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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
Greg Monty, Libertyville, IL (US);
Kwok NG, Austin, TX (US);
Mohshi Yang, Austin, TX (US);
Nano-Proprietary, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides for variable-range hydrogen sensors and methods for making same. Such variable-range hydrogen sensors comprise a series of fabricated Pd—Ag (palladium-silver) nanowires—each wire of the series having a different Ag to Pd ratio—with nanobreakjunctions in them and wherein the nanowires have predefined dimensions and orientation. When the nanowires are exposed to H, their lattace swells when the Hconcentration reaches a threshold value (unique to that particular ratio of Pd to Ag). This causes the nanobreakjunctions to close leading to a 6–8 orders of magnitude decrease in the resistance along the length of the wire and providing a sensing mechanism for a range of hydrogen concentrations.