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Incorporation of Au Nanoparticles on ZnO/ZnS Core Shell Nanostructures for UV Light/Hydrogen Gas Dual Sensing Enhancement
oleh: Yu-Sheng Tsai, Deng-Yi Wang, Jia-Jie Chang, Keng-Tien Liang, Ya-Hsuan Lin, Chih-Chen Kuo, Ssu-Han Lu, Yewchung Sermon Wu, Lukas Jyuhn-Hsiarn Lee, Hsiang Chen, Dong-Sing Wuu
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Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2021-11-01 |
Deskripsi
ZnO/ZnS nanocomposite-based nanostructures exhibit dual light and gas sensing capabilities. To further boost the light/dual sensing properties, gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) were incorporated into the core-shell structures. Multiple material characterizations revealed that Au NPs were successfully well spread and decorated on ZnO/ZnS nanostructures. Furthermore, our findings show that the addition of Au NPs could enhance both 365 nm UV light sensing and hydrogen gas sensing in terms of light/gas sensitivity and light/gas response time. We postulate that the optimization of gas/light dual sensing capability may result from the induced electric field and inhabitation of electron-hole recombination. Owing to their compact size, simple fabrication, and stable response, ZnO/ZnS/Au NPs-based light/gas dual sensors are promising for future extreme environmental monitoring.