ZnO tetrapod-like whiskers were prepared through a hydrothermal process using zinc powder as raw material.Its microstructure and morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The XRD results showed that the crystal structure of as-obtained sample can be indexed to hexagonal wurtzite ZnO.TEM results revealed that the ZnO sample took on tetrapod-like whisker shape.The gas sensors were prepared with the traditional sintering process and their gas sensitivities were detected.The test results of gas sensitivity showed that the sensors based on ZnO tetrapod-like whiskers are very sensitive to dilute ethanol vapor and H_2S.The relatively high sensitivity and selectivity of these sensors made from ZnO tetrapod-like whiskers demonstrated the potential for developing a new class of selective ethanol sensors.
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