Hybrid organic-inorganic semiconductor structures and sensors based thereon
US6433356B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N27/414
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hybrid organic-inorganic semiconductor device is provided as a sensor for chemicals and light, said device being composed of: (i) at least one layer of a conducting semiconductor such as doped n-GaAs or n-(Al,Ga)As; (ii) at least one insulating layer such as of an undoped semiconductor; e.g. GaAs or (Al,Ga)As; (iii) a thin layer of multifunctional organic sensing molecules directly chemisorbed on one of its surfaces, said multifunctional organic sensing molecules having at least one functional group that binds to said surface and at least one another functional group that serves as a sensor; and (iv) two conducting pads on the top layer making electrical contact with the electrically conducting layer, so that the electrical current can flow between them at a finite distance from the surface of the device. The surface-binding functional group of the multifunctional organic sensing molecule may be one or more aliphatic or aromatic carboxyl, thiol, sulfide, hydroxamic acid or trichlorosilane groups. The functional group that serves as a sensor may be a group suitable for binding and detection of metal ions such as Cu2+, Fe2+ and Ru2+ such as radicals derived from hydroxamic acids, b…
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