation results were analyzed and discussed to find the ideal design with the highest sensitivity. From the simulation, it was found that the optimum sensitivity with electrical field of 58808 V/m was the design of IDE configuration with 14 fingers, 0.15 mm spacing size between fingers, 0.15 mm width of the finger and 0.7mm thickness of fingers and electrode.
Graphene derivative coated QCM-based gas sensor for volatile organic compound (VOC) detection at room temperature Monika Gupta; Nurul Athirah; Huzein Fahmi Hawari
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Vol 18, No 3: June 2020
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v18.i3.pp1279-1286

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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) affect our daily life through their emission from very common sources such as plants, building materials, paints, pesticides, and fossil fuel burning. The detection of VOCs at room temperature is a prime requirement. The graphene-based gas sensor has the potential to detect these VOC gases due to its attractive features such as high mobility and large surface area. In this work, a graphene-derivative is prepared as a sensing material in order to detect acetone. The thin film of graphene-derivative is prepared by a drop-cast method on a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensor followed by drying in the room environment conditions. The prepared graphene-derivative and thin films are characterized structurally and morphologically by standard microscopic techniques such as FESEM, EDX, and Raman spectroscopy. The electrical parameters such as mobility and resistivity are measured using Hall-effect measurements at room temperature. The response and recovery time of the graphene-derivative based 10 MHz QCM sensor are found to be 23 s and 20 s, respectively. This highly sensitive graphene-based gas sensor with good reversibility can be employed for human health and environment safety applications.Â