Fabrication and Characterization of Highly Sensitive Acetone Chemical Sensor Based on ZnO Nanoballs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Morphological, Structural, Optical and Compositions Properties of ZnO Nanoballs
2.2. Characterization of Acetone Sensor Fabricated Based on ZnO Nanoballs
2.3. Proposed Sensing Mechanism
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Hydrothermal Synthesis of ZnO Nanoballs
3.2. Fabrication of Acetone Sensor Based on ZnO Nanoballs
3.3. Characterization of ZnO Nanoballs
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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S.N | (hkl) | 2θ (°) | FWHM (β) | Crystallite Size (nm) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | (100) | 31.78 | 0.71936 | 11.36 |
2 | (002) | 38.43 | 0.80871 | 10.18 |
3 | (101) | 36.23 | 0.83756 | 9.88 |
Sensor | Method | Sensitivity | LDR | LOD | R2 | Ref. |
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ZnO-doped Co3O4 Nanorods/AgE | I–V | 3.58 μA·mM−1·cm−2 | 66.8 μM–0.133 mM | 14.7 ± 0.2 μM | 0.9684 | [50] |
ZnO NPs/GCE | I–V | 0.14065 μA·mM−1·cm−2 | 0.13 mM–0.13 M | 0.068 ± 0.01 mM | - | [51] |
Gd-ZnO-Nanopencils/AgE | I–V | 208 ± 62 μA·mM−1·cm−2 | 750 μM–100 mM | 0.7 mM | 0.885 | [52] |
ZnO/SnO2/Yb2O3/GCE | I–V | 17.09 μA·mM−1·cm−2 | 0.34 nM–3.4 mM | 0.05 ± 0.002 nM | 0.9394 | [53] |
Lead foil electrode | Amperometric | 2.07 μA·cm−2·ppm−1 | 50–250 ppm | 50 ppm | 0.998 | [54] |
Electro-deposited Pb electrode | Amperometric | 4.16 μA·cm−2·ppm−1 | 100–400 ppm | - | 0.99 | [55] |
Ag2O microflower/GCE | I–V | 1.699 μA·mM−1·cm−2 | 0.13 μM–0.67 M | 0.11 μM | 0.9462 | [56] |
ZnO nanoballs/AgE | I–V | 472.33 μA·mM−1·cm−2 | 0.5 mM–3.0 mM | 0.5 mM | 0.9706 | This work |
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Zhou, Q.; Hong, C.; Yao, Y.; Ibrahim, A.M.; Xu, L.; Kumar, R.; Talballa, S.M.; Kim, S.H.; Umar, A. Fabrication and Characterization of Highly Sensitive Acetone Chemical Sensor Based on ZnO Nanoballs. Materials 2017, 10, 799. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10070799
Zhou Q, Hong C, Yao Y, Ibrahim AM, Xu L, Kumar R, Talballa SM, Kim SH, Umar A. Fabrication and Characterization of Highly Sensitive Acetone Chemical Sensor Based on ZnO Nanoballs. Materials. 2017; 10(7):799. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10070799
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Qu, ChangXiang Hong, Yao Yao, Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim, Lingna Xu, Rajesh Kumar, Sumaia Mohamed Talballa, S. H. Kim, and Ahmad Umar. 2017. "Fabrication and Characterization of Highly Sensitive Acetone Chemical Sensor Based on ZnO Nanoballs" Materials 10, no. 7: 799. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10070799