Studies of structural evolution and sensing properties of ZnO nanocrystalline films |
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Authors: | XY PengM Sajjad JChuBQ Yang PX Feng |
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Institution: | a Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931, USA b Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA |
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Abstract: | ZnO nanocrystalline films have been prepared on Si(1 0 0) substrate using direct current (D.C) magnetron sputtering technique at room temperature. The thickness of nanocrystalline films almost linearly increased with deposition duration and the sizes of crystalline grains almost kept unchanged. After deposition, thermal annealing was performed at 800 °C in atmosphere for 2 h in order to improve the qualities of ZnO thin films. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images showed the surface roughness of the films less than 45 nm. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns revealed the slight evolution of the crystal structures. Raman scattering spectra confirmed the data obtained from X-ray diffraction measurements.With these ZnO nanocrystalline films, prototypic gas sensors were fabricated. Both sensitivity and response of the sensors to different gases (H2 and CH4) were investigated. A quick response of time, less than 1 second to CH4 gas sensor has been achieved. |
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Keywords: | ZnO Annealing Gas sensor D C sputtering |
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