期刊
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
卷 193, 期 -, 页码 274-284出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2017.02.031
关键词
Density functional theory; Zinc oxide; Formaldehyde; Gas sensor; Nanostructure
资金
- Australian Government
- Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing (VPAC)
- Multi-modal Australian ScienceS Imaging and Visualisation Environment (MASSIVE)
- IVEC Pawsey Centre
The adsorption of formaldehyde (HCHO) gas on different one-dimensional ZnO nanostructures is examined using density functional theory calculations. The effects of nanostructure shape and gas concentration are investigated to determine how these factors may influence the surface reaction of HCHO for sensing applications. The binding energies, vibrational frequencies, charge transfer and density of states were determined. We show that HCHO associatively chemisorbs in multiple sites and orientations on the ZnO nanowire and facetted-nanotube. The facetted-nanotube offers a greater number of adsorption sites due to its larger surface area and hollow centre where HCHO can also adsorb. HCHO is able to form one or two bonds to the surface, where structures in the latter configuration show greater stability, with HCHO behaving as a charge acceptor. Conversely, HCHO acts as a charge donor in the singly coordinated structures. As the adsorption mechanism of HCHO gas on the surface of ZnO nanostructure is not well understood, this study provides useful insights into the gas-surface reaction that may assist future experimental development of ZnO nanostructures for gas sensing of formaldehyde. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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