Abstract
In this work, a sensor layer based on zinc oxide nanowires was synthesized by low-temperature hydrothermal method. The gas sensitivity of sample to isopropyl alcohol vapor was studied both during heating and under ultraviolet radiation. It was shown that depending on the presence of moisture on the surface of zinc oxide nanowires, isopropyl alcohol vapor can act as a reducing or oxidizing gas upon activation of gas sensitivity by ultraviolet irradiation. It was shown that there is an optimal intensity of irradiation, which determines the maximum response of sample. The gas sensitivity under moist air conditions demonstrates the possibility of practical application of adsorption resistive gas sensors with light-activation at room temperature.
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