Crystalline-to-Amorphous Phase Transformation in CuO Nanowires for Gaseous Ionization and Sensing Application

Abstract

We report a dramatic reduction of operation voltage of a CuO nanowire-based ionization gas sensor due to the crystalline-to-amorphous phase transformation. The structural change is attributed to the ion bombardment and heating effect during the initial discharge, which brings about the formation of abundant nanocrystallites and surface states favoring gaseous ionization. The gas-sensing properties of the CuO nanowire sensor are confirmed by differentiating various types or concentrations of volatile organic compounds diluted in nitrogen, with a low detection limit at the ppm level. Moreover, a sensing mechanism is proposed on the basis of charge redistribution by electron-gas collision related to the specific ionization energy. The insightful study of the electrode microstructure delivers an exploratory investigation to the effect of gas ionization toward the discharge system, which provides new approaches to develop advanced ionization gas sensors.

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