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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2005
Eric W. Mcfarland, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Henry W. Weinberg, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hermann Nienhaus, Neukirchen-Vluyn, DE;
Howard S. Bergh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian Gergen, Goleta, CA (US);
Arunava Mujumdar, Orinda, CA (US);
Eric W. McFarland, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Henry W. Weinberg, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hermann Nienhaus, Neukirchen-Vluyn, DE;
Howard S. Bergh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian Gergen, Goleta, CA (US);
Arunava Mujumdar, Orinda, CA (US);
Adrena, Inc., Carpinteria, CA (US);
Abstract
Electron-hole production at a Schottky barrier has recently been observed experimentally as a result of chemical processes. This conversion of chemical energy to electronic energy may serve as a basic link between chemistry and electronics and offers the potential for generation of unique electronic signatures for chemical reactions and the creation of a new class of solid state chemical sensors. Detection of the following chemical species was established: hydrogen, deuterium, carbon monoxide, molecular oxygen. The detector () consists of a Schottky diode between an Si layer and an ultrathin metal layer with zero force electrical contacts.