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Fabrication of ZnO/CNTs for Application in CO₂ Sensor at Room Temperature.

ABSTRACT: Thin films of ZnO and ZnO/carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are prepared and used as CO₂ gas sensors. The spray pyrolysis method was used to prepare both ZnO and ZnO/CNTs films, with CNTs first prepared using the chemical vapor deposition method (CVD). The chemical structure and optical analyses for all the prepared nanomaterials were performed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transformer infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and UV/Vis spectrophotometer devices, respectively. According to the XRD analysis, the crystal sizes of ZnO and ZnO/CNTs were approximately 50.4 and 65.2 nm, respectively. CNTs have average inner and outer diameters of about 3 and 13 nm respectively, according to the transmitted electron microscope (TEM), and a wall thickness of about 5 nm. The detection of CO₂ is accomplished by passing varying rates of the gas from 30 to 150 sccm over the prepared thin-film electrodes. At 150 sccm, the sensitivities of ZnO and ZnO/CNTs sensors are 6.8% and 22.4%, respectively. The ZnO/CNTs sensor has a very stable sensitivity to CO₂ gas for 21 days. Moreover, this sensor has a high selectivity to CO₂ in comparison with other gases, in which the ZnO/CNTs sensor has a higher sensitivity to CO₂ compared to H₂ and C₂H₂.

SUBMITTER: Saad R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8624847 | biostudies-literature |

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