Abstract
AbstractUniform SnO2 nanorod arrays have been deposited at low temperature by plasma‐enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). ZnO surface modification is used to improve the selectivity of the SnO2 nanorod sensor to H2 gas. The ZnO‐modified SnO2 nanorod sensor shows a normal n‐type response to 100 ppm CO, NH3, and CH4 reducing gas whereas it exhibits concentration‐dependent n–p–n transitions for its sensing response to H2 gas. This abnormal sensing behavior can be explained by the formation of n‐ZnO/p‐Zn‐O‐Sn/n‐SnO2 heterojunction structures. The gas sensors can be used in highly selective H2 sensing and this study also opens up a general approach for tailoring the selectivity of gas sensors by surface modification.
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