Gamma Radiation Sensitization of ZnO/Al2O3 Sensors Based on Nanoheterostructures

Lupan, Cristian; Bîrnaz, Adrian; Buzdugan, Artur; Magariu, Nicolae; Lupan, Oleg

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-42775-6_3

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“…From Equation (10), the activation energy amounted to be 0.4 eV with a 10% error. This activation energy may be related to the oxygen interstitial (O i ) above the valence band [ 67 , 68 ]. It may lead to the possibility of transitioning from the conduction band to O i corresponding to a wavelength of 419 nm.…”

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Multifunctional Three-in-One Sensor on t-ZnO for Ultraviolet and VOC Sensing for Bioengineering Applications

Nagpal,

Lupan,

Bîrnaz

et al. 2024

Biosensors

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Zinc oxide (ZnO) is considered to be one of the most explored and reliable sensing materials for UV detection due to its excellent properties, like a wide band gap and high exciton energy. Our current study on a photodetector based on tetrapodal ZnO (t-ZnO) reported an extremely high UV response of ~9200 for 394 nm UV illumination at 25 °C. The t-ZnO network structure and morphology were investigated using XRD and SEM. The sensor showed a UV/visible ratio of ~12 at 25 °C for 394 nm UV illumination and 443 nm visible illumination. By increasing the temperature, monotonic decreases in response and recovery time were observed. By increasing the bias voltage, the response time was found to decrease while the recovery time was increased. The maximum responsivity shifted to higher wavelengths from 394 nm to 400 nm by increasing the operating temperature from 25 °C to 100 °C. The t-ZnO networks exhibited gas-sensing performances at temperatures above 250 °C, and a maximum response of ~1.35 was recorded at 350 °C with a good repeatability and fast recovery in 16 s for 100 ppm of n-butanol vapor. This study demonstrated that t-ZnO networks are good biosensors that can be used for diverse biomedical applications like the sensing of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and ultraviolet detection under a wide range of temperatures, and may find new possibilities in biosensing applications.

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