Mott-type VO(sub2) oxide nanobelts are demonstrated to be effective hydrogen gas sensors at room temperature. These nanobelts, synthesized by hydrothermal process and exhibiting the VO(sub2) (A) crystallographic phase, display room temperature H(sub2) sensitivity as low as 0.17 ppm. The nanobelts (ultralong belt-like) nanostructures could be an ideal system for fully understanding dimensionally confined transport phenomena in functional oxides and for building functional devices based on individual nanobelts.
Reference:
Simo, A, Mwakikunga, B, Sone, B.T, Julies, B, Madjoe, R and Maaza, M. 2014. VO2 nanostructures based chemiresistors for low power energy consumption hydrogen sensing. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 39(15), pp 8147-8157
Copyright: 2014 Elsevier. This is an ABSTRACT ONLY. The definitive version is published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 39(15), pp 8147-8157