ArticleACS omega2026
Humidity-Enhanced Effects of Sputtered Au Nanoparticles on the Ethanol Sensing Performance of Thermally Evaporated ZnO Nanowires.
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Abstract
Mitigating the adverse effects of humidity on the sensing performance of one-dimensional (1D) metal oxide semiconductors has been a key challenge in gas sensor development. This study investigated the humidity-enhanced effect of gold (Au) nanoparticles on the ethanol response of 1D ZnO nanostructures. ZnO nanowires were grown using a thermal evaporation-condensation method with Au-catalyzed growth kinetics for the fabrication of conductometric chemical sensors. Au nanoparticles were then additionally decorated on ZnO nanostructures by sputtering with varying times from 2 to 10 s. Structural examinations demonstrated Au nanoparticles with diverse diameters (10-70 nm) widely distributed on ZnO nanowires exhibiting lengths of 0.1-1 μm and diameters of 10-30 nm. All fabricated sensors were systematically evaluated toward NO
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