Journal
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
Volume 1, Issue 11, Pages 6357-6367Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.8b01573
Keywords
In2O3@ZnO core-shell nanofibers; surface wrinkles; electrospinning; atomic layer deposition; gas sensors; gas-sensing mechanisms
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51505209]
- Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee [JCYJ20170412154426330]
- Guangdong Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar [2016A030306042]
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One-dimensional core-shell nanostructures have attracted considerable attention because of their excellent carrier transport characteristics between core and shell layers. In this work, we report the preparation of surface-wrinkled In2O3@ZnO core-shell nanofibers (IZO CSNFs) in a facile way, where the as-spun polyacrylonitrile/indium nitrate (PAN/In(NO3)(3)) nano fibers are used as scaffolds directly in subsequent atomic layer deposition process. The thermal decomposition of the PAN can lead to the formation of the wrinkled ZnO shells. Especially, an evolvement has been observed from solid to hollow IZO CSNFs with the increase of shell thickness, where the ZnO thick shell is robust enough and may act as another type of scaffold to tailor their morphologies. Considering the different carrier transport features in various atmospheres, the IZO-x (x is the number of ALD cycles) sensors exhibit a clear shell thickness dependence on their gas-sensing properties compared to the cases of pure In2O3 and ZnO NFs. Furthermore, the IZO-50 CSNF-based sensor shows the highest response to NO2 (R-f/R-a = 78.6 at 50 ppm, R-a: resistance in air; R-g: resistance in target gas) at a low operating temperature of 200 degrees C. Meanwhile, the sensor based on IZO-300 CSNFs presents the superior ethanol sensing response (R-a/R-g = 29.3 at 100 ppm) at 320 degrees C. Possible gas-sensing mechanisms of these surface-wrinkled IZO CSNFs are discussed in detail.
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