Silver-doped zinc oxide single nanowire multifunctional nanosensor with a 
significant enhancement in response

Lupan, Oleg; Cretu, Vasilii; Postica, Vasile; Ahmadi, Mahdi; Roldan Cuenya, Beatriz; Chow, Lee; Tiginyanu, Ion; Viana, Bruno; Pauporté, Thierry; Adelung, Rainer

doi:10.1016/j.snb.2015.10.002

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Silver-doped zinc oxide single nanowire multifunctional nanosensor with a significant enhancement in response

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Lupan, O., Cretu, V., Postica, V., Ahmadi, M., Roldan Cuenya, B., Chow, L., et al. (2016). Silver-doped zinc oxide single nanowire multifunctional nanosensor with a significant enhancement in response. Sensors and Actuators B, 223, 893-903. doi:10.1016/j.snb.2015.10.002.

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Enhanced performances were obtained for nanosensors based on a single nanowire of silver-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Ag). Arrays of crystalline ZnO:Ag nanowires were synthesized by electrodeposition on F-doped tin oxide coated substrates and studied by SEM, EDX, TEM, HRTEM, SIMS, XPS, PL and micro-Raman spectroscopy. Integration of a single nanowire or a single microwire on the chip was performed by employing metal maskless nanodeposition in the dual beam focused electron/ion beam instrument. The ultraviolet (UV) response and hydrogen (H₂) gas response were studied for nanodevices and microdevices based on a single ZnO:Ag nanowire. We found that ZnO:Ag nanowire based nanosensor possesses a much faster response/recovery time and a higher response to UV radiation and hydrogen gas (∼50%) than those reported in literature. An increase in current value of about two orders in magnitude I_UVON/I_UVOFF was observed under exposure to UV light. Faster response/recovery times of about 0.98 s/0.87 s were observed. The ZnO:Ag nanowires and microwires can serve as nano-building materials for ultrasensitive and ultra-fast sensors with reduced power consumption. The mechanisms for such improved responses to UV and H₂ were discussed. The developed nanomaterial is of great scientific interest for further studies as promising candidates for fabricating multifunctional nano-sensors, LEDs and photodetectors by bottom-up and hybrid nanotechnologies.