Optical and gas sensing properties of mesoporous hollow ZnO microspheres fabricated via a solvothermal method

Mesoporous,hollow Zn O microspheres were synthesized via a hydrothermal method,using glycerol and zinc acetate as the starting materials.XRD and FESEM analysis showed that the surface morphology of the spheres with a Wurtzite structure could be reasonably adjusted by varying the weight ratio(Rw) of Zn(CH3COO)2 2H2O:H2O:C3H8O3.The responses of the gas sensor based on the spheres to 100 ppm ethanol and 100 ppm acetone are 18.9 and 10.4,respectively.The response and recovery times of the sensor to ethanol and acetone are 2 s and 3 s,3 s and 5 s,respectively.The hollow spheres show an intense UV emission at 392 nm and a broad blue-green emission at 488 nm.Interestingly,a light trapping phenomenon is revealed by UV emission and scattering measurements on the microspheres,which can be attributed to the mesoporous shell and hollow structure of the microsphere.     

氧化镁表面修饰稀土催化材料的制备和气敏性能

本文采用湿化学过程的柠檬酸络合法、可控化学沉淀法和溶胶-凝胶法合成了纳米复合金属氧化物LaFeO3,利用各种分析方法对材料的物性和结构进行了分析和表征;并测定了材料对氧化性气体和还原性气体的气敏性能．研究结果表明LaFeO3复合物对NO2在350℃灵敏度高达127．83,特别通过添加MgO对基材进行表面修饰灵敏度提高到845．37,约添加前的70倍．本文还进一步考察了添加质和添加量对基材的结构和气敏性能的影响,并通过研究材料表面对气体的吸脱附性能和元素电子结合能的变化对敏感作用机制进行了深入分析和探讨．     

纳米ZnO的制备及其光学性质的研究

采用均匀沉淀法，以尿素与硝酸锌反应制备纳米ZnO，通过TG-DTA、XRD、IR及TEM等手段对纳米粒子及中间体进行了表征，结果表明制得的纳米粒子粒度均匀，粒径分布窄。对纳米ZnO的发光特性研究表明，随焙烧温度升高，粒度的增大，可见绿色发射增强。同时对纳米ZnO与普通ZnO的发光性质进行了比较研究，指出纳米ZnO的绿色发光带有蓝移现象，这是由于纳米ZnO的量子尺寸效应引起的。BET测试表明，纳米ZnO的比表面为171．2m^2／g，有利于作催化剂。     

金修饰ZnO纳米棒阵列制备及对甲醛气敏性能

通过两步溶液法在氧化铝陶瓷管上先制备出ZnO纳米棒阵列,再用真空蒸镀法在ZnO纳米棒表面形成一层均匀Au膜,于500℃下热处理得到Au纳米颗粒修饰的ZnO(Au-ZnO)纳米棒阵列体系。通过场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)和X射线衍射仪(XRD)对ZnO纳米棒阵列和Au-ZnO纳米复合体系进行表面形貌表征和结构分析。气敏性能测试结果表明,Au-ZnO纳米复合体系在300℃下对1000μL·L-1甲醛的灵敏度为41.5,而在200℃下灵敏度仍能达到10.3,表明可以制备低工作温度下气敏性能良好的甲醛气敏传感器。     

ZnO纳米纤维的静电纺丝及其光催化性能的研究

以聚乙烯醇溶液为络合剂与醋酸锌反应制得前驱体溶液,采用静电纺丝法制备PVA/Zn(Ac)2复合纳米纤维,经过高温煅烧得到直径为100 nm的ZnO纳米纤维,采用差热-热重分析、红外光谱分析、X射线粉末衍射分析及扫描电镜等手段对其进行了表征.光催化降解酸性品红溶液的实验结果表明,太阳光照65 min使质量浓度为45 mg/L酸性品红水溶液的脱色率达93%;另外,重复使用ZnO纳米纤维4次之后,其光催化降解率仍能达到70%以上.这充分说明ZnO纳米纤维具有良好的光催化性能.     

Controlled synthesis of ZnO from nanospheres to micro-rods and its gas sensing studies

1D ZnO rods are synthesized using less explored hydrazine method. Here we find, besides being combustible hydrazine can also be used as a structure-directing agent. The ratio of zinc nitrate (ZN) to hydrazine is found to control the morphology of ZnO. At lower concentration of ZN as compared with hydrazine the morphology of ZnO is found to be spherical. As we increase the hydrazine content the morphology changes from spherical (diameter  100 nm) to the elongated structures including shapes like Y, T as well dumbbell (diameter  40 nm and length  150 nm). Interestingly for more than 50% of hydrazine ZnO micro-rods are formed. Such rods are of diameter  120 nm having length of about 1 μm for ZN to hydrazine ratio of 1:9, isolated as well as bundle of rods are seen in scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The X-ray diffraction (XRD) reveals the phase formation with average particle size of 37 nm as calculated using Scherrer's formula. The high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) is also done to confirm the d-spacing in ZnO. Gas sensing study for these samples shows high efficiency and selectivity towards LPG at all operating temperatures. Photoluminescence (PL) study for these samples is performed at room temperature to find potential application as photoelectric material.     

石墨烯掺杂纳米氧化锌用于检测三乙胺的增强气敏性能

通过简单研磨实现固相反应的方法制备了纳米氧化锌材料,并利用石墨烯掺杂对氧化锌进行改性,研究了氧化锌材料的气敏性能。利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、红外光谱仪(IR)对合成的样品进行了结构和形貌表征,考察了原料比例和石墨烯掺杂量对氧化锌形貌和气敏性能的影响。结果表明:合成的氧化锌均为纳米颗粒,随着柠檬酸量增加,得到许多有气孔的氧化锌;石墨烯掺杂后,均得到纳米颗粒的氧化锌;气体检测表明,石墨烯掺杂后的氧化锌,其最佳工作温度由400℃降为280℃,对三乙胺表现出较高的选择性;掺杂3%石墨烯的氧化锌对浓度为0.1 mmol/L三乙胺的响应值(S=Ra/Rg)达到18,是掺杂前的4倍。石墨烯掺杂纳米ZnO可作为检测三乙胺气体的新型传感材料。     

Ordered porous metal oxide semiconductors for gas sensing

This review gives a comprehensive summary about the porous metal oxides with focus on the synthesis methods, structure related properties, as well as the modification strategies for gas sensing improved performances.     

ZnO粉体的两种不同制备途径

本文用沉淀法和气相沉积法两种方法制备了ZnO粉体，对所得样品用粉末X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)和红外吸收光谱(IR)进行了鉴定和表征，初步探讨了气相沉积法制备的ZnO微粒的生长机理，并对所用的两种制备方法作了简要的比较。     

ZnO/PPy异质纳米复合材料的制备、表征及其气敏特性

室温下, 采用原位聚合法, 以吡咯(PY)为单体, 氯化铁(FeCl₃·6H₂O)为氧化剂, 在塑料基片上聚合生长了聚吡咯(PPy)纳米微球. 然后在聚吡咯基片上生长ZnO种子, 将表面种有ZnO种子的PPy元件置于六次甲基四胺与硝酸锌的混合溶液中, 90 ℃水浴中, 在PPy微球上生长了ZnO纳米棒, 合成了PPy/ZnO异质纳米复合材料. 分别通过X射线衍射仪(XRD)和场发射扫描电镜(FESEM)对PPy/ZnO异质纳米复合材料的结构和形貌进行了表征. 制备了塑料基的PPy/ZnO异质纳米复合材料气体传感器, 在室温下, 对10×10^-6-150×10^-6 (体积分数)浓度范围的氨气进行了气敏测试, PPy/ZnO气敏元件对氨气响应的灵敏度基本呈线性关系, 且对甲醇、丙酮、甲苯等有机气体表现出很好的选择性. 最后, 对PPy/ZnO异质纳米复合材料的形成机理进行了简要分析.     

ZnO/Ag微米球的合成与光催化性能

用微波辅助多元醇法对预先制备的ZnO微米球进行修饰,合成了载银氧化锌微米球（ZnO/Ag）. 利用X射线衍射仪、场发射扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜、X射线光电子能谱仪、紫外-可见双光束分光光度计和光致发光光谱仪等对样品的结构、形貌和光学性能进行了表征. 在紫外光照射下,通过亚甲基蓝的降解反应研究了样品的光催化活性. 结果表明,所制备的ZnO/Ag微米球是由面心立方的Ag纳米颗粒附着在纤锌矿结构的ZnO球表面形成;与ZnO相比,ZnO/Ag的紫外-可见光吸收光谱发生明显红移,在紫外和可见光范围均有较强的吸收;随着Ag含量的增加,ZnO/Ag荧光光谱强度先减弱后增强;与ZnO相比,ZnO/Ag的光催化活性明显提高,AgNO₃ 浓度为0.05 mol/L时制得的ZnO/Ag光催化活性最高.     

Preparation and characterization of novel polyimide/functionalized ZnO bionanocomposite for gas separation and study of their antibacterial activity

In the present investigation novel Polyimide/functionalized ZnO (PI/ZnO) bionanocomposites containing amino acid (Methionine) and benzimidazole pendent groups with different amounts of modified ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were successfully prepared through ultrasonic irradiation technique. Due to the high surface energy and tendency for agglomeration, the surface ZnO NPs was modified by a coupling agent as 3- methacryloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane (MPS) to form MPS-ZnO nanoparticles. The ultrasonic irradiation effectively changes the rheology and the glass transition temperature and the crystallinity of the composite polymer. PI/ZnO nanocomposites were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). TEM analysis showed that the modified ZnO nanoparticles were homogeneously dispersed in polymer matrix. The TGA results of PI/ZnO nanocomposites showed that the thermal stability is obviously improved the presence of MPS-ZnO NPs in comparison with the pure PI and that this increase is higher when the NP content increases. The permeabilities of pure H₂, CH₄, O₂, and N₂ gases through prepared membranes were determined at room temperature (25 °C) and 20 bar feed pressure. The membranes having 20% ZnO showed higher values of H₂ permeability, and H₂/CH₄ and H₂/N₂ ideal selectivities (the ratio of pair gas permeabilities) compared with other membranes. The antibacterial activity of bionanocomposite films was tested against gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis) and gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Further, it was observed that antibacterial activity of the resulting hybrid biofilms showed somewhat higher for gram-positive bacteria compared to gram-negative bacteria.     

Zn基片上ZnO及ZnS/ZnO复合纳米阵列的液相合成及发光性质

采用温和的溶液路线在Zn基片上合成了单晶态的ZnO纳米棒阵列、 纳米片阵列和ZnS/ZnO复合双层纳米棒阵列. 使用X射线粉末衍射仪、 扫描电子显微镜、 高分辨透射电子显微镜、 X射线光电子能谱仪等对产物的组成、 结构及形貌进行了表征. 讨论了表面活性剂在液相合成中对产物形貌的调控作用. 通过室温发射光谱的测定, 研究了所得纳米阵列材料的发光性质.     

Metal-organic frameworks-derived hierarchical ZnO structures as efficient sensing materials for formaldehyde detection

Semiconducting metal oxides have been considered as effective approach for designing high-performance chemical sensing materials. In this paper, a kind of metal-organic frameworks ZIF-8 was used as sacrificed template to prepare porous ZnO hollow nanocubes for the application in gas sensing. It is found that changing calcination temperature and solvent can greatly influence the morphology of the material, which finally affects the gas sensing performance. Acetylene-sensing properties of the sensors were investigated in detail. It can be clearly seen that the material used methanol as reaction solvent with the decomposition at 350 °C for 2 h (ZnO-350-M) showed the optimal formaldehyde-sensing behaviors compared with other materials prepared in this experiment. The dynamic transients of the ZnO-350-M-based sensors demonstrated a high response value (about 10), fast response and recovery rate (4 s and 4 s, respectively) and good selectivity towards 100 ppm (part per million) formaldehyde as well as a low detectable limit (1 ppm). As exemplified for the sensing investigation towards formaldehyde, the porous ZnO hollow nanocubes showed a significantly improved chemical sensitivity due to the highly synergistic effects from the well exposed surfaces, defect states and the robust ZnO.     

The gas sensing properties of TiO_2 nanotubes synthesized by hydrothermal method

In this paper,the TiO₂ nanotubes were synthesized by hydrothermal method using a 10 mol/L NaOH aqueous solution at 150℃. The structure of prepared materials was characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）,transmission electron microscopy（TEM）. scanning electron microscope（SEM） and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller（BET）.The prepared TiO₂ nanotubes were used to prepare thick film gas sensors and the gas sensing properties to various gases were tested.Results show the prepared TiO₂ nanotube gas sensors responses to ethanol under dry condition at 450℃.This could be attributed to the fact that it had high porous morphology and a higher pore volume,which can promote the diffusion of ethanol deep inside the films and improve the sensor response. Moreover,the gas sensor made with nanotubes exhibit high selective response towards ethanol gas compared with H₂,CO,acetone.     

Heterogeneous nucleation for synthesis of sub-20 nm ZnO nanopods and their application to optical humidity sensing

We present a novel method for colloidal synthesis of one-dimensional ZnO nanopods by heterogeneous nucleation on zero-dimensional ZnO nanoparticle ‘seeds’. Ultra-small ZnO nanopods, multi-legged structures with sub-20 nm individual leg diameters, can be synthesized by hydrolysis of a Zn2+ precursor growth solution in presence of ∼4 nm ZnO seeds under hydrothermal conditions via microwave-assisted heating in as little as 20 min of reaction time. One-dimensional ZnO nanorods are initially generated in the reaction mixture by heterogeneous nucleation and growth along the [0001] direction of the ZnO crystal. Growth of one-dimensional nanorods subsequently yields to an ‘attachment’ and size-focusing phase where individual nanorods fuse together to form multi-legged nanopods having diameters ∼15 nm. ZnO nanopods exhibit broad orange-red defect-related photoluminescence in addition to a near-band edge emission at 373 nm when excited above the band-gap at 350 nm. The defect-related photoluminescence of the ZnO nanopods has been applied towards reversible optical humidity sensing at room temperature. The sensors demonstrated a linear response between 22% and 70% relative humidity with a 0.4% increase in optical intensity per % change in relative humidity. Due to their ultra-small dimensions, ZnO nanopods exhibit a large dynamic range and enhanced sensitivity to changes in ambient humidity, thus showcasing their ability as a platform for optical environmental sensing.     

Preparation of superhydrophobic silica films with honeycomb-like structure by emulsion method

Silica films with honeycomb-like structure were successfully obtained by emulsion method. Emulsion films prepared by the Dip-Withdrawing method were dried at 180 °C for 2 h and sintered at 500 °C, the films turned from superhydrophilic to superhydrophobic after being modified by octyltrimethoxysilane (OTMS) to form a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) with low surface energy. The surface structures and the thickness of the silica emulsion films were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the results showed that the emulsion method had a similar effect to the phase separation one on producing the honeycomb-like structure that highly influenced the wettability of solid surface.     

三维分级结构ZnO的制备及光催化性能

以聚乙烯醇/醋酸锌复合纳米纤维为模板, 采用模板辅助共沉积技术制备了三维尖晶石型ZnO纳米线/纳米纤维分级结构, 并采用SEM, XRD对其形貌和晶型结构进行了表征. 在光催化降解乙醛性能实验中, 三维分级结构ZnO表现出比纳米粒子和纤维更好的光催化性能. 这主要归因于ZnO纳米线的次级结构和开放的三维网络结构更有利于乙醛分子和氧分子的扩散和传输, 从而提高了乙醛的光降解速率.     

Gas sensing performance of polyaniline/ZnO organic-inorganic hybrids for detecting VOCs at low temperature

Polyaniline (PANI) was prepared by the chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline, and ZnO, with the mean particle size of 28 nm, was synthesized by a non-aqueous solvent method. The organic-inorganic PANI/ZnO hybrids with different mass fractions of PANI were obtained by mechanically mixing the prepared PANI and ZnO. The gas sensing properties of PANI/ZnO hybrids to different volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including methanol, ethanol and acetone were investigated at a low operating temperature of 90°C. Compared with the pure PANI and ZnO, the PANI/ZnO hybrids presented much higher response to VOCs. Meanwhile, the PANI/ZnO hybrid exhibited a good reversibility and a short response-recovery time, implying its potential application for gas sensors. The sensing mechanism was suggested to be related to the existence of p-n heterojunctions in the PANI/ZnO hybrids.     

单根ZnO纳米线的室温气敏特性

利用改进的CVD法制备了(002)面取向生长的ZnO纳米线, 通过光刻/剥离的自下而上的组装技术制备了基于单根ZnO纳米线的气敏元件, 其中的ZnO纳米线直径为50-300 nm, 有效长度为2-10 μm. 测试表明在室温条件下, 元件对浓度为500 μL·L-1的氧气和乙醇的灵敏度可以分别达到1.3 和1.2, 而气敏响应时间分别为10 和5 s, 由于单根纳米线的一维小尺寸结构加剧了电流的自加热效应, 因此元件在外界环境为室温的条件下的灵敏度才略有提高.