Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a promising material for nitrogen dioxide (NO) gas sensors because of its nontoxicity, low cost, and small size. We fabricated one-dimensional (1D) and zero-dimensional (0D) convergence gas sensors activated via ultraviolet (UV) photonic energy to sense NO gas at room temperature. One-dimensional ZnO nanorod (ZNR)-based and ZnO nanotube (ZNT)-based gas sensors were synthesized using a simple hydrothermal method. All the sensors were tested under UV irradiation (365 nm) so that they could be operated at room temperature rather than a high temperature. In addition, we decorated 0D Pt nanoparticles (NPs) on the gas sensors to further improve their sensing responsivity. The NO-sensing response of the ZNT/Pt NP convergence gas sensor was 2.93 times higher than that of the ZNR gas sensor. We demonstrated the complex effects of UV radiation on 1D ZnO nanostructures and 0D metal nanostructures in NO gas sensing.
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