Journal
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
Volume 249, Issue -, Pages 590-601Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2017.03.149
Keywords
Microwave irradiation; Gas sensor; ZnO; Graphene; Nanocomposite
Funding
- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [2016R1A6A1A03013422]
- LG Display under LGD-(HYU) Incubation Program
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2016R1A6A1A03013422] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Microwave (MW) irradiation has obtained extensive importance in the field of synthesis and treatment of nanoparticles, because of its faster, cleaner and cost effectiveness than the other conventional and wet chemical methods. In this study, ZnO/graphene nanocomposites were prepared and subsequently post -treated by MW irradiation. Responses of the MW irradiated ZnO/graphene nanocomposites sensors were tested towards various gases including NO2, ethanol, acetone, toluene and CO and the results were compared with those of pristine ZnO and ZnO/graphene sensors without MW irradiation. It was demonstrated that the MW irradiated sensor had much higher response particularly to NO2 gas along with superior selectivity and shorter response/recovery times in comparison to unirradiated ZnO/graphene and pristine ZnO sensors. The possible underlying mechanism of this behavior is discussed in detail, mainly in terms of the MW-induced surface defects and the generation of finer ZnO nanoparticles. The results obtained demonstrated the beneficial effect of MW irradiation for enhancing the NO2-gas sensing behavior of ZnO/graphene nanocomposites, opening a new door not only to a novel synthesis of semiconductors/graphene nanocomposites, but also to a cost-effective way of improving their sensing capabilities. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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