Copper (II) oxide nanowires for p-type conductometric NH3 sensing
Copper (II) oxide (CuO) is a metal oxide suitable for developing solid state gas sensors. Nevertheless, a detailed insight into the chemical-to-electrical transduction mechanisms between gas molecules and this metal oxide is still limited. Here, individual CuO nanowires were evaluated as ammonia (NH...
| Autores: | , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/103228 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/103228 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Nanotecnologia Detectors de gasos Detectors químics Nanotechnology Gas detectors Chemical detectors |
| Sumario: | Copper (II) oxide (CuO) is a metal oxide suitable for developing solid state gas sensors. Nevertheless, a detailed insight into the chemical-to-electrical transduction mechanisms between gas molecules and this metal oxide is still limited. Here, individual CuO nanowires were evaluated as ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen sulphide (H2S) sensors, validating the p-type character of this semiconductor. The working principle behind their performance was qualitatively modeled and it was concluded that adsorbed oxygen at the surface plays a key role necessary to explain the experimental data. Compared to their counterparts of SnO2 nanowires, an appreciable sensitivity enhancement to NH3 for concentrations below 100 ppm was demonstrated. |
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