Effect of the Morphology and Electrical Property of Metal-Deposited ZnO Nanostructures on CO Gas Sensitivity
Division of Energy Technology of the Materials Research Institute, DGIST, 333 Techno Jungang-Daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Daegu 42988, Korea
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Nanomaterials 2020, 10(11), 2124; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10112124
Received: 29 September 2020
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Revised: 20 October 2020
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Accepted: 25 October 2020
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Published: 27 October 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanostructured Gas Sensors Synthesis and Applications)
The development of a highly sensitive gas sensor for toxic gases is an important issue in that it can reduce the damage caused by unexpected gas leaks. In this regard, in order to make the sensor accurate and highly responsive, we have investigated which morphology is effective to improve the sensitivity and how the deposited nanoparticle affects the sensitivity by controlling the morphology of semiconductor oxides—either nanorod or nanoplate—and depositing metal nanoparticles on the semiconductor surface. In this study, we compared the CO gas sensitivity for sensors with different morphology (rod and plate) of ZnO nanostructure with metal nanoparticles (gold and copper) photodeposited and investigated the correlation between the gas sensitivity and some factors such as the morphology of ZnO and the properties of the deposited metal. Among the samples, Au/ZnO nanorod showed the best response (~86%) to the exposure of 100 ppm CO gas at 200 °C. The result showed that the electrical properties due to the deposition of metal species also have a strong influence on the sensor properties such as sensor response, working temperature, the response and recovery time, etc., together with the morphology of ZnO.
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Keywords:
CO sensor; ZnO; morphology; metal nanoparticle
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Hwang, S.-H.; Kim, Y.K.; Hong, S.H.; Lim, S.K. Effect of the Morphology and Electrical Property of Metal-Deposited ZnO Nanostructures on CO Gas Sensitivity. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 2124. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10112124
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Hwang S-H, Kim YK, Hong SH, Lim SK. Effect of the Morphology and Electrical Property of Metal-Deposited ZnO Nanostructures on CO Gas Sensitivity. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(11):2124. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10112124
Chicago/Turabian StyleHwang, Sung-Ho, Young K. Kim, Seong H. Hong, and Sang K. Lim. 2020. "Effect of the Morphology and Electrical Property of Metal-Deposited ZnO Nanostructures on CO Gas Sensitivity" Nanomaterials 10, no. 11: 2124. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10112124
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