One-Dimensional Oxide Nanostructures as Gas-Sensing Materials Review and Issues 英文参考文献.docVIP

Sensors 2010, 10, 4083-4099; doi:10.3390/s100404083 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Review One-Dimensional Oxide Nanostructures as Gas-Sensing Materials: Review and Issues Kyoung Jin Choi 1,* and Ho Won Jang 2 1 Nano-Materials Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 130-650, Korea 2 Electronic Materials Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 130-650, Korea; E-Mail: hwjang@kist.re.kr * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: kjchoi@kist.re.kr; Tel.: +82-2-958-5502; Fax: +82-2-958-5509. Received: 3 March 2010; in revised form: 15 April 2010 / Accepted: 16 April 2010 / Published: 22 April 2010 Abstract: In this article, we review gas sensor application of one-dimensional (1D) metal- oxide nanostructures with major emphases on the types of device structure and issues for realizing practical sensors. One of the most important steps in fabricating 1D-nanostructure devices is manipulation and making electrical contacts of the nanostructures. Gas sensors based on individual 1D nanostructure, which were usually fabricated using electron-beam lithography, have been a platform technology for fundamental research. Recently, gas sensors with practical applicability were proposed, which were fabricated with an array of 1D nanostructures using scalable micro-fabrication tools. In the second part of the paper, some critical issues are pointed out including long-term stability, gas selectivity, and room- temperature operation of 1D-nanostructure-based metal-oxide gas sensors. Keywords: 1-dimensional nanostructures; gas sensors; long-term stability; gas selectivity; electronic-nose; room-temperature operation 1. Introduction In 1962, Seiyama et al. discovered that the electrical conductivity of ZnO could be dramatically changed by the presence of reactive gases in the air [1]. Since then, there have been tremendous reports o