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We fabricated three dimensional networks of ZnO tetrapods on quartz substrates via a thermal oxidation reaction of Zn
powder in air mixed with water vapor. The amount of water vapor in air was found to be a key parameter in controlling
the yield of tetrapods and thus the formation of the network of tetrapods. The total oxygen amount was helpful in fine
tuning the dimension of the tetrapods so as to obtain thin and long tetrapod legs which are essential in building the
network of tetrapods. Tetrapod networks were tested as a gas sensing element by measuring changes in their electrical
resistances upon exposure to ethanol vapor. The optimum operating temperature of the tetrapod network used as a gas
sensing element was in the 400-500 °C range. Ethanol concentration as low as 500 ppb was detected with a response
larger than 2, suggesting a high sensitivity to ethanol vapor for this novel structure. The response time to gas exposure
of a dense tetrapod network consisting of tetrapods having thin and long legs was as fast as 10 sec, pointing to superior
properties of the tetrapod network over standard gas sensing elements.
Jean-Jacques Delaunay,Kazumasa Yanagisawa,Toshiki Nishino, andIchiro Yamada
"Three-dimensional network of ZnO tetrapods for use in gas sensing", Proc. SPIE 6413, Smart Materials IV, 641304 (26 December 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.695390
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Jean-Jacques Delaunay, Kazumasa Yanagisawa, Toshiki Nishino, Ichiro Yamada, "Three-dimensional network of ZnO tetrapods for use in gas sensing," Proc. SPIE 6413, Smart Materials IV, 641304 (26 December 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.695390