Incorporation of Au Nanoparticles on ZnO/ZnS Core Shell Nanostructures for UV Light/Hydrogen Gas Dual Sensing Enhancement
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 wel...
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| author | 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 |
| author_facet | 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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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f698428b9658459e9bce74c2ad8a50a92023-11-23T00:20:20ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752021-11-01111190310.3390/membranes11110903Incorporation of Au Nanoparticles on ZnO/ZnS Core Shell Nanostructures for UV Light/Hydrogen Gas Dual Sensing EnhancementYu-Sheng Tsai0Deng-Yi Wang1Jia-Jie Chang2Keng-Tien Liang3Ya-Hsuan Lin4Chih-Chen Kuo5Ssu-Han Lu6Yewchung Sermon Wu7Lukas Jyuhn-Hsiarn Lee8Hsiang Chen9Dong-Sing Wuu10Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, TaiwanDepartment of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, College of Science and Technology, National Chi Nan University, Puli 545, TaiwanDepartment of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, College of Science and Technology, National Chi Nan University, Puli 545, TaiwanDepartment of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, College of Science and Technology, National Chi Nan University, Puli 545, TaiwanDepartment of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, College of Science and Technology, National Chi Nan University, Puli 545, TaiwanDepartment of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, College of Science and Technology, National Chi Nan University, Puli 545, TaiwanDepartment of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, College of Science and Technology, National Chi Nan University, Puli 545, TaiwanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, TaiwanNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli 350, TaiwanDepartment of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, College of Science and Technology, National Chi Nan University, Puli 545, TaiwanDepartment of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, College of Science and Technology, National Chi Nan University, Puli 545, TaiwanZnO/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.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/11/11/903ZnO/ZnS core shellAu nanoparticledual sensinghydrogenUV lightelectric field |
| spellingShingle | 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 Incorporation of Au Nanoparticles on ZnO/ZnS Core Shell Nanostructures for UV Light/Hydrogen Gas Dual Sensing Enhancement Membranes ZnO/ZnS core shell Au nanoparticle dual sensing hydrogen UV light electric field |
| title | Incorporation of Au Nanoparticles on ZnO/ZnS Core Shell Nanostructures for UV Light/Hydrogen Gas Dual Sensing Enhancement |
| title_full | Incorporation of Au Nanoparticles on ZnO/ZnS Core Shell Nanostructures for UV Light/Hydrogen Gas Dual Sensing Enhancement |
| title_fullStr | Incorporation of Au Nanoparticles on ZnO/ZnS Core Shell Nanostructures for UV Light/Hydrogen Gas Dual Sensing Enhancement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incorporation of Au Nanoparticles on ZnO/ZnS Core Shell Nanostructures for UV Light/Hydrogen Gas Dual Sensing Enhancement |
| title_short | Incorporation of Au Nanoparticles on ZnO/ZnS Core Shell Nanostructures for UV Light/Hydrogen Gas Dual Sensing Enhancement |
| title_sort | incorporation of au nanoparticles on zno zns core shell nanostructures for uv light hydrogen gas dual sensing enhancement |
| topic | ZnO/ZnS core shell Au nanoparticle dual sensing hydrogen UV light electric field |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/11/11/903 |
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