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    • Materials Science
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Chemical Sensing

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    • Growing demand for low-power, selective gas sensing technology for monitoring safety, pollution, and healthcare.
    • Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are crucial indicators in environmental and health monitoring.
    • Existing sensors often require surface modification for selectivity, limiting scalability and power efficiency.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a novel electrostatically formed nanowire (EFN) sensor for selective detection of VOCs without surface modification.
    • To demonstrate the capability of EFN sensors in distinguishing homologous alcohols and VOCs with different functional groups.
    • To establish a pathway for mass-producible, low-power gas sensing using silicon complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-based field-effect transistors (FETs).

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing electrostatically formed nanowires (EFNs) integrated into field-effect transistor (FET) structures.
    • Employing systematic control of junction and back gates for biased operation.
    • Training machine-learning classifiers on threshold voltage and drain-source current changes for selective detection.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved selective detection of homologous alcohols and various functional group-containing VOCs using EFN sensors.
    • Demonstrated label-free, surface-modification-free selective sensing capabilities.
    • Validated the effectiveness of machine learning in classifying VOCs based on FET electrical responses.

    Conclusions:

    • EFN sensors offer a promising platform for label-free, selective VOC detection.
    • Machine learning integration enables high selectivity without device surface functionalization.
    • Si-CMOS-based FET devices are suitable for mass production of low-power, electrostatically selective gas sensors.