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ZnO Nanocluster-Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized by Microwave Irradiation for Highly Sensitive NO2 Detection at Room Temperature
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posted on 2019-06-19, 18:12 authored by Suyoung Park, Youngmin Byoun, Hyoungku Kang, Young-Jun Song, Sun-Woo ChoiTo improve the NO2-sensing
performance of single-walled
carbon nanotube (SWCNT)-based sensors, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoclusters
(NCs) were functionalized by a microwave (MW)-assisted synthesis technique.
Gas sensors based on pristine SWCNTs and ZnO NC–SWCNT composites
synthesized using different weight ratios (ZnO/SWCNTs = 0.5:1, 1:1,
2:1, and 3:1) were fabricated, and their ability to sense various
gases at room temperature (25 °C) was investigated. The results
showed that the sensing performance of the ZnO NC–SWCNT composite
synthesized with a weight ratio of 1:1 (denoted as Z-SWCNTs) was significantly
enhanced with respect to NO2 response and selectivity.
This enhanced sensing performance is thought to be a result of both
the modulation of the conduction channel at the ZnO NC–SWCNT
heterointerfaces and the generation of defects (or holes) by MW irradiation
that act as active sites for the target gases. The results obtained
in this work provide not only a facile method of cofunctionalizing
oxide NCs and defects but also a new methodology for improving the
sensing capabilities of SWCNT-based gas sensors.
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2 responseweight ratios2 DetectionMicrowave IrradiationMW irradiationconduction channelweight ratiocofunctionalizing oxide NCsgas sensorssingle-walled carbon nanotubeperformanceSWCNT-based gas sensorszinc oxideZnO Nanocluster-Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes SynthesizedZ-SWCNTRoom Temperaturetarget gases
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