Abstract—ZnO tetrapods have been grown by an environmental microwave evaporation approach in air atmosphere without any use of organic solvents or precursors. The synthesized powder was characterized using X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and Field emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM). The grown ZnO tetrapods exhibited a noteworthy microstructure and phase formation of crystalline and pure structure. ZnO tetrapods were deposited on Pt electrode to be employed as ZnO tetrapods structure-based sensors, then, they were investigated at room temperature in the relative humidity ranging from 0.0 to 96.0%. The sensors have shown a significant response towards relative humidity starting from 30%. Cross-sensitivity was investigated with respect to N2O (150 ppm in helium) and methane (1000 ppm in helium). The ZnO tetrapods-based sensors were insensitive towards the interfering gases, indicating a potential applicability for humidity sensing purposes.

(The Sensing Characteristics of ZnO Tetrapods Synthesized by Microwave Evaporation) / Afify, Ahmed S.; Elsayed, AHMED MAHMOUD; Abu Khadra, Ahmad S.; ABD EL AZIZ, FATMA KHALED MOHAMED HASSAN; Mohamed, Ataalla; Amr, Mohamed; Tulliani, JEAN MARC CHRISTIAN. - In: JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS. - ISSN 1845-6421. - ELETTRONICO. - 14:1(2018). [10.24138/jcomss.v14i1.449]

(The Sensing Characteristics of ZnO Tetrapods Synthesized by Microwave Evaporation)

Ahmed S. Afify;Ahmed Elsayed;ABD EL AZIZ, FATMA KHALED MOHAMED HASSAN;Jean-Marc Tulliani
2018

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Abstract—ZnO tetrapods have been grown by an environmental microwave evaporation approach in air atmosphere without any use of organic solvents or precursors. The synthesized powder was characterized using X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and Field emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM). The grown ZnO tetrapods exhibited a noteworthy microstructure and phase formation of crystalline and pure structure. ZnO tetrapods were deposited on Pt electrode to be employed as ZnO tetrapods structure-based sensors, then, they were investigated at room temperature in the relative humidity ranging from 0.0 to 96.0%. The sensors have shown a significant response towards relative humidity starting from 30%. Cross-sensitivity was investigated with respect to N2O (150 ppm in helium) and methane (1000 ppm in helium). The ZnO tetrapods-based sensors were insensitive towards the interfering gases, indicating a potential applicability for humidity sensing purposes.
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