In this paper, mace-like In2O3@ZnO microtubes
were obtained from MIL-68/ZIF-8 as a precursor via a simple hydrothermal
and template method. The resulting microtubules were characterized
and analyzed by a series of methods (XPS, SEM, TEM, and XRD). Compared
to pure In2O3 microtubes, the In-2Zn (In2O3:ZnO of 2:1) sensor was found to have a higher
response (6.67) to 10,000 ppm of H2 at room temperature
(25 °C) and faster response/recovery time (178/338 s). The improvement
of hydrogen sensing performance was mainly attributed to the porous
structure of the composite and large specific surface area due to
the mace-like structure of abundant nanowires grown on the microbars.
Besides, the formation of an n-n heterojunction at the interface of
In2O3 and ZnO was also an important factor for
performance improvement. The sensing property indicated that the mace-like
In2O3@ZnO nanocomposite was promising for the
detection of H2 at room temperature.