Ethanol sensing mechanism of ZnO nanorods revealed by DRIFT spectroscopy and DFT calculations
Takeshi Shinkai, Jonas Karl Christopher N. Agutaya, Biplab Manna, Matthias Boepple, Masaru Iwai, Keigo Masumoto, Kanako Koga, Koki kawanami, Yusui Nakamura, Armando T. Quitain, Koichi Suematsu, Yusuke Inomata, Nicolae Bârsan, Tetsuya Kida
Abstract
ZnO nanorods enhanced the gas response properties of ZnO. The sensitization mechanism of ZnO nanorods for ethanol sensing was revealed by DRIFT spectroscopy and DFT calculations.
Topics & Concepts
NanorodMechanism (biology)Materials scienceSpectroscopyEthanolChemical physicsChemistryNanotechnologyPhysicsOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsZnO doping and propertiesAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors