Dr. Robert Fryer
Dr. Fryer is synthesizing precursor solutions to be used in the sol-gel (solution-to-gel) fabrication of metal oxide thin films for high-temperature gas sensing. These liquid solutions are then conditioned into gels, which are coated onto glass substrates and then calcined (aka “baked”/”cooked”/”annealed”/etc.) at 900°C to produce solid, ceramic thin films, roughly 100-nm-thick. After optimizing the fabrication of these films, they will be incorporated into surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor devices. Developing thin film gas sensing materials that are stable in high-temperature, corrosive atmospheres is the goal of Dr. Fryer’s work here at NETL.
Dr. Robert Fryer
Dr. Fryer is synthesizing precursor solutions to be used in the sol-gel (solution-to-gel) fabrication of metal oxide thin films for high-temperature gas sensing. These liquid solutions are then conditioned into gels, which are coated onto glass substrates and then calcined (aka “baked”/”cooked”/”annealed”/etc.) at 900°C to produce solid, ceramic thin films, roughly 100-nm-thick. After optimizing the fabrication of these films, they will be incorporated into surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor devices. Developing thin film gas sensing materials that are stable in high-temperature, corrosive atmospheres is the goal of Dr. Fryer’s work here at NETL.