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Vacuum sensors with small footprint, high sensitivity and wide detection range are important for the vacuum measurements in small space. Here, we report a new on-chip nanoscale vacuum sensor (NVS) based on electroformed silicon oxide with the structure of a nanoscale gap between two graphene electrodes on SiO2 substrate. The electrical resistance of the NVS increases exponentially by a magnitude of two orders with air pressure increasing from similar to 10(-1) Pa to similar to 10(4) Pa. The increase of O-2 partial pressure is responsible for the resistance increase of electroformed silicon oxide, where a Si-SiOx-Si tunneling diode is formed. The advantages of nanoscale size, simple structure, high sensitivity, direct electrical readout and wide detection range make the NVS promising for vacuum measurement of microscale space.
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IEEE ELECTRON DEVICE LETTERS
ISSN: 0741-3106
Year: 2023
Issue: 10
Volume: 44
Page: 1760-1763
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