A comparative study on the VOCs sensing behaviors of various ZnO nanostructures

Vuong Nguyen Minh, Dung Dinh Tien, Hieu Hoang Nhat, Nghia Nguyen Van, Truong Nguyen Ngoc Khoa, Loan Le Thi Ngoc, Hai Phan Thanh

Abstract


The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sensing layers were studied using ZnO nanomaterials with different morphologies including hierarchical nanostructure (ZnO-H), nanorods (ZnO-NRs), commercial nanoparticles (ZnO-CNPs) and wet chemical synthesized nanoparticles (ZnO-HNPs). ZnO hierarchical structure was fabricated by an electrospinning technique followed by hydrothermal process. ZnO vertical nanorods structure was fabricated by hydrothermal method, while ZnO nanoparticles based sensors were prepared from commercial powder and wet chemical method. The morphology and properties of the fabricated samples were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). VOCs sensing responses toward acetone, ethanol and methanol with respect to altered ZnO nanostructureswas systematically compared at different working temperatures. The enhanced response at low working temperatures induced by theopen space hierarchical structure was observed. The VOCs sensing mechanisms of the ZnO nanostructures based sensing layer were also explained and discussed in detail. 

Keywords


VOCs sensing; ZnO; nanostructure; open space; electrospinning

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