Sensing Characteristics of Flame-Spray-Made PtZnO Thick Films as H2 Gas Sensor 英文参考文献.docVIP

Sensors 2009, 9, 6652-6669; doi:10.3390/OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Sensing Characteristics of Flame-Spray-Made Pt/ZnO Thick Films as H2 Gas Sensor Nittaya Tamaekong 1, Chaikarn Liewhiran 2, Anurat Wisitsoraat 3 and Sukon Phanichphant 1,* 1 Nanoscience Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; E-Mail: doramon_koygy@ (N.T.) 2 Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; E-Mail: chaikarn_l@ (C.L.) 3 National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand; E-Mail: anurat.wisitsoraat@nectec.or.th (A.W.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: sphanichphant@; Fax: +66-53-892-277. Received: 2 July 2009; in revised form: 20 August 2009 / Accepted: 20 August 2009 / Published: 26 August 2009 Abstract: Hydrogen sensing of thick films of nanoparticles of pristine, 0.2, 1.0 and 2.0 atomic percentage of Pt concentration doped ZnO were investigated. ZnO nanoparticles doped with 0.2–2.0 at.% Pt were successfully produced in a single step by flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) technique using zinc naphthenate and platinum(II) acetylacetonate as precursors dissolved in xylene. The particle properties were analyzed by XRD, BET, SEM and TEM. Under the 5/5 (precursor/oxygen) flame condition, ZnO nanoparticles and nanorods were observed. The crystallite sizes of ZnO spheroidal and hexagonal particles were found to be ranging from 5 to 20 nm while ZnO nanorods were seen to be 5–20 nm wide and 20–40 nm long. ZnO nanoparticles paste composed of ethyl cellulose and terpineol as binder and solvent respectively was coated on Al2O3 substrate interdigitated with gold electrodes to form thin films by spin coating technique. The thin film morphology was analyzed by SEM technique. The gas sensi