WO2011055751A1 - 微結晶セレンからなるガス感受性材料及びそれを用いたガスセンサ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a gas-sensitive material made of microcrystalline selenium and a novel gas detection technique for detecting gas (particularly organic gas) using the gas-sensitive material.
- Patent Document 1 a semiconductor type gas sensor is conventionally known (for example, Patent Document 1).
- This gas sensor is kept at a high temperature in a state where an N-type semiconductor made of a metal oxide and a P-type semiconductor are in contact with each other, and the resistance value of the sensor changes when an environmental gas contacts the contact portion of both semiconductors.
- This is a PN type gas sensor that electrically detects this change in resistance value.
- Patent Document 2 a PN type carbon monoxide gas sensor that can detect carbon monoxide gas with high selectivity has also been proposed.
- Non-Patent Documents 1 and 3 Recently, studies on gas sensors using single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) (Non-Patent Documents 1 and 3) and gas sensors using tin oxide (SnO 2 ) nanowires have been made (Non-Patent Documents). Reference 2).
- PN gas sensor can simultaneously detect organic gases such as methane, ethanol and ethyl acetate in addition to carbon monoxide gas.
- the PN type carbon monoxide gas sensor can detect only carbon monoxide gas.
- these gas sensors alone cannot distinguish the type of gas with high sensitivity.
- room temperature stability is lacking, a high-temperature detection operation by a heater is necessary, and a large amount of power is required.
- a bulk crystal is used for the metal oxide semiconductor, in order to obtain sufficient detection sensitivity, it is necessary to enlarge the gas detection part (the stacked part of the N-type semiconductor element and the P-type semiconductor element) to some extent. The sensor cannot be made compact enough.
- the gas detection unit is enlarged to improve sensitivity, the gas detection response will be reduced.
- the cost is naturally increased and the manufacturing process is complicated.
- the detection target gas is an inorganic gas such as hydrogen gas, helium gas, argon gas, or nitrogen dioxide, and is not suitable for detection or discrimination of organic gas.
- a gas sensor using a tin oxide (SnO 2 ) nanowire has a high operating temperature and requires heating, and thus consumes a large amount of power.
- the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an inexpensive and compact gas sensor capable of detecting organic gas with high sensitivity and operating at room temperature, and a gas sensitive material therefor.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive and compact gas sensor capable of discriminating the type of organic gas and operating at room temperature, and a gas sensitive material therefor.
- the present inventors have found that when microcrystalline selenium obtained by crystal growth from amorphous selenium by the catalytic action of an organic solvent is placed under a certain voltage, a current flows,
- the selenium nanowire which is a fibrous or needle-shaped hexagonal microcrystalline selenium, has the properties of a p-type semiconductor inherent to selenium.
- the organic gas can be detected by observing the change in the current value flowing through the microcrystalline selenium at a constant voltage at room temperature, and the sensitivity to the organic gas molecules is high. It has been found that the behavior of the value change differs depending on the type of organic gas, and that the type of organic gas can be determined, and the present invention has been completed.
- the present invention (1) a gas sensitive material comprising microcrystalline selenium, (2) The gas sensitive material according to (1) above, wherein the microcrystalline selenium is selenium nanowires, (3) The gas sensitive material according to the above (1) or (2), which is used for detection of organic gas, (4) The gas-sensitive material according to the above (3), wherein the organic gas is a gas derived from a volatile organic compound having a relative dielectric constant at room temperature in the range of 1.0 to 38.0, (5) A gas sensor having an element structure in which the gas-sensitive material according to (1) is disposed between two electrodes, (6) A gas sensor having an element structure in which the gas-sensitive material according to (2) is disposed between two electrodes, (7) The gas sensor according to the above (5) or (6), which is for detecting organic gas, (8) The gas sensor according to (7), wherein the organic gas is a gas derived from a volatile organic compound having a relative dielectric constant at room temperature in the range of 1.0 to 38.0.
- Patent Document 4 a nanowire sensor using semiconductor nanowires is described.
- semiconductor nanowires various known vapor deposition methods are exemplified, and nanosizes are formed by vapor deposition methods in the same manner as silicon nanowires.
- the microcrystalline selenium (selenium nanowires) is also described as if manufactured.
- nano-sized microcrystalline selenium has not been obtained by the vapor phase growth method, and an example of actually producing selenium nanowires is not described.
- a gas sensor it is not described at all that selenium can be used for detection or identification of organic gas.
- the gas-sensitive material comprising the microcrystalline selenium of the present invention is easy to manufacture and inexpensive, and therefore has a higher cost merit than the gas-sensitive material used in conventional gas sensors.
- microcrystalline selenium reacts with organic gas molecules at room temperature with high sensitivity, and the magnitude of change in the current value flowing under a certain voltage varies depending on the type of organic gas that is sensed. From the difference, it is possible to determine the type of organic gas.
- the gas sensor of the present invention may have a simple sensor element structure in which a gas-sensitive material made of microcrystalline selenium is disposed between two electrodes, and the amount of microcrystalline selenium disposed between the two electrodes may be small.
- An inexpensive and compact gas sensor having the ability to discriminate organic gas and operating at room temperature can be realized.
- selenium nanowires which are hexagonal microcrystalline selenium, have high sensitivity, the amount disposed between two electrodes may be extremely small, so that a cheaper and more compact gas sensor can be realized. Further, since no heating means is required, the energy cost is low.
- selenium nanowires which are hexagonal microcrystalline selenium, can operate as a sensor element for a certain period and can be regenerated to an initial state by contacting with an organic solvent, so that they can be expected to be used semipermanently.
- (A) is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of amorphous selenium
- (b) is an SEM photograph of nano-sized fibrous microcrystalline selenium (hexagonal)
- (c) is granular microcrystalline selenium (monoclinic) ) SEM photograph.
- (A) is an X-ray diffraction pattern of amorphous selenium
- (b) is an X-ray diffraction pattern of nano-sized fibrous microcrystalline selenium (hexagonal)
- (c) is granular microcrystalline selenium (monoclinic). It is an X-ray diffraction pattern.
- FIG. 5 is a log-log graph of current-voltage characteristics (IV characteristics) of a gas sensor using selenium nanowires.
- microcrystalline selenium of the present invention is produced by bringing amorphous selenium into crystal growth (self-growth) from amorphous selenium by bringing it into contact with an organic solvent at room temperature for at least several minutes. (Selenium nanowires) and monoclinic microcrystalline selenium.
- amorphous selenium is usually used after being pulverized into a fine powder having a particle size of about 20 to 30 ⁇ m.
- the organic solvent with which amorphous selenium is brought into contact is a solvent having a relative dielectric constant (room temperature) larger than 4.0, for example, acetone, pyridine, 2-propanol, acetonitrile, diethyl ether, benzylamine, piperidine, aniline, quinoline, acetophenone.
- Benzonitrile or the like or a solvent having a relative dielectric constant (room temperature) of less than 4.0, for example, benzene, toluene, cyclohexane, hexane, or the like is used.
- organic solvent having a relative dielectric constant (room temperature) larger than 4.0 When an organic solvent having a relative dielectric constant (room temperature) larger than 4.0 is used as the organic solvent, it is a nano-sized (approximately several nm to 800 nm) thick, fibrous or needle-like having a length of about 1 to 10 ⁇ m.
- organic solvent having a relative dielectric constant (room temperature) of less than 4.0 When selenium nanowires, which are hexagonal microcrystalline selenium, are produced and an organic solvent having a relative dielectric constant (room temperature) of less than 4.0 is used, a monoclinic polyhedron having a grain size of about 1 to 10 ⁇ m is used. To produce microcrystalline selenium.
- microcrystalline (hexagonal) selenium grown in a gentle curve is called “fibrous”, and microcrystalline (hexagonal) selenium grown in a straight line and slightly shorter is called “needle”.
- “Selenium nanowires” is a concept encompassing one or both of these.
- room temperature is generally in the range of 20 to 25 ° C.
- FIG. 1 (a) is an SEM photograph of amorphous selenium
- FIG. 1 (b) is an SEM photograph of nano-sized fibrous microcrystalline selenium produced by contacting amorphous selenium with acetone for 10 days
- FIG. 1 (c) It is a SEM photograph of granular microcrystal selenium produced by bringing amorphous selenium into contact with benzene for 10 days.
- FIG. 2A is an X-ray diffraction pattern of the amorphous selenium
- FIG. 2B is an X-ray diffraction pattern of fibrous microcrystalline selenium produced by contacting the amorphous selenium with acetone for 10 days
- FIG. c) is an X-ray diffraction pattern of granular microcrystalline selenium produced by contacting the above amorphous selenium with benzene for 10 days.
- the diffraction pattern in FIG. 2B shows a hexagonal system
- the diffraction pattern in FIG. 2C shows a monoclinic system.
- the contact between amorphous selenium and the organic solvent can be performed by placing amorphous selenium in the liquid of the organic solvent, placing amorphous selenium in the vapor (gas) of the organic solvent, or placing amorphous selenium in the vapor (gas) of the solid organic substance.
- amorphous selenium in the liquid of the organic solvent, placing amorphous selenium in the vapor (gas) of the organic solvent, or placing amorphous selenium in the vapor (gas) of the solid organic substance.
- Fibrous or needle-shaped hexagonal microcrystalline selenium (hereinafter also simply referred to as “selenium nanowire”) has the properties of an original P-type semiconductor and is very stable (ie, in a stable crystalline form). Yes) The nano-sized fibrous or needle-like shape is maintained even at high and low temperatures.
- the shape and size (thickness and length) of selenium nanowires, the particle size of microcrystalline selenium composed of granular monoclinic polyhedrons, etc. are determined depending on the type of organic solvent contacted with amorphous selenium and the contact of the organic solvent. However, it can be controlled by the working environment (temperature, pressure) and the like.
- the thickness of the selenium nanowire is small in the relative permittivity of the organic solvent in contact with amorphous selenium, and tends to become thicker as the contact time becomes longer.
- the relative permittivity of the organic solvent in contact with amorphous selenium is larger, and the contact It shows a tendency to become thinner as the time becomes shorter. Further, the length of the selenium nanowire becomes longer as the contact time with the organic solvent becomes longer, and tends to become shorter as the contact time with the organic solvent becomes shorter.
- selenium nanowires produced by placing amorphous selenium in acetone vapor (gas) as compared to selenium nanowires produced by placing amorphous selenium in an acetone solution are: It becomes shorter and thicker.
- microcrystalline selenium When microcrystalline selenium is placed under a constant voltage at room temperature, a constant current flows in the selenium nanowire by an electric conduction mechanism due to the nature of the p-type semiconductor inherent to selenium. In addition, in the case of monoclinic microcrystalline selenium, it is an insulator itself, but the current value is smaller than that of selenium nanowires, probably due to surface conduction due to the small particle shape and dirty surface, A constant current flows. Then, when organic gas molecules come into contact with microcrystalline selenium at room temperature, it reacts with the organic gas molecules to increase its electric resistance, so that the current value decreases, and when the organic gas is removed, the current value increases and the organic gas Returns to the state before touching.
- microcrystalline selenium can sense (detect) an organic gas by observing a change in the value of a current flowing through the microcrystalline selenium under a constant voltage.
- selenium nanowires have extremely high reaction sensitivity with organic gas molecules, and the response speed of the decrease and increase (return) of the current value is high.
- the behavior of the change in the current value flowing through the microcrystalline selenium under a constant voltage varies depending on the type of organic gas.
- the type of organic gas can be identified from the difference in the magnitude of the current value change caused by a constant voltage. Can do.
- microcrystalline selenium (especially selenium nanowires) is stable to water, hardly affected by humidity, and can sense (detect) an organic gas with high sensitivity.
- Fig. 3 shows the mechanism (the principle of gas sensing) in which the value of the current flowing through the selenium nanowires decreases when the organic gas contacts (adsorbs) the selenium nanowires. That is, assuming a selenium nanowire with a radius r, the selenium nanowire is a P-type semiconductor, and therefore the carrier is a hole.
- an organic gas gas molecule having an electron-donating group
- electrons are injected into the selenium nanowire, and the injected electron disappears by combining with holes in the selenium nanowire.
- the hole density in the wire is reduced.
- the radius of the selenium nanowire is reduced by ⁇ r in the figure, so that the surface area of the selenium nanowire is reduced, and as a result, the current value is reduced.
- the sensor response (S) at this time is expressed by the following equation.
- r is the radius of the selenium nanowire
- I 0 is the initial current value
- I m is the minimum current value
- J SC is the current density in the space charge limited current region.
- the gas sensor of the present invention is configured by forming an element structure in which microcrystalline selenium is disposed between two electrodes.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of an example of the gas sensor of the present invention. As shown in the gas sensor 100, the gas sensor of the present invention sandwiches the gas detection unit 2 having the microcrystalline selenium 1 and the gas detection unit 2. Opposing electrodes 3 and 4 and a current value measuring unit 30 are included.
- the gas detector 2 is a structure that holds the microcrystalline selenium 1 so as to be in contact with the gas.
- a selenium nanowire is used as the microcrystalline selenium 1
- the selenium nanowire is carbon tape (thickness is usually 50 to (Approx. 160 ⁇ m) It is constructed by adsorbing and fixing to one side of 4B.
- suction fixation of the selenium nanowire to the carbon tape 4B can be performed by spraying a small amount of selenium nanowires on the carbon tape 4B and pressing them appropriately.
- the distance between the electrodes (fixing of the element) is performed by adhering the sensor bases 9A and 9B with an adhesive (for example, a cyanoacrylate instantaneous adhesive) after confirming that the sensor functions. be able to.
- an adhesive for example, a cyanoacrylate instantaneous adhesive
- a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape containing carbon powder as a conductive filler (for example, a carbon-based double-sided tape manufactured by Nissin EM Co., Ltd.) is preferably used.
- a double-sided adhesive type carbon tape the selenium nanowires 1 can be held on one side of the carbon tape 4B without being dissipated, and the selenium nanowires are pierced and held on the adhesive surface of the carbon tape 4B. Since the nanowire 1 penetrates the carbon tape 4B and contacts the base electrode 4A, the electrical connection between the selenium nanowire and the electrode can be formed stably and reliably.
- the carbon tape 4B has elasticity, contact with the selenium nanowire and the electrode is stably maintained even when subjected to external vibration.
- the gas detection unit 2 is configured to hold microcrystalline selenium in the same manner as the selenium nanowires.
- the electrodes 3 and 4 are made of, for example, a material used for forming a general conductive electrode such as gold, silver, copper, aluminum, nickel, ITO (indium tin oxide), and carbon.
- a material used for forming a general conductive electrode such as gold, silver, copper, aluminum, nickel, ITO (indium tin oxide), and carbon.
- An electrode (copper plate) 3A and an electrode 4 on the side holding the microcrystalline selenium (selenium nanowire) 1 are constituted by a carbon tape 4B and a base electrode (copper plate) 4A carrying the carbon tape 4B on the surface. is doing.
- the gold thin film 3B is provided to improve conductivity and prevent deterioration of conductivity due to oxidation of the copper surface
- the current value measuring unit 30 is connected to the gas detection unit 2 between the power source 5, the variable resistor 6 that adjusts the power of the power source 5, the voltage applied between the electrodes 3 and 4, and the electrodes 3 and 4. It has an ammeter 8 for measuring the flowing current value.
- the bases 9A and 9B made of epoxy resin are disposed outside the electrodes 3 and 4.
- the bases 9A and 9B are used to increase the rigidity and insulation of the element structure and the entire element. Is provided for fixing (elementization). That is, the distance between the electrodes (fixing of the element) is performed by adhering the sensor bases 9A and 9B with an adhesive (for example, a cyanoacrylate instantaneous adhesive) after confirming that the sensor functions. be able to.
- an adhesive for example, a cyanoacrylate instantaneous adhesive
- the sensor operation in the gas sensor of the present invention is usually performed by applying a voltage of about 1 to 15 V to the two opposing element electrodes 3 and 4 with an interelectrode distance (d) of about 20 to 30 ⁇ m.
- a voltage of about 1 to 15 V to the two opposing element electrodes 3 and 4 with an interelectrode distance (d) of about 20 to 30 ⁇ m.
- a constant current of about 40 to 120 ⁇ A flows through the gas detector 2.
- the distance (d) between electrodes here is the distance between the carbon tape 4B and the gold thin film 3B, and corresponds to the thickness of the thin layer (microcrystalline selenium layer) due to the aggregate of microcrystalline selenium in the gas detector.
- the current value decreases.
- the current value returns to the original state.
- FIG. 5 shows current-voltage characteristics in the atmosphere at room temperature of a gas sensor using selenium nanowires (thickness: 23.3 nm, length: 4 ⁇ m) as microcrystalline selenium 1, and FIG. A change in current value is shown when a voltage is applied to the electrodes 3 and 4 and 5 L of air containing 100 ⁇ L of ethanol gas is intermittently brought into contact with the gas detection unit 2.
- the 5V drive corresponds to the operation with the battery and can be driven with other voltages.
- the behavior of the change in current value that occurs based on a constant voltage varies depending on the type of organic gas that contacts the gas detector 2. For this reason, in the gas sensor of the present invention, the type of the organic gas can be identified from the difference in the magnitude of the current value change generated based on the constant voltage by observing the change in the current value.
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG.
- I 0 is an initial current value flowing through the gas detection unit 2 before coming into contact with the organic gas (ethanol gas).
- I m is the minimum current value
- [Delta] I is the current change amount.
- the sensor response (S) of the gas sensor of the present invention is expressed by the following equation.
- the sensor response (S) is the current value change amount (saturation sensitivity) when the current value change amount ( ⁇ I) is in contact with a high-concentration organic gas having a 100% concentration.
- the organic gas can be identified by using this value.
- the current value change amount ( ⁇ I) and its relaxation time shows a correlation
- saturation sensitivity current value change amount ( ⁇ I) at 100% concentration
- current value change amount at various gas concentrations are taken as reference data, and the reference data is stored in a memory. It is also possible to automatically determine the detection and identification of organic gas by incorporating in the gas sensor a determination device (not shown) in which the measured current value from the ammeter 8 is input to the microcomputer.
- the thickness direction of the nanowires is mainly used for gas detection (electric conduction)
- the contribution of electric conduction in the overlapping direction of the nanowires is the main.
- the sensor sensitivity can be increased by utilizing the gap between the wires depending on how the wires overlap. Therefore, in the case of this aspect, the thinner the selenium nanowire (D), the greater the amount of current decrease (sensitivity) due to the organic gas contacting the gas detector 2. Therefore, in such an embodiment, the thickness (D) of the selenium nanowire is preferably 500 nm or less, more preferably 300 nm or less.
- the aspect ratio (L / D) is preferably 5 or more, more preferably 10 or more, and particularly preferably 15 or more.
- an upper limit is not specifically limited, 50 or less is preferable, More preferably, it is 30 or less.
- the length (L) of the selenium nanowire is selected according to the distance between the electrodes and is equal to or more than the distance between the electrodes. It is preferably about d + 0 to d + ⁇ 2 d ⁇ m if it is a little longer, that is, if the distance between the electrodes is d.
- the contribution of electric conduction in the thickness direction of the wire due to the overlap of the nanowires tends to increase.
- the thickness (D) and length (L) of the selenium nanowires referred to in the present invention after taking a SEM photograph, measure the thickness and length of a plurality of selenium nanowires (sample number: 50), The peak value of the distribution intensity in each distribution graph was adopted.
- the average particle diameter is preferably 1 to 10 ⁇ m.
- the average particle size is measured from the photographic image of a plurality of particles (number of samples: 50), and the peak value of distribution intensity is adopted from the graph of particle size distribution obtained therefrom. did.
- the area of the opposing surfaces of the device electrodes 3 and 4 in the gas detector 2 may be about 0.5 to several mm 2 , and preferably about 1 mm 2 .
- the amount of microcrystalline selenium interposed between the electrodes 3 and 4 may be a very small amount of about 20 to 100 ⁇ g / mm 2 , and preferably a very small amount of about 50 ⁇ g / mm 2 .
- the gas detection unit 2 is configured in such a manner that the selenium nanowire 1 is adsorbed and fixed to the carbon tape 4B that is bonded and fixed on the one electrode 4A.
- a mode in which nanowires are spread and applied in an organic solvent, or a selenium nanowire is spread and applied in an organic solvent on an insulating substrate, or a resin such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is used.
- the organic gas referred to in the present invention is a volatile organic compound that is feared to affect the environment and the human body.
- the relative permittivity at room temperature of benzene, toluene, pyridine, piperidine, acetone, ethanol, methanol, isobutanol, formaldehyde, phenol, ethyl acetate, styrene, trimethylamine, n-hexane, cyclohexane, etc. is 1.0 to 40.
- Volatile organic compounds in the range of 0 (particularly 1.0 to 38.0) can be detected with particularly high sensitivity.
- Example 1 Commercially available granular amorphous selenium (purity: 99.9999%, Rare Metallic Co., Ltd) was pulverized to a fine powder in a mortar.
- the amorphous selenium after pulverization was amorphous particles having a particle size of 20 to 30 ⁇ m.
- About 0.3 g of this amorphous selenium fine powder was put into 7 mL of acetone (relative dielectric constant: 20.7) in a glass tube and left at room temperature for 10 days.
- about 0.3 g of amorphous selenium fine powder was put into 7 mL of benzene (relative dielectric constant: 2.3) in a glass tube, and allowed to stand at room temperature for 10 days.
- the morphology of fine powdered amorphous selenium, the product in acetone, and the product in benzene were observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) (JOELXJXA-8900), and the crystal structure was observed by an X-ray diffractometer. (Rigaku Corporation, RINT-2500).
- FIG. 1A is an SEM photograph of amorphous selenium
- FIG. 1B is an SEM photograph of a product in acetone
- FIG. 1C is an SEM photograph of a product in benzene.
- the product in acetone is a nanowire-like shape having a thickness of nano-size (258 nm) and a length of 4.3 ⁇ m.
- the product in benzene was found to be polyhedral fine particles having an average particle size of about 10 ⁇ m.
- FIG. 2 (a) is an X-ray diffraction pattern of amorphous selenium
- FIG. 2 (b) is an X-ray diffraction pattern of nanowires formed in acetone
- FIG. 2 (c) is a graph of polyhedral fine particles generated in benzene. It is an X-ray diffraction pattern.
- the X-ray diffraction pattern of FIG. 2B shows hexagonal selenium
- the X-ray diffraction pattern of FIG. 2C shows monoclinic selenium. Note that the gentle X-ray diffraction pattern portion of FIG. 2C is that of amorphous selenium.
- Example 2 Selenium nanowires (nanowire-shaped hexagonal microcrystalline selenium having a thickness of 258 nm and a length of 4.3 ⁇ m), granular microcrystalline selenium (a granular single crystal having an average particle diameter of about 10 ⁇ m) obtained in Example 1.
- the gas sensor shown in FIG. 4 was produced using the (clinic microcrystalline selenium) and the amorphous selenium fine powder (pulverized product) used in Example 1.
- an extremely small amount (about 50 ⁇ g) of selenium nanowires is applied to one side of a carbon tape (carbon-based double-sided tape manufactured by Nissin EM Co., Ltd.) having a length ⁇ width ⁇ thickness of 1.0 mm ⁇ 1.0 mm ⁇ 0.16 mm. It was made to adsorb
- the thickness of the carbon tape after adsorption of selenium nanowires was about 75 ⁇ m, and the thickness of the adsorption layer of selenium nanowires was 23 ⁇ m.
- the selenium nanowires were weighed on a Basic Plus balance BP221S manufactured by Sartorius.
- a second conductive plate comprising a laminated conductive plate in which a gold thin film having a thickness of about 0.02 to 0.03 ⁇ m is formed on one side of a copper plate having a length ⁇ width ⁇ thickness of 1.0 mm ⁇ 1.0 mm ⁇ 35 ⁇ m by a sputtering method.
- An electrode plate was prepared, and the gold thin film was brought into contact with fibrous microcrystalline selenium adsorbed and held on one side of the carbon tape, and was placed opposite to the first electrode plate (distance between electrodes: 23 ⁇ m). Then, a circuit including an ammeter, a voltmeter, and a power source was formed between both electrodes to complete the gas sensor.
- a gas sensor device using granular microcrystalline selenium (monoclinic system) for the gas detector and a gas sensor device using amorphous selenium fine powder (pulverized product) for the gas detector were prepared.
- FIG. 5 shows current-voltage characteristics (IV characteristics) of the gas sensor device thus manufactured. From this figure, it has been found that selenium nanowires (nanowire-like hexagonal microcrystalline selenium) exhibit current-voltage characteristics due to an electric conduction mechanism as a selenium original P-type semiconductor. In addition, both the monoclinic microcrystalline selenium and the amorphous selenium fine powder showed similar current-voltage characteristics although the current value was small.
- FIG. 8 is a log-log graph of current-voltage characteristics (IV characteristics) when the voltage of a gas sensor using selenium nanowires in the gas detector is 0 to about 20V, and the ohmic characteristics up to about 1V. There is a space charge limited current (SCLC) region when the voltage is higher than that, and it becomes non-linear. Current density of SCLC region (J SC) is expressed by the following equation.
- SCLC space charge limited current
- ⁇ Se is the dielectric constant of hexagonal selenium
- ⁇ Se is the mobility of hexagonal selenium
- ⁇ (D / L) is a proportionality constant given by a function of aspect ratio (D / L)
- D / When L >> 1 (in the case of a normal bulk crystal), ⁇ (D / L) 9/8.
- d is a distance between electrodes, and V is a voltage.
- test gas 5 L of air containing 100 ⁇ L of ethanol gas (test gas) was intermittently brought into contact with the gas detection part of the gas sensor device in which current was passed at a constant voltage of 5 V, and changes in the current value were observed.
- test gas 5 L of air containing 100 ⁇ L of ethanol gas (test gas) was intermittently brought into contact with the gas detection part of the gas sensor device in which current was passed at a constant voltage of 5 V, and changes in the current value were observed.
- ethanol is put into the gas bag with a syringe
- a certain amount of air is introduced with a mini pump (SIBATA MP- ⁇ 30N (manufactured by Shibata Kagaku Co., Ltd.)) to make a test gas.
- the test gas was discharged in a non-contact manner from the nozzle toward the detection part of the gas sensor at a constant flow rate with a mini pump.
- FIG. 6 shows a change in current value with respect to an organic gas (ethanol gas) of a gas sensor device using selenium nanowires (nanowire-shaped hexagonal microcrystalline selenium) as a gas detection unit.
- selenium nanowires have a high reaction sensitivity to organic gas, the resistance rapidly increases due to contact with organic gas, the current value decreases, and the amount of current decrease is large, and contact with organic gas It can be seen that the current value increases rapidly and the sensor element becomes highly sensitive.
- Acetone and benzene are used as the organic gas, and organic gas (acetone, benzene) is infiltrated into the cotton swab after the organic gas (acetone, benzene) is infiltrated into the cotton swab, and then the acetone is vaporized from the cotton swab. And 220 ppm of benzene were brought into contact with the gas detector for 120 seconds. In addition, the density
- the method of measuring the organic gas volatilized from the cotton swab after penetrating the organic solvent into the cotton swab is the actual organic gas. This corresponds to the gas detection operation by the gas sensor in an environment where air is floating in the air.
- the upper chart shows the sensitivity characteristics of a device that uses selenium nanowires (nanowire-shaped hexagonal microcrystalline selenium) in the gas detector
- the middle chart shows granular monoclinic microcrystalline selenium in the gas detector.
- the sensitivity characteristics of the apparatus used, and the lower chart are the sensitivity characteristics of the apparatus using amorphous selenium particles in the gas detector.
- granular monoclinic microcrystalline selenium and selenium nanowires have higher reaction sensitivity to organic gas, and in particular, selenium nanowires (nanowire-like selenium).
- selenium nanowires nanowire-like selenium.
- hexagonal microcrystalline selenium has a very high reaction sensitivity to an organic gas (a large amount of current decrease) and a very short relaxation time (a high current decrease rate).
- Example 3 Amorphous selenium fine powder (pulverized product) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that (R)-(-)-2-butanol (relative dielectric constant: 16.72) was used instead of acetone. -) It was immersed in 2-butanol at room temperature for 10 days, and the crystal structure was analyzed with an X-ray diffractometer. As a result, it was hexagonal microcrystalline selenium. The obtained product in (R)-(-)-2-butanol was dried, placed in an acetone solution, and the microcrystalline selenium entangled with ultrasonic waves was loosened. When floating microcrystalline selenium was observed by SEM, it was a selenium nanowire (nanowire-like hexagonal microcrystalline selenium) having a thickness of 175 nm and a length of 5.40 ⁇ m.
- Example 4 Amorphous selenium fine powder (pulverized product) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that (R)-(-)-2-heptanol (relative dielectric constant: 9.25) was used instead of acetone. -) -2- Soaking in 2-heptanol at room temperature for 2 years and analyzing the crystal structure with an X-ray diffractometer revealed hexagonal microcrystalline selenium. The obtained product in (R)-(-)-2-heptanol was dried and then placed in an acetone solution. After loosening the entangled microcrystalline selenium, the product was put into the acetone solution. When floating microcrystalline selenium was observed by SEM, it was selenium nanowires (nanowire-like hexagonal microcrystalline selenium) having a thickness of 470 nm and a length of 2.48 ⁇ m.
- Example 5 The amorphous selenium fine powder (pulverized product) used in Example 1 was placed in a desiccator filled with a saturated vapor of acetone and allowed to stand at room temperature for 40 days.
- the crystal structure of the product in the desiccator was analyzed with an X-ray diffractometer, it was hexagonal microcrystalline selenium.
- After drying the form of the product in the desiccator it was placed in an acetone solution and the microcrystalline selenium entangled by ultrasonication was loosened, and then the microcrystalline selenium floating in the acetone solution was observed by SEM.
- it was a selenium nanowire (nanowire-like hexagonal microcrystalline selenium) having a thickness of 275 nm and a length of 2.85 ⁇ m.
- Table 1 below shows the thickness (D) and length (L) of the selenium nanowires (nanowire-like hexagonal microcrystalline selenium) obtained in Examples 1 and 3 to 5 together with the organic solvent used. Is.
- R and S in () of the organic solvent in the table indicate optical chirality (R: clockwise, S: counterclockwise), +,-indicate optical rotation (+: right,-: left).
- FIG. 10 is an SEM photograph of selenium nanowires (nanowire-shaped hexagonal microcrystalline selenium) in Examples 1 and 3 to 5, (a) is an SEM photograph of selenium nanowires of Example 3, and (b) is FIG. 2C is an SEM photograph of the selenium nanowire of Example 1, FIG. 3C is an SEM photograph of the selenium nanowire of Example 5, and FIG.
- Example 6 Selenium nanowires were produced by immersing amorphous selenium fine powder (pulverized product) in the organic solvent shown in Table 2 in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the following organic solvent was used instead of acetone.
- (R)-(-)-2-heptanol selenium nanowires with a thickness (D) of 565 nm and a length (L) of 3.75 ⁇ m are obtained, and with (R)-(-)-2-butanol , A selenium nanowire having a thickness (D) of 274 nm and a length (L) of 3.25 ⁇ m is obtained.
- the thickness (D) is 233 nm and the length ( A selenium nanowire with L) of 3.75 ⁇ m was obtained. Then, three types of selenium nanowires having different thicknesses were individually used, and three types of sensor devices having different thicknesses of the selenium nanowires of the gas detection unit were produced in the same manner as described above.
- Table 2 below shows the thickness (D) and length (L) of the obtained selenium nanowire (nanowire-like hexagonal microcrystalline selenium) together with an organic solvent.
- Experimental example 2 With respect to the three types of gas sensor devices produced in Example 6, the organic gas was brought into contact with the gas detection unit that passed a current at a constant voltage of 5 V at room temperature, and the reaction sensitivity (I / I 0 ) to the organic gas was examined. . Benzene was used as the organic gas, and contact of the organic gas with the gas detection unit was performed in the same manner as in Experimental Example 1, thereby bringing 220 ppm of organic gas into contact with the gas detection unit for 100 to 400 seconds. The result is shown in FIG.
- an SEM photograph and sensitivity characteristic chart of selenium nanowires with a thickness (D) of 565 nm are shown in the upper stage
- an SEM photograph and sensitivity characteristic chart of selenium nanowires with a thickness (D) of 274 nm are shown in the middle stage
- the thickness ( D) shows an SEM photograph and a sensitivity characteristic chart of selenium nanowires with 233 nm, respectively.
- FIG. 11 shows that as the thickness of the selenium nanowire becomes thinner, the reaction sensitivity to the organic gas is higher (the current decrease rate is faster), and the reaction time (relaxation time) is also very short.
- the reason for this tendency in the thickness direction of selenium nanowires is thought to be mainly due to an increase in surface area due to thinning of nanowires. This can be inferred from the SEM image.
- the sensor response (S (N)) to the concentration (N) of the test gas of the gas sensor device using selenium nanowires can be expressed by the following equation.
- the dielectric constant of epsilon r is an organic gas (relative dielectric constant of the stock solution of commercially available organic solvent)
- A is the contact efficiency between the selenium nanowires and gas
- V is the voltage
- d is the distance between the electrodes
- N is the concentration
- n is the number of powers
- N m is the concentration of a stock solution of a commercially available organic solvent.
- N X is a concentration N / Nm normalized by Nm of the organic gas.
- the current value change degree ( ⁇ I / I 0 ) that is the sensor response (S) varies depending on the difference in relative dielectric constant depending on the type of organic gas. It is also possible to determine the type.
- the organic gas can be discriminated by utilizing the difference in the relaxation time of the current change amount (that is, the temporal characteristic of the magnitude of the current change generated at a constant voltage).
- the results of the gas sensor apparatus using selenium nanowires having a thickness (D) of 233 nm and a length (L) of 3.75 ⁇ m are shown in FIG. Shown in Moreover, the same test was done also about benzene gas, acetone gas, and methanol gas.
- the gas concentration of alcohol gas (ethanol gas, methanol gas) is adjusted by diluting alcohol, and the gas concentration of acetone gas and benzene gas is adjusted with a cotton swab soaked with an organic solvent (acetone, benzene). This was performed by changing the distance between the gas detection portions within a range of 1 mm to 5 mm. The gas concentration was measured with a gas detector manufactured by Gastec Corporation.
- FIG. 14 shows that the organic gas concentration in the test gas and the current value change degree ( ⁇ I / I 0 ) as the sensor response (S) show a correlation.
- FIG. 15 shows the relationship between the gas concentration (normalized data) and sensor response (S) in each of ethanol gas, methanol gas, acetone gas, and benzene gas.
- the concentration of the specific organic gas in the environment is grasped using the relationship between the concentration of the organic gas and the degree of change in current value ( ⁇ I / I 0 ) as reference data. Can do.
- the microcrystalline selenium of the present invention Since the microcrystalline selenium of the present invention has high gas sensitivity, it can be used as a gas sensor. In addition, since the microcrystalline selenium of the present invention has a high adsorption ability to various organic gases, it can be expected to be used as an adsorbent for toxic gases.
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また、有機ガスの種類を判別する能力を有し、かつ、室温で動作する、安価でコンパクトなガスセンサ及びそのためのガス感受性材料を提供することである。
(1)微結晶セレンからなるガス感受性材料、
(2)微結晶セレンがセレンナノワイヤである、上記(1)記載のガス感受性材料、
(3)有機ガスの検出用である、上記(1)又は(2)記載のガス感受性材料、
(4)有機ガスが、室温での比誘電率が1.0~38.0の範囲内にある揮発性有機化合物由来のガスである上記(3)記載のガス感受性材料、
(5)上記(1)記載のガス感受性材料が2つの電極間に配置された素子構造を有するガスセンサ、
(6)上記(2)記載のガス感受性材料が2つの電極間に配置された素子構造を有するガスセンサ、
(7)有機ガスの検出用である上記(5)又は(6)記載のガスセンサ、
(8)有機ガスが、室温での比誘電率が1.0~38.0の範囲内にある揮発性有機化合物由来のガスである上記(7)記載のガスセンサ、
(9)一定電圧の基で生じる2つの電極間に流れる電流値変化の大きさの違いからガス種を識別する上記(5)~(8)のいずれかに記載のガスセンサ、
(10)飽和感度において2つの電極間に流れる電流値変化の大きさの違いからガス種を識別する上記(5)~(8)のいずれかに記載のガスセンサ、及び
(11)緩和時間の違いを尺度として一定電圧の基で生じる2つの電極間に流れる電流値変化の大きさの時間的な特性の違いからガス種を識別する上記(5)~(8)のいずれかに記載のガスセンサ、に関する。
本発明の微結晶セレンは、アモルファスセレンを有機溶媒に室温下で少なくとも数分以上接触させることによって、アモルファスセレンから結晶成長(自己成長)して生成するものであり、六方晶系の微結晶セレン(セレンナノワイヤ)および単斜晶系の微結晶セレンを含む。
図2(b)の回折パターンは六方晶系を示し、図2(c)の回折パターンは単斜晶系を示している。図2(c)の回折パターンでは、図2(a)のアモルファスセレンによるX線回折パターンが重畳して見られる。
市販の粒状アモルファスセレン(純度:99.9999%、Rare Metallic Co., Ltd)を乳鉢で微粉末に粉砕した。粉砕後のアモルファスセレンは粒径が20~30μmの不定形粒子であった。このアモルファスセレン微粉末約0.3gをガラス管内の7mLのアセトン(比誘電率:20.7)中に投入し、室温下で10日間放置した。また、同様に、アモルファスセレン微粉末約0.3gをガラス管内の7mLのベンゼン(比誘電率:2.3)中に投入し、室温下で10日間放置した。
実施例1で得られた、セレンナノワイヤ(太さが258nm、長さが4.3μmのナノワイヤ状の六方晶系微結晶セレン)、粒状の微結晶セレン(平均粒径が約10μmの粒状の単斜晶系微結晶セレン)及び実施例1で使用したアモルファスセレン微粉末(粉砕物)を使用して図4に示すガスセンサを作製した。
上記作製したガスセンサ装置について、室温にて、定電圧5Vで電流を流したガス検知部に有機ガスを接触させて、有機ガスに対する電流値(I/I0)の変化を調べた。ここで、I0は有機ガスをガス検知部に接触させる前の定電流値、Iは有機ガスをガス検知部に接触させた後の電流値である。有機ガスにはアセトンとベンゼンを使用し、有機ガスのガス検知部への接触は、有機溶媒(アセトン、ベンゼン)を綿棒に浸透させた後に、ガス検知部分に接近させ、綿棒より揮発するアセトン5400ppmとベンゼン220ppmのガスをそれぞれガス検知部に120秒間接触させた。なお、有機ガスの濃度は(株)ガステック製のガス検知管にて測定を行った。なお、綿棒に有機溶媒を浸透させた後に、ガス検知部分に接近、綿棒より揮発する有機ガスを測定する方法(すなわち、セレンナノワイヤに有機ガスを受動的に吸着させる方法)は、実際の有機ガスが空気中に漂う環境下でのガスセンサによるガス検知動作に対応させたものである。
アセトンの代わりに(R) -(-) -2-ブタノール(比誘電率:16.72)を使用した以外は実施例1と同様にしてアモルファスセレン微粉末(粉砕物)を(R) -(-) -2-ブタノール中に室温下で10日間浸漬し、結晶構造をX線回折装置で分析したところ、六方晶系微結晶セレンであった。得られた(R) -(-) -2-ブタノール中の生成物を乾燥させた後に、アセトンの液中に入れ、超音波にて絡み合った微結晶セレンをほぐした後に、アセトンの液中に浮遊する微結晶セレンをSEMで観察したところ、太さが175nmで、長さが5.40μmのセレンナノワイヤ(ナノワイヤ状の六方晶系微結晶セレン)であった。
アセトンの代わりに(R) -(-) -2-ヘプタノール(比誘電率:9.25)を使用した以外は実施例1と同様にしてアモルファスセレン微粉末(粉砕物)を(R) -(-) -2-ヘプタノール中に室温下で2年間浸漬し、結晶構造をX線回折装置で分析したところ、六方晶系微結晶セレンであった。得られた(R) -(-) -2-ヘプタノール中の生成物を乾燥させた後に、アセトンの液中に入れ、超音波にて絡み合った微結晶セレンをほぐした後に、アセトンの液中に浮遊する微結晶セレンをSEMで観察したところ、太さが470nmで、長さが2.48μmのセレンナノワイヤ(ナノワイヤ状の六方晶系微結晶セレン)であった。
アセトンの飽和蒸気で満たしたデシケータ内に実施例1で使用したアモルファスセレン微粉末(粉砕物)を入れ、室温下で、40日間放置した。デシケータ内の生成物の結晶構造をX線回折装置で分析したところ、六方晶系微結晶セレンであった。デシケータ内の生成物の形態を乾燥させた後に、アセトンの液中に入れ、超音波処理にて絡み合った微結晶セレンをほぐした後に、アセトンの液中に浮遊する微結晶セレンをSEMで観察したところ、太さが275nmで、長さが2.85μmのセレンナノワイヤ(ナノワイヤ状の六方晶系微結晶セレン)であった。
アセトンの代わりに下記の有機溶媒を使用した以外は実施例1と同様にしてアモルファスセレン微粉末(粉砕物)を下記の表2に示す有機溶媒中に浸漬し、セレンナノワイヤを作製した。 (R)-(-) -2-へプタノールでは、太さ(D)が565nm、長さ(L)が3.75μmのセレンナノワイヤが得られ、(R)-(-) -2-ブタノールでは、太さ(D)が274nm、長さ(L)が3.25μmのセレンナノワイヤが得られ、(R)-(+) -2-へプタノールでは、太さ(D)が233nm、長さ(L)が3.75μmのセレンナノワイヤが得られた。そして、かかる太さが異なる3種のセレンナノワイヤを個別に使用して、前記と同様にして、ガス検知部のセレンナノワイヤの太さが異なる3種のセンサ装置を作製した。
実施例6で作製した3種のガスセンサ装置について、室温にて、定電圧5Vで電流を流したガス検知部に有機ガスを接触させて、有機ガスに対する反応感度(I/I0)を調べた。有機ガスにはベンゼンを使用し、有機ガスのガス検知部への接触は、実験例1と同様の方法で行うことで、220ppmの有機ガスをガス検知部に100~400秒間接触させた。この結果を図11に示す。
実施例6で得られた3種のセレンナノワイヤをそれぞれガス検知部に使用した各ガスセンサにおいて、市販の有機溶媒を使用して、室温にて、定電圧10Vで電流を流したガス検知部に、種々の有機ガス(メタノール、エタノール、1-ブタノール、ホルムアルデヒド、アセトン、ピリジン、ピペリジン、ベンゼン、トルエン、シクロへキサン、ジエチルエーテル)を接触させて、有機ガスの種類と、センサのセンサ応答(S)の関係を調べた。実験方法としては、各有機ガスに対して実験例1と同様の方法で行った。そして、有機ガスの比誘電率と、センサ応答(S)である電流値変化度(ΔI/I0)との関係を調べた。何れの装置においても、同様の結果が得られたので、代表例として、太さ(D)が233nm、長さ(L)が3.75μmのセレンナノワイヤを使用したガスセンサ装置での結果を図12に示す。
実施例6で得られた3種のセレンナノワイヤをそれぞれガス検知部に使用した各ガスセンサにおいて、室温にて、定電圧5Vで電流を流したガス検知部に、エタノールガスの含有量が異なる種々の被検ガス(空気)を接触させて、被検ガス中のエタノールガス濃度とセンサの感度特性の関係を調べた。被検ガス中のエタノールガス濃度と、ガス検知部に被検ガスが接触する前の電流値I0とガス検知部に被検ガスが接触することによる電流値変化量(ΔI)との比である電流値変化度(ΔI/I0)との関係を調べた。何れの装置においても、同様の結果が得られたので、代表例として、太さ(D)が233nm、長さ(L)が3.75μmのセレンナノワイヤを使用したガスセンサ装置での結果を図14に示す。また、ベンゼンガス、アセトンガスおよびメタノールガスについても同様の試験を行った。なお、アルコールガス(エタノールガス、メタノールガス)のガス濃度の調整はアルコールを希釈することにより行い、アセトンガス及びベンゼンガスのガス濃度の調整は、有機溶媒(アセトン、ベンゼン)を染み込ませた綿棒とガス検知部分間の距離を1mm~5mmの範囲内で変化させることによって行った。ガスの濃度は(株)ガステック製のガス検知管にて測定を行なった。
2 ガス検知部
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- 微結晶セレンからなるガス感受性材料。
- 微結晶セレンがセレンナノワイヤである、請求項1記載のガス感受性材料。
- 有機ガスの検出用である、請求項1又は2記載のガス感受性材料。
- 有機ガスが、室温での比誘電率が1.0~38.0の範囲内にある揮発性有機化合物由来のガスである請求項3記載のガス感受性材料。
- 請求項1に記載のガス感受性材料が2つの電極間に配置された素子構造を有するガスセンサ。
- 請求項2に記載のガス感受性材料が2つの電極間に配置された素子構造を有するガスセンサ。
- 有機ガスの検出用である請求項5又は6記載のガスセンサ。
- 有機ガスが、室温での比誘電率が1.0~38.0の範囲内にある揮発性有機化合物由来のガスである請求項7記載のガスセンサ。
- 一定電圧の基で生じる2つの電極間に流れる電流値変化の大きさの違いからガス種を識別する請求項5~8のいずれか1項に記載のガスセンサ。
- 飽和感度において2つの電極間に流れる電流値変化の大きさの違いからガス種を識別する請求項5~8のいずれか1項に記載のガスセンサ。
- 緩和時間の違いを尺度として一定電圧の基で生じる2つの電極間に流れる電流値変化の大きさの時間的な特性の違いからガス種を識別する請求項5~8のいずれか1項に記載のガスセンサ。
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