An enhanced gas ionization sensor from Y-doped vertically aligned conductive ZnO nanorods

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• 作者：Wei Cheat Lee^aAuthor Vitae ; Yuanxing Fang^a ; ^{y.x.fang@sussex.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}Author Vitae ; John F.C. Turner^aAuthor Vitae ; Jasbir S. Bedi^bAuthor Vitae ; Christopher C. Perry^cAuthor Vitae ; Heyong He^dAuthor Vitae ; Rong Qian^eAuthor Vitae ; Qiao Chen^a ; ^{qiao.chen@sussex.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}Author Vitae
• 关键词：Gas ionization sensor ; Conductive ZnO nanorod ; Hydrothermal synthesis
• 刊名：Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：237
• 期：Complete
• 页码：724-732
• 全文大小：2387 K

文摘

A stable and highly sensitive gas ionization sensor (GIS) constructed from vertically aligned, conductive yttrium–doped ZnO nanorod (YZO NR) arrays is demonstrated. The conductive YZO NRs are synthesized using a facile one-pot hydrothermal method. At higher Y/Zn molar ratio, the aspect ratio of the YZO NRs is increased from 11 to 25. Doping with yttrium atoms decreases the electrical resistivity of ZnO NRs more than 100 fold. GIS measurements reveal a 6-fold enhancement in the sensitivity accompanied with a significant reduction in breakdown voltage from the highly conductive YZO NRs. Direct correlations between the resistivity of the NRs and GIS characteristics are established.