Detection of explosives using field-effect transistors

Etery Sharon, Ronit Freeman, Itamar Willner*

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Abstract

The gate surfaces of ion-sensitive field-effect transistor (ISFET) devices were functionalized with the π-donor units, 6-hydroxydopamine (1) or 4-aminothiophenol (2). Concentration of trinitrotoluene, TNT, on the gate via π-donor-acceptor interactions yields charge-transfer complexes that alter the gate potential. This enables the label-free analysis of TNT with a detection limit corresponding to 1 × 10-7 M.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2185-2189
Number of pages5
JournalElectroanalysis
Volume21
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2009

Keywords

  • Explosives
  • Field-effect transistors
  • Sensors
  • TNT

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