UV-activated ZnO films on a flexible substrate for room temperature O2 and H2O sensing

Jacobs, Christopher B.; Maksov, Artem B.; Muckley, Eric S.; Collins, Liam; Mahjouri-Samani, Masoud; Ievlev, Anton; Rouleau, Christopher M.; Moon, Ji-Won; Graham, David E.; Sumpter, Bobby G.; Ivanov, Ilia N.

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05265-5

Title: UV-activated ZnO films on a flexible substrate for room temperature O₂ and H₂O sensing

Journal Article · Thu Jul 20 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05265-5· OSTI ID:1376600

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science and Inst. for Functional Imaging of Materials
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science and Inst. for Functional Imaging of Materials; Bresdesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Here, we demonstrate that UV-light activation of polycrystalline ZnO films on flexible polyimide (Kapton) substrates can be used to detect and differentiate between environmental changes in oxygen and water vapor. The in-plane resistive and impedance properties of ZnO films, fabricated from bacteria-derived ZnS nanoparticles, exhibit unique resistive and capacitive responses to changes in O₂ and H₂O. We also propose that the distinctive responses to O₂ and H₂O adsorption on ZnO could be utilized to statistically discriminate between the two analytes. Molecular dynamic simulations (MD) of O₂ and H₂O adsorption energy on ZnO surfaces were performed using the large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator (LAMMPS) with a reactive force-field (ReaxFF). Furthermore, these simulations suggest that the adsorption mechanisms differ for O₂ and H₂O adsorption on ZnO, and are governed by the surface termination and the extent of surface hydroxylation. Electrical response measurements, using DC resistance, AC impedance spectroscopy, and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM), demonstrate differences in response to O₂ and H₂O, confirming that different adsorption mechanisms are involved. Statistical and machine learning approaches were applied to demonstrate that by integrating the electrical and kinetic responses the flexible ZnO sensor can be used for detection and discrimination between O₂ and H₂O at low temperature.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Manufacturing Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1376600

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 7, Issue 1; ISSN 2045-2322

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Country of Publication:: United States

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