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Enhanced Hydrogen Gas Sensing Properties of ZnO Nanowires Gas Sensor by Heat Treatment under Oxygen Atmosphere

산소 분위기 열처리에 따른 ZnO 나노선의 상온 영역에서의 수소가스 검출 특성 향상

  • Kang, Wooseung (Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Inha Technical College)
  • 강우승 (인하공업전문대학 금속재료과)
  • Received : 2017.04.14
  • Accepted : 2017.04.19
  • Published : 2017.04.30
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Abstract

ZnO nanowires were synthesized and annealed at various temperatures of $500-800^{\circ}C$ in oxygen atmosphere to investigate hydrogen gas sensing properties. The diameter and length of the synthesized ZnO nanowires were approximately 50-100 nm and a few $10s\;{\mu}m$, respectively. $H_2$ gas sensing performance of the ZnO nanowires sensor was measured with electrical resistance changes caused by $H_2$ gas with a concentration of 0.1-2.0%. The response of ZnO nanowires at room temperature to 2.0% $H_2$ gas is found to be two times enhanced by annealing process in $O_2$ atmosphere at $800^{\circ}C$. In the current study, the effect of heat treatment in $O_2$ atmosphere on the gas sensing performance of ZnO nanowires was studied. And the underlying mechanism for the sensing improvement of the ZnO nanowires was also discussed.

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