Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 10, Issue 50, Pages 43817-43823Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b17149
Keywords
electrospinning; ZnO nanofibers; NO2 gas sensing; polycrystalline fibers
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- Lloyd's Register Foundation, London, UK
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This Research Article discusses the growth of polycrystalline, self-supporting ZnO nanofibers, which can detect nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas down to 1 part per billion (ppb), one of the smallest detection limits reported for NO2 using ZnO. A new and innovative method has been developed for growing polycrystalline ZnO nanofibers. These nanofibers have been created using core-shell electrospinning of inorganic metal precursor zinc neodecanoate, where growth occurs at the core of the nanofibers. This process produces contamination-free, self-supporting, polycrystalline ZnO nanofibers of an average diameter and grain size 50 and 8 nm, respectively, which are ideal for gas sensing applications. This process opens up an exciting opportunity for creating nanofibers from a variety of metal oxides, facilitating many new applications especially in the areas of sensors and wearable technologies.
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