Highly sensitive NO2 sensor using brush-coated ZnO nanoparticles

被引:9
作者
Chandra, Lalit [1 ]
Dwivedi, R. [1 ]
Mishra, V. N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Banaras Hindu Univ, Indian Inst Technol, Dept Elect Engn, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
关键词
ZnO; nanoparticles; NO2; sol-gel; thick film; brush coating; GAS SENSORS; FABRICATION; H-2;
D O I
10.1088/2053-1591/aa8dc0
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
This work reports the sensing properties of a ZnO nanoparticle (NP) based gas sensor. A sol-gel method was used for the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles, and a brush coating technique for applying these in a thick film over the gold electrode. The structural properties of the ZnO film so developed have been studied using energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS), x-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), revealing a hexagonal wurtzite structure having particle size of similar to 25 to similar to 110 nm and roughness of similar to 136.303 nm. The sensitivity of the sensor to NO2, H-2, CO, ethanol and propanol gases in the temperature range from 150 to 350 degrees C has been tested. Among all these gases, sensitivity to NO2 was found to be highest, at around fifty times greater than the next highest sensitivity, for ethanol gas. The sensor's response to NO2 gas has been measured at similar to 945.12%/ppt (parts per thousand), with fast response time and recovery time at operating temperature 280 degrees C. The obtained result has been discussed with the help of surface and subsurface adsorption and desorption of NO2 molecules at the available trap sites (oxygen ions) on the ZnO nanoparticle surface. This sensor also exhibits excellent repeatability.
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