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Sensors 2012, 12(10), 13842-13851; doi:10.3390/s121013842
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Synthesis of ZnO Nanostructures for Low Temperature CO and UV Sensing
Muhammad Amin 1 
, Umair Manzoor 2,3,*
, Mohammad Islam 4 , Arshad Saleem Bhatti 3 and Nazar Abbas Shah 1
, Umair Manzoor 2,3,*
, Mohammad Islam 4 , Arshad Saleem Bhatti 3 and Nazar Abbas Shah 1
1
Thin Films Technology Laboratory, Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
2
Alamoudi Water Chair, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
3
Centre for Micro & Nano Devices, Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
4
Center of Excellence for Research in Engineering Materials (CEREM), King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 26 August 2012; in revised form: 10 October 2012 / Accepted: 10 October 2012 / Published: 16 October 2012
(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
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Abstract: In this paper, synthesis and results of the low temperature sensing of carbon monoxide (CO) gas and room temperature UV sensors using one dimensional (1-D) ZnO nanostructures are presented. Comb-like structures, belts and rods, and needle-shaped nanobelts were synthesized by varying synthesis temperature using a vapor transport method. Needle-like ZnO nanobelts are unique as, according to our knowledge, there is no evidence of such morphology in previous literature. The structural, morphological and optical characterization was carried out using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and diffused reflectance spectroscopy techniques. It was observed that the sensing response of comb-like structures for UV light was greater as compared to the other grown structures. Comb-like structure based gas sensors successfully detect CO at 75 °C while other structures did not show any response.
Keywords: ZnO nanostructures; gas sensor; CO sensor; UV sensor; optical properties
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Amin, M.; Manzoor, U.; Islam, M.; Bhatti, A.S.; Shah, N.A. Synthesis of ZnO Nanostructures for Low Temperature CO and UV Sensing. Sensors 2012, 12, 13842-13851.
AMA StyleAmin M, Manzoor U, Islam M, Bhatti AS, Shah NA. Synthesis of ZnO Nanostructures for Low Temperature CO and UV Sensing. Sensors. 2012; 12(10):13842-13851.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAmin, Muhammad; Manzoor, Umair; Islam, Mohammad; Bhatti, Arshad S.; Shah, Nazar A. 2012. "Synthesis of ZnO Nanostructures for Low Temperature CO and UV Sensing." Sensors 12, no. 10: 13842-13851.