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http://dx.doi.org/10.5369/JSST.2017.26.4.228

Fabrication of 1D Metal Oxide Nanostructures Using Glancing Angle Deposition for High Performance Gas Sensors  

Suh, Jun Min (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University)
Jang, Ho Won (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Sensor Science and Technology / v.26, no.4, 2017 , pp. 228-234 More about this Journal
Abstract
Gas sensors based on metal-oxide-semiconductors are predominantly used in numerous applications including monitoring indoor air quality and detecting harmful substances such as volatile organic compounds. Nanostructures, e.g., nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanodomes, or nanofibers, have been widely utilized to improve the gas sensing properties of metal-oxide-semiconductors by increasing the effective surface area participating in the surface reaction with target gas molecules. Recently, 1-dimensional (1D) metal oxide nanostructures fabricated using glancing angle deposition (GAD) method with e-beam evaporation have been widely employed to increase the surface-to-volume ratio significantly with large-area uniformity and reproducibility, leading to promising gas sensing properties. Herein, we provide a brief overview of 1D metal oxide nanostructures fabricated using GAD and their gas sensing properties in terms of fabrication methods, morphologies, and additives. Moreover, the gas sensing mechanisms and perspectives are presented.
Keywords
Gas sensors; Metal oxides; Glancing angle deposition; Nanostructures; E-beam evaporation;
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