TEHRAN, March 5 (MNA) � Researchers in Amir Kabir University of Technology has developed an ultraviolet sensor highly sensitive to X-ray.
Fatemeh Khorramshahi the major researcher of the project told Mehr News that ultraviolet had wide range of applications. �These sensors are applicable in measuring ultraviolet in sunlight, performance of sunglasses, ultraviolet imaging, space communications and biological and chemical fields,� said she, �in the project first a silicon plate is oxidized in the oven and then it is placed in a deposition apparatus. In this stage, the image of electronic pieces including transistor and diode is installed on the plate, and finally, the pieces are treated chemically.�

Khorramshahi also added that during the research they had managed to develop two 2- and 5-layer sensors. �Measurement revealed that the degree of ultraviolet detection in developed sensors is very high compared to that in current sensors,� she added.

�This sensor is also sensitive to X-ray, and thus finds applications in X-ray imaging,� Khorramshahi said, believing that the advantage of the technology as using zinc oxide as a cheap component in the sensors. �Since zinc oxide is biodegradable, that can be used in biological applications without layer installation,� she asserted.

She also believed that commercialization of the product required adding layers to improve the resistance of the sensor.

By Mehr News Agency

 

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