H_2S Gas Sensor Based on Nanocrystalline ZnO Synthesized by Electrochemical-Deposition

摘要

ZnO nanocrystals were prepared by a direct current electrochemical deposition process under 3.0V working voltage and 30A/m^2 current density using zinc sulfate as raw materials.The nanocrystals were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The results indicated that the nanocrystals are hexagonal wurtzite ZnO with particle size range of 25nm～40nm without any treating.Gas sensing properties of the sensors were tested by mixing a gas in air at static state;the tested results showed that the sensors based on nanocrystalline ZnO had satisfied gas sensing properties to H_2S gas at rather low temperature.