Unlike the conventional one-dimensional (1D) core-shell nanowires (NWs) composed of -type shells and -type cores, in this work, an inverse design is proposed by depositing -type ZnO (shell) layers on the surface of -type CuO (core) NWs, to have a comprehensive understanding of their conductometric gas-sensing kinetics. The surface morphologies of bare and core-shell NWs were investigated by field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). The ZnO shell layer was presented by overlay images taken by electron dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The pronounced crystalline plane peaks of ZnO were recorded in the compared glancing incident X-ray diffraction (GI-XRD) spectra of CuO and CuO-ZnO core-shell NWs. The ZnO shell layers broaden the absorption curve of CuO NWs in the UV-vis absorption spectra. As a result of the heterostructure formation, the intrinsic -type sensing behavior of CuO NWs towards 250 and 500 ppm of hydrogen () switched to -type due to the deposition of ZnO shell layers, at 400 °C in dry airflow.
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