Fabrication and characterizations of Al nanoparticles doped ZnO nanostructures-based integrated electrochemical biosensor

K. Gherab; Y. Al-Douri; U. Hashim; M. Ameri; A. Bouhemadou; Khalid Mujasam Batoo; Syed Farooq Adil; Mujeeb Khan; Emad H. Raslan

Journal of Materials Research and Technology (Jan 2020)

Fabrication and characterizations of Al nanoparticles doped ZnO nanostructures-based integrated electrochemical biosensor

K. Gherab,
Y. Al-Douri,
U. Hashim,
M. Ameri,
A. Bouhemadou,
Khalid Mujasam Batoo,
Syed Farooq Adil,
Mujeeb Khan,
Emad H. Raslan

Affiliations

K. Gherab: Instituteof Nano Electronic Engineering, University Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
Y. Al-Douri: University Research Center, Cihan University Sulaimaniya, 46002, Iraq; Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Center (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Bahcesehir University, 34349 Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey; Corresponding author at: Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Center (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
U. Hashim: Instituteof Nano Electronic Engineering, University Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
M. Ameri: Laboratoire Physico-Chimie des Matériaux Avancés (LPCMA), Université Djilali Liabès de Sidi Bel-Abbès, Sidi Bel-Abbès, 22000, Algeria
A. Bouhemadou: Laboratory for Developing New Materials and Their Characterization, University of Setif 1, 19000 Setif, Algeria
Khalid Mujasam Batoo: King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author.
Syed Farooq Adil: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Mujeeb Khan: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Emad H. Raslan: Department of Physics, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 857 – 867

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The benefits of the electrical-based biosensor include cheap production and fast response time of detecting diseases. An interdigitated electrode (IDE) is fabricated using silver (Ag) as a metal contact that is deposited on aliminium (Al) nanoparticles doped with both zinc oxide (ZnO) and Silicon (Si) forming AZO/Si nanostructures by vacuum coater in a thermal evaporator. The electrical properties are studied as a function of frequency and voltage using I–V characteristics. Sol–gel method under annealing temperature, 500 °C is utilized to generate Al nanoparticles doped ZnO nanostructures. UV–vis spectrophotometer, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffractometer (XRD) are used for analyzing optical, topographical, morphological and structural studies of AZO nanostructure, respectively. Specific empirical models of optical dielectric constant, bulk modulus and refractive index are also verified. PACS: 75.75.Fk, 77.55.hf, 87.85.fk, 88.10.gp, Keywords: AZO, Sol–gel method, Characterization, Optical

Published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology

ISSN: 2238-7854 (Print); 2214-0697 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Mining engineering. Metallurgy
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