Macroporous silicon for gas detection

Macroporous silicon (MPS) has been shown to be a promising material in many areas of technical interest. In particular, MPS has been applied for electronic devices and microfluidic applications. One of the most promising features of MPS is that it enables the development of optical applications usin...

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Autores: Vega Bru, Didac|||0009-0005-5699-466X, Rodríguez Martínez, Ángel|||0000-0002-0890-0842
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/192972
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/192972
https://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.76439
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Photonics
Macroporous silicon
Photonic crystal
Electrochemical etching
Non-dispersive infrared
Gas sensing
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Sumario:Macroporous silicon (MPS) has been shown to be a promising material in many areas of technical interest. In particular, MPS has been applied for electronic devices and microfluidic applications. One of the most promising features of MPS is that it enables the development of optical applications using simple and cost-effective technology, compatible with MEMS fabrication processes and suitable for mass production. This chapter describes the application of MPS structures fabricated using electrochemical etching (EE) for the detection of gases of environmental concern in the wavelength range comprising 4 µ m to 15 µ m , such as C O 2 . Vertical-modulated MPS structures are reported, whose photonic bandgaps can be placed at different wavelengths depending on the application needs. These structures have been applied to the quantification of C O 2 , and these results are summarised here. Detection is performed by the direct measure of absorption, obtaining promising results with short optical paths.