ZnO functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes for methane sensing at single parts per million concentration levels

Humayun, Md Tanim; Divan, Ralu; Stan, Liliana; Gupta, Ashu; Rosenmann, Daniel; Gundel, Lara; Solomon, Paul A.; Paprotny, Igor

doi:10.1116/1.4931694

Title: ZnO functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes for methane sensing at single parts per million concentration levels

Journal Article · Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4931694· OSTI ID:1532168

Humayun, Md Tanim ^[1]; Divan, Ralu ^[2]; Stan, Liliana ^[2]; Gupta, Ashu ^[3]; Rosenmann, Daniel ^[2]; Gundel, Lara ^[4]; Solomon, Paul A. ^[5]; Paprotny, Igor ^[1]

Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

This paper presents a novel atomic layer deposition (ALD) based ZnO functionalization of surface pretreated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for highly sensitive methane chemoresistive sensors. The temperature optimization of the ALD process leads to enhanced ZnO nanoparticle functionalization and improvement in their crystalline quality as shown by energy dispersive x-ray and Raman spectroscopy. The behavior of ZnO-MWCNT sensors in presence of methane concentrations down to 2 ppm level has been compared with that of pristine MWCNTs demonstrating that ZnO functionalization is an essential factor behind the highly sensitive chemoresistive nature of the ZnO-MWCNT heterostructures. As a result, the sensor is currently being tested under a range of conditions that include potentially interfering gases and changes to relative humidity.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1532168

Journal Information:: Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, Vol. 33, Issue 6; ISSN 2166-2746

Publisher:: American Vacuum Society / AIPCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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