H2S Detection by Vertically Aligned CuO Nanowire Array Sensors

作者：Jiajun Chen, Kai Wang, Lisa Hartman, Weilie L Zhou · 发表于：The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · 年份：2008 · DOI：10.1021/jp805919t · 被引用次数：243 · 研究领域：Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors、ZnO doping and properties、Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides

Chemical sensors based on vertically aligned p-type CuO nanowire arrays have been fabricated by in situ micromanipulation in a scanning electron microscope. The sensors are capable of detecting air-diluted H 2 S to the parts per billion level. Different mechanisms have been proposed for the detections of low and high concentrated H 2 S. The recoverable detection for low concentrations can be explained by an oxygen adatom related process, while an interface reaction model fits for the high concentration detection, which also explains the exponential sensing response. Furthermore, selective detection for H 2 S has also been investigated. The sensor demonstrated strong selectivity for H 2 S, as compared with the responses to high concentrations of H 2, CO, and NH 3 .