<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Single phase, adherent films of copper oxide nanowires (CuO NWs) were successfully grown on a glass substrate. Titanium nanofilm was pre-coated on the glass substrate to assist the growth of a layer adherent to the substrate. The copper film of 1.5 μm thickness was deposited via physical vapor deposition technique followed by thermal oxidation in air at various temperatures for 4 h. The product was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) and Fourier transformation infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy to find the crystal structure, morphology, phases, and optical properties of the deposited films. The CuO NWs film with 60% transmittance at wavelengths greater than 800 nm was obtained. It can be used as an infrared thermal imaging filter and in optoelectronic devices. The fabricated temperature sensor exhibited high sensitivity in the temperature range of 20 °C to 180 °C.</p></abstract>

Single phase, adherent films of copper oxide nanowires (CuO NWs) were successfully grown on a glass substrate. Titanium nanofilm was pre-coated on the glass substrate to assist the growth of a layer adherent to the substrate. The copper film of 1.5 μm thickness was deposited via physical vapor deposition technique followed by thermal oxidation in air at various temperatures for 4 h. The product was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) and Fourier transformation infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy to find the crystal structure, morphology, phases, and optical properties of the deposited films. The CuO NWs film with 60% transmittance at wavelengths greater than 800 nm was obtained. It can be used as an infrared thermal imaging filter and in optoelectronic devices. The fabricated temperature sensor exhibited high sensitivity in the temperature range of 20 °C to 180 °C.

Fabrication of temperature sensor based on copper oxide nanowires grown on titanium coated glass substrate

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Single phase, adherent films of copper oxide nanowires (CuO NWs) were successfully grown on a glass substrate. Titanium nanofilm was pre-coated on the glass...

Fabrication of temperature sensor based on copper oxide nanowires grown on titanium coated glass substrate

Published Online: Nov 02, 2018

Page range: 460 - 468

Received: Jul 24, 2017

Accepted: Apr 24, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2018-0051

Keywords
nanowires, temperature sensor, energy gap, activation energy, sensitivity

© 2018 Ali A. Aljubouri et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Fabrication of temperature sensor based on copper oxide nanowires grown on titanium coated glass substrate

Published Online: Nov 02, 2018

Page range: 460 - 468

Received: Jul 24, 2017

Accepted: Apr 24, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2018-0051

Keywordsnanowires, temperature sensor, energy gap, activation energy, sensitivity

© 2018 Ali A. Aljubouri et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
nanowires, temperature sensor, energy gap, activation energy, sensitivity