<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

Materials Science-Poland

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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

Publié en ligne: 02 nov. 2018

Pages: 460 - 468

Reçu: 24 juil. 2017

Accepté: 24 avr. 2018

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

Mots clés
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

Publié en ligne: 02 nov. 2018

Pages: 460 - 468

Reçu: 24 juil. 2017

Accepté: 24 avr. 2018

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

Mots clésnanowires, 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.

Mots clés
nanowires, temperature sensor, energy gap, activation energy, sensitivity