Drastic change in shape of tetragonal TeO 2 nanowires and their application to transparent chemical gas sensors

Sang Sub Kim, Jae Young Park, Sun Woo Choi, Han Gil Na, Ju Chan Yang, Dong Sub Kwak, Hyun Jung Nam, Chang Kwon Hwangbo, Hyoun Woo Kim

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Abstract

We have synthesized one-dimensional structures of tellurium dioxide (TeO 2 ) by heating of tellurium powders. Their morphology was drastically changed as the growth temperature increased in the range of 400-500 °C, in which high-temperature process facilitated the thickening of the stem nanowires, as well as the growth of secondary branches on the stems. The obtained TeO 2 products were crystalline with tetragonal structure. The TeO 2 nanowire film exhibited a high transmission rate of about 73%. We have investigated the NO 2 sensing properties of the as-fabricated TeO 2 nanowires, in which a linear relationship between sensitivity and the NO 2 gas concentration was observed. Thus, the TeO 2 nanowires demonstrated their potential application to transparent chemical sensors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)501-506
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume258
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Oct 2011

Keywords

  • Chemical synthesis
  • Nanostructures
  • Transmission electron microscopy

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