Nanowires of different metal oxides (SnO2, ZnO) have been grown by evaporation-condensation process. Their chemical composition has been investigated by using XPS. The standard XPS quantification through main photoelectron peaks, modified Auger parameter and valence band spectra were examined for the accurate determination of oxidation state of metals in the nanowires. Morphological investigation has been conducted by acquiring and analyzing the SEM images. For the simulation of working conditions of sensor, the samples were annealed in ultra high vacuum (UHV) up to 500 degrees C and XPS analysis repeated after this treatment. Finally, the nanowires of SnO2 have were used to produce a novel gas sensor based on Pt/oxide/SiC structure and operating as Schottky diode. Copyright (c) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Nanowires of metal oxides for gas sensing applications

Kaciulis S;Comini E;Ferroni M;Sberveglieri G;
2008

Abstract

Nanowires of different metal oxides (SnO2, ZnO) have been grown by evaporation-condensation process. Their chemical composition has been investigated by using XPS. The standard XPS quantification through main photoelectron peaks, modified Auger parameter and valence band spectra were examined for the accurate determination of oxidation state of metals in the nanowires. Morphological investigation has been conducted by acquiring and analyzing the SEM images. For the simulation of working conditions of sensor, the samples were annealed in ultra high vacuum (UHV) up to 500 degrees C and XPS analysis repeated after this treatment. Finally, the nanowires of SnO2 have were used to produce a novel gas sensor based on Pt/oxide/SiC structure and operating as Schottky diode. Copyright (c) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
2008
Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati - ISMN
INFM
XPS; SEM; nanowires; SnO2; ZnO; gas sensors
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