Low concentration ethanol sensor based on graphene/ZnO nanowires
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Abstract Metal-oxide based gas sensors are widely used as the gas sensing elements in industrial and residential areas. Many efforts have been made to increase sensitivity and reduce the working temperature of metal-oxide based gas sensors. In this paper, ZnO nanowires (NWs) were successfully grown on graphene (Gr) nanosheets by the hydrothermal method. The synthesized Gr/ZnO NWs nanocomposite were investigated as the sensing material. Not only is the sensor response much higher, it also works in a lower working temperature toward a low concentration of ethanol in comparison with pure ZnO NWs. The optimum working temperature is reduced from 200 °C in pure ZnO NWs to 125 in Gr/ZnO NWs sensor. The maximum response of the Gr/ZnO NWs sensor is 26, which is approximately enhanced twice as much as the pure ZnO NWs sensor. The lower limit of detection (LLOD) of the proposed sensor is as low as 1 ppm ethanol vapor. The sensor was shown a high response, good selectivity, fast response toward ethanol vapor, excellent repeatability, and low sensitivity toward a high relative humidity, as well as remarkable long-term stability.
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OpenAlex topics: Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors · Analytical Chemistry and Sensors · Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
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