基于银纳米线电极-rGO敏感材料的柔性NO2气体传感器

使用银纳米线作为材料制备柔性叉指电极,用还原氧化石墨烯(reduced graphene oxide, rGO)作为气体敏感材料制备出柔性气体传感器,并研究其对二氧化氮气体的响应特性以及柔韧性能.实验结果表明,制备的以银纳米线作为电极的r GO气体传感器可以实现室温下对浓度为5-50 ppm (1 ppm=10^–6)的NO2气体的检测,对50 ppm的NO2的响应能够达到1.19,传感器的重复性较好,恢复率能够保持在76%以上,传感器的灵敏度是0.00281 ppm^-1,对浓度为5 ppm的NO2气体的响应时间是990 s,恢复时间是1566 s.此外,传感器在0°-45°的弯曲角度下仍表现出优异的电学特性与气体传感性能,所制备的器件具有相对稳定的导电性和较好的弯曲耐受性.     

Sn掺杂ZnO薄膜的室温气敏性能及其气敏机理

采用化学气相沉积方法在预制好电极的玻璃基底上制备出Sn掺杂ZnO薄膜和纯ZnO薄膜. 两种样品典型的形貌为四足状ZnO晶须, 其直径约为150-400 nm, 呈疏松状结构. 气敏测试结果显示Sn掺杂ZnO薄膜具有优良的室温气敏性, 并对乙醇具有良好的气敏选择性, 而纯ZnO薄膜在室温条件下对乙醇和丙酮均没有气敏响应. X射线衍射结果表明两种样品均为六方纤锌矿结构. Sn掺杂ZnO样品中没有出现Sn及其氧化物的衍射峰, 其衍射结果与纯ZnO样品对比, 衍射峰向小角度偏移. 光致发光结果表明, Sn掺杂ZnO薄膜与纯ZnO薄膜均出现紫外发光峰和缺陷发光峰, 但是Sn的掺杂使得ZnO的缺陷发光峰明显增强. 将Sn掺杂ZnO样品在空气中退火后, 其室温气敏性消失, 说明Sn掺杂ZnO样品的室温气敏性可能与其缺陷含量高有关. 采用自由电子散射模型解释了Sn掺杂ZnO薄膜的室温气敏机理.     

电化学电镀ZnO对石墨烯基NO_2气敏传感器的气敏性影响

通过低压化学气相沉积的方法制备了单层石墨烯,用电化学电镀的方法在石墨烯表面沉积了氧化锌纳米层,制作出一种新的、简单、高效的掺杂氧化锌纳米层的石墨烯基气敏传感器,并研究了本征的和电镀氧化锌的石墨烯基气敏传感器对不同体积分数的NO_2气体的响应特性和恢复特性。实验表明:在工作电压-0.5V,时间300s的条件下电镀ZnO的石墨烯基传感器的气敏性最好,其对10ppm NO_2的灵敏度为-22.126%(本文中定义灵敏度为测量电阻R与本征电阻R_0的差值与本征电阻的比值,故为负值),是本征石墨烯传感器的3.85倍,且响应的最低浓度达到0.5ppm(其灵敏度为-0.786%)。     

水合肼还原的氧化石墨烯吸附NO_2的实验研究

还原氧化石墨烯由于独特的原子结构,作为气体检测领域有潜力的候选者引起了研究者们的广泛兴趣.本文采用水合肼作为还原剂来制备还原氧化石墨烯,并以此作为叉指电极的气体敏感层,研究了其对NO2气体的响应特性.结果表明,水合肼还原的氧化石墨烯可以实现在室温下对浓度为1—40 ppm (1 ppm=10–6)的NO2气体的检测,具有较好的响应性和重复性,恢复率可以达到71%以上,但是灵敏度只有0.00201 ppm–1,还有较大的提升空间.此外,对浓度5 ppm的NO2的响应和恢复时间分别是319 s和776 s.水合肼还原的氧化石墨烯气体传感器的传感机制可归因于NO2分子和传感材料之间的电荷转移.还原氧化石墨烯的突出电学特性促进了电子转移过程,这使得传感器在室温下表现出优异的气体传感性能.本实验研究可为石墨烯基传感器件的应用奠定一定的基础.     

微流控技术制备ZnO纳米线阵列及其气敏特性

利用微流控技术在微通道中制备了Zn O纳米线阵列,通过X射线衍射和扫描电子显微镜分别对纳米线的物相和表面形貌进行了表征.结果发现,合成的Zn O纳米线具有良好的c轴择优取向性和结晶度.同时,对Zn O纳米线阵列在丙酮、甲醇和乙醇气体中的气敏特性进行了研究,测试结果表明:在最佳工作温度(475?C)下,纳米线阵列对200 ppm(1 ppm=10-6)丙酮气体的最大灵敏度可达8.26,响应恢复时间分别为9和5 s;通过与传统水热法制备的Zn O纳米线的气敏性能相比较发现,基于微流控技术制备的纳米线阵列具有更高的灵敏度和更快的响应恢复速度.最后,从材料表面氧气分子得失电子的角度对Zn O纳米线气敏机理进行了讨论.     

用SnO2:Sb作敏感材料的丙酮气敏光纤传感器

研制了一种掺Sb的SnO₂气敏-光学材料,并用它作为丙酮蒸汽浓度的光纤传感器敏感头,在30000ppm～100000ppm的宽广浓度范围得到很好的线性工作曲线。这是在丙酮蒸汽爆炸下限浓度左右的一个重要浓度范围。     

Yb-In_2O_3纳米管的制备及其对甲醛的优异气敏性能

采用单管静电纺丝的方法成功制备了纯的与Yb掺杂的In_2O_3纳米管(Yb-In_2O_3).利用扫描电子显微镜和X射线衍射对样品的结构和形貌进行了表征,制作了基于纯In_2O_3和Yb-In_2O_3纳米管的气敏元件.研究表明,Yb-In_2O_3纳米管气敏元件在230℃下对100 ppm甲醛的灵敏度为69.8,是纯In_2O_3纳米管气敏元件对同浓度甲醛灵敏度(18.4)的3.8倍,其对100 ppm甲醛的响应恢复时间分别为4 s和84 s.并且,基于Yb-In_2O_3纳米管的气敏元件对100 ppb甲醛的灵敏度达到2.5.此外,该气敏元件还具有出色的选择性及稳定性,具备良好的实际应用前景.     

氧化钨纳米线气敏传感器的制备及其室温NO_2敏感特性

纳米结构的氧化钨有高比表面积和气体吸附能力,在气体传感器领域得到了广泛研究.本文采用磁控溅射金属钨薄膜和两步热氧化工艺在二氧化硅衬底上生长出氧化钨纳米线.通过改变第二步氧化温度,研究退火温度对氧化钨纳米线气敏特性的影响.采用扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射仪、X射线光电子能谱分析仪和透射射电子显微镜表征材料的微观特性和晶体结构,利用静态配气法测试气敏性能.研究结果表明,经过退火处理后氧化钨纳米线密度略微降低,300℃比400℃退火后的氧化钨结晶性差,对应的表面态含量多,有利于室温气体敏感性.测试NO_2的气敏性能,经过对比得出300℃退火温度下制备的氧化钨纳米线在室温下表现出较很好的气敏响应,对6 ppm(1 ppm=10~(-6))NO_2达到2.5,对检测极限0.5 ppm NO_2响应达1.37.氧化钨纳米线在室温下表现出反常的P型响应,是因为氧化钨纳米线表面被氧气吸附形成反型层,空穴取代电子成为主要载流子所致.     

钒掺杂W18O49纳米线的室温p型电导与NO2敏感性能

钨氧化物纳米线在高灵敏度低功耗气体传感器中极具应用潜力, 且通过掺杂改性可进一步显著改善其敏感性能. 本文以WCl₆为钨源, NH₄VO₃为掺杂剂, 采用溶剂热法合成了钒掺杂的W₁₈O₄₉纳米线. 利用扫描电镜、透射电镜、X射线衍射、X射线光电子能谱仪表征了纳米线的微结构, 并利用静态气敏性能测试系统评价了掺杂纳米线的NO₂敏感性能. 研究结果表明: 五价钒离子受主掺杂进入氧化钨晶格结构, 抑制了纳米线沿轴向的生长并导致了纳米线束的二次集聚; 室温下, 钒掺杂W₁₈O₄₉纳米线接触NO₂气体后表现出反常的p型响应特性; 随工作温度逐渐升高至约110 ℃时, 发生从p型到n型的电导特性转变; 该掺杂纳米线气敏元件对浓度低至80 ppb (1 ppb=10^-9) 的NO₂气体具有明显的室温敏感响应和良好的响应稳定性. 分析并探讨了钒掺杂W₁₈O₄₉纳米线的高室温敏感特性及其p-n电导转型机理, 认为钒掺杂W₁₈O₄₉纳米线在室温下的良好敏感响应及反常p型导电性与掺杂纳米线表面高密度非稳表面态诱导的低温气体强吸附有关. 关键词： 氧化钨 纳米线 气体传感器 室温灵敏度     

Pd颗粒表面修饰ZnO纳米线阵列的制备及其气敏特性

采用化学气相沉积(CVD)方法在SiO_2/Si衬底生长了ZnO纳米线阵列,纳米线长约为15μm,直径为100~500 nm。通过改变溅射沉积时间(0~150 s),在ZnO纳米线表面包覆了不同厚度的Pd薄膜。在Ar气氛中,经800℃高温退火后,制备出Pd颗粒表面修饰的ZnO纳米线阵列并对其进行了气敏测试。对于乙醇而言,所有传感器最佳工作温度均为280℃。溅射时间的增加(3~10 s)导致ZnO纳米线表面Pd纳米颗粒数量及尺寸增加,传感器响应值由2.0增至3.6。过长的溅射时间(30~150 s)将导致Pd颗粒尺寸急剧增大甚至形成连续膜,传感器响应度显著降低。所有传感器对H2均表现出相对较好的选择性,传感器具有较好的响应-恢复特性和稳定性。最后,探讨了Pd颗粒表面修饰对ZnO纳米线阵列气敏传感器气敏特性的影响机制。     

外电场极化对纳米氧化锌拉曼活性及气敏性能的影响

采用沉淀法制备了纳米氧化锌粒子,着重对其进行了不同条件(电场强度、极化温度)下的外电场极化处理.以X射线衍射仪和拉曼光谱仪对产物的结构、拉曼位移等进行了表征.测试了氧化锌极化产物在乙醇、丙酮气体中的气敏性能,研究了外电场效应对纳米氧化锌拉曼光谱和气敏性能的影响机制.结果表明,纳米氧化锌样品在外电场中存在着极化电场强度和温度的阈值,当电场强度和温度分别大于9375 V·cm~(-1)和150℃时,纳米氧化锌试片出现明显的漏电现象,极化效应显著降低并消失.在电场强度和温度阈值范围内,外电场极化作用能够导致氧化锌437 cm~(-1)处的拉曼特征峰强度明显降低.随外电场强度和极化温度增加,纳米氧化锌元件在丙酮气体中的灵敏度逐渐升高,在乙醇气体中的灵敏度逐渐降低,即外电场极化可以有效调控纳米氧化锌的气敏选择性.     

Highly sensitive breath sensor based on sonochemically synthesized cobalt-doped zinc oxide spherical beads

In this study, we introduce cobalt (Co)-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) spherical beads (SBs), synthesized using a sonochemical process, and their utilization for an acetone sensor that can be applied to an exhalation diagnostic device. The sonochemically synthezied Co-doped ZnO SBs were polycrystalline phases with sizes of several hundred nanometers formed by the aggregation of ZnO nanocrystals. As the Co doping concentration increased, the amount of substitutionally doped Co²⁺ in the ZnO nanocrystals increased, and we observed that the fraction of Co³⁺ in the Co-doped ZnO SBs increased while the fraction of oxygen vacancies decreased. At an optimal Co-doping concentration of 2 wt%, the sensor operating temperature decreased from 300 to 250 °C, response to 1 ppm acetone improved from 3.3 to 7.9, and minimum acetone detection concentration was measured at 43 ppb (response, 1.75). These enhancements are attributed to the catalytic role of Co³⁺ in acetone oxidation. Finally, a sensor fabricated using 2 wt% Co-doped ZnO SBs was installed in a commercially available exhalation diagnostic device to successfully measure the concentration of acetone in 1 ml of exhaled air from a healthy adult, returning a value of 0.44 ppm.     

Elucidating iron doping induced n- to p- characteristics of Strontium titanate based ethanol sensors

A series of pure and iron doped strontium titanate, (SrFe_xTi_1-xO₃; x = 0, 0.1 and 0.2) powders were synthesized, characterized and used to fabricate ethanol sensors for low concentration. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) technique was used to confirm the single phase formation. Microstructural properties of the powders were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Electrical conductivity of all the samples at room temperature (RT) was measured. Sensors were optimized for best responsiveness by varying the operating temperature from 350 °C to 500 °C.The sensor with doping x = 0.2 exhibited best sensing response at 400 °C for ethanol gas. The undoped sensor demonstrated a decrease in resistance on exposure to ethanol gas whereas Fe-doped sensors showed increase in resistance. The doping induced changeover from n to p behavior in the sensing response on doping has been investigated and corroborated with an observed shift in the Fermi level position by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The disparity in gas sensing response clearly demonstrates inter-connection of multiple influencing factors such as electrical conductivity, morphology, porosity and change in chemical composition on doping. The sensors were exposed to ethanol, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, butane gases at concentration between 5 ppm and 50 ppm. The sensor exhibited much reduced relative response to all gases other than ethanol which can be utilized for wide range of applications.     

Ammonia sensing characteristics of ZnO nanowires studied by quartz crystal microbalance

The ZnO nanowires have been prepared and studied as the sensing element for the detection of ammonia. The ZnO nanowires were first synthesized by evaporating high purity zinc pellets at 900 °C and then distributed onto the electrode surfaces of quartz crystals at room temperatures. Gas sensitive properties of ZnO nanowires layer were studied in terms of the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) at room temperature. It is found that the obtained response of the sensors varied with the thickness of the ZnO nanowires layer. ZnO nanowires showed high sensitivity to ammonia in the range of 40-1000 ppm. The response time of the sensor was as fast as ∼5 s at any concentration (40-1000 ppm) of ammonia gas. The ZnO nanowires-coated sensors have a good frequency stability and reproducibility. All results demonstrated that the ZnO nanowire was a potential gas sensing material for practical use.     

Excellent acetone sensing properties of porous ZnO

Porous Zn O was obtained by hydrothermal method.The results of scanning electron microscope revealed the porous structure in the as-prepared materials.The acetone sensing test results of porous Zn O show that porous Zn O possesses excellent acetone gas sensing properties.The response is 35.5 at the optimum operating temperature of 320?C to 100 ppm acetone.The response and recovery times to 50 ppm acetone are 2 s and 8 s,respectively.The lowest detecting limit to acetone is 0.25 ppm,and the response value is 3.8.Moreover,the sensors also exhibit excellent selectivity and long-time stability to acetone.     

Preparation of Cu-Zn/ZnO core-shell nanocomposite by wire electrical explosion and precipitation process in aqueous solution and CO sensing properties

Cu-Zn/ZnO nanocomposites with a novel core-shell structure have been prepared by a surface precipitation process in aqueous solution. X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy are employed to analyze the structure and morphology of the present products. The influence of the annealing temperature on the core-shell structure of the nanocomposites is investigated, and a possible growth model is proposed. Furthermore, the gas sensors based on the Cu-Zn/ZnO nanocomposites are fabricated and tested, which exhibits high sensitivity and fast response to CO. The best results are obtained for the sensor based on the film annealed at 350 °C, which shows that the sensitivity is about 6.3 when the sensor is exposed to 100 ppm CO at the operating temperature of 240 °C. The possible sensing mechanism of the Cu-Zn/ZnO sensing film has also been discussed.     

多孔ZnO微米球的制备及其优异的丙酮敏感特性

以六水合硝酸锌、尿素为原料,以六亚甲基四胺为表面活性剂,利用水热法合成了多孔氧化锌微米球.通过X射线衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜和吸附仪对样品的结构、形貌、比表面积和孔径进行了表征.利用所得多孔微米球氧化锌制备了气敏元件,并对其气敏特性进行了测试.结果表明:在280℃的工作温度下,表面多孔氧化锌微米球气敏元件对50 ppm的丙酮气体的灵敏度为26.8,响应时间和恢复时间分别约为4 s和10 s,并具有良好的选择性.     

Enhanced acetone sensing characteristics by decorating Au nanoparticles on ZnO flower-like structures

A well-organized hierarchical structure of ZnO was developed by chemical bath deposition and used as templates for making gold-coated ZnO (Au/ZnO) hybrid nanostructures. The coverage of Au nanoparticles (Au NPs) on ZnO was controlled by changing the amount of the Au precursor. The Au/ZnO hybrids were applied as gas sensing materials to detect acetone. The improved sensor response, selectivity and short response, and recovery time to acetone vapor due to Au NPs on ZnO nanostructures has been observed and explained by considering the formation of Au/ZnO heterostructures, which are favorable for the diffusion of gas molecules. In addition, the dependence of Au amount on gas sensor properties was systematically investigated. ZnO decorated by 6 wt% Au NPs displayed a 9.05-fold enhancement in gas response to 100 ppm of acetone at 280 °C compared to pristine ZnO.