Nanomanipulation of Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles on GaN

Abstract:

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) is known for its high surface area to volume ratio which acts as an excellent receptor when placed in between electrodes in sensors application. Microelectrodes which are bar and needle shape pointed ends with two arrangements; comb and castle wall configurations were designed to be used for fabrication of electrodes to observe the relation between geometry of electrodes and dielectrophoretic of AuNPs on p-gallium nitride (GaN) substrates. The dielectrophoretic behaviour and electrical properties were analysed before and after the drop cast of AuNPs using current-voltage (I-V) curve method with manual probing. Resistance values of each sample were calculated under reverse bias condition. The effect of design on the nanomanipulation of AuNPs will be discussed.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 947)
• Pages: 9-14
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-jzv559
• Online since: May 2023
• Authors: M.A. Che Seliman*, N.A. Ali Yusup, Mohd Anas Ahmad, C. Ibau, Mohammad Nuzaihan, Hiroshi Kawarada, Zainuriah Hassan, Mohamed Fauzi Packeer Mohamed, Shaili Falina, Mohd Syamsul
• Keywords: Dielectrophoresis, Drop Casting, GaN, Gold Nanoparticles

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