Single-mode fiber coated with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods for H gas sensor applications
A Hydrogen (H2) gas sensor was successfully developed using optical fiber coated with Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanorods. The single-mode fiber (SMF) used as a sensing device has been prepared by etching the SMF fiber and coated with ZnO nanorods. The etching of the fiber was performed using hydrofluori...
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| author | Saidin, Norazlina Idris, Nur Farahi Yaacob, Mohd Hanif Harun, Sulaiman Wadi Md Ralib @ Md Raghib, Aliza 'Aini Hasbullah, Nurul Fadzlin |
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| description | A Hydrogen (H2) gas sensor was successfully
developed using optical fiber coated with Zinc Oxide (ZnO)
nanorods. The single-mode fiber (SMF) used as a sensing device
has been prepared by etching the SMF fiber and coated with
ZnO nanorods. The etching of the fiber was performed using
hydrofluoric acid (HF) to enhance the evanescent field around
the fiber core. The ZnO nanorods were prepared by
hydrothermal method through seeding and growth solution
technique. The diameter of cladding and core are 125 µm and 8
µm, respectively, before etching and goes down to 11 µm after
etching. Around 2 cm of ZnO nanorods were coated in the
middle of the etched fiber. The sensing layer was characterized
through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy
Dispersive X-Ray (EDX) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) to verify
the properties of ZnO. The developed sensor’s response and
recovery time were observed to be 7 min and 3 min, respectively,
for a low concentration of 0.25% H2 gas. The aim of this study
is to understand the gas sensing properties towards the spectral
intensity variations in etched optical fiber coated with ZnO
nanorods.
Keywords—hydrogen sensor; fiber-optic sensor; ZnO
nanorods; hydrothermal method |
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| spelling | iium-796832023-08-21T04:43:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/79683/ Single-mode fiber coated with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods for H gas sensor applications Saidin, Norazlina Idris, Nur Farahi Yaacob, Mohd Hanif Harun, Sulaiman Wadi Md Ralib @ Md Raghib, Aliza 'Aini Hasbullah, Nurul Fadzlin T Technology (General) A Hydrogen (H2) gas sensor was successfully developed using optical fiber coated with Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanorods. The single-mode fiber (SMF) used as a sensing device has been prepared by etching the SMF fiber and coated with ZnO nanorods. The etching of the fiber was performed using hydrofluoric acid (HF) to enhance the evanescent field around the fiber core. The ZnO nanorods were prepared by hydrothermal method through seeding and growth solution technique. The diameter of cladding and core are 125 µm and 8 µm, respectively, before etching and goes down to 11 µm after etching. Around 2 cm of ZnO nanorods were coated in the middle of the etched fiber. The sensing layer was characterized through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) to verify the properties of ZnO. The developed sensor’s response and recovery time were observed to be 7 min and 3 min, respectively, for a low concentration of 0.25% H2 gas. The aim of this study is to understand the gas sensing properties towards the spectral intensity variations in etched optical fiber coated with ZnO nanorods. Keywords—hydrogen sensor; fiber-optic sensor; ZnO nanorods; hydrothermal method IEEE 2019-12-26 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79683/1/79683%20Single-mode%20Fiber%20Coated%20with%20Zinc%20Oxide.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79683/2/79683%20Single-mode%20Fiber%20Coated%20with%20Zinc%20Oxide%20SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79683/13/79683_wos.pdf Saidin, Norazlina and Idris, Nur Farahi and Yaacob, Mohd Hanif and Harun, Sulaiman Wadi and Md Ralib @ Md Raghib, Aliza 'Aini and Hasbullah, Nurul Fadzlin (2019) Single-mode fiber coated with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods for H gas sensor applications. In: 2019 IEEE International Conference on Sensors and Nanotechnology, 24 - 25 July 2019, Penang Island. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8940085 |
| spellingShingle | T Technology (General) Saidin, Norazlina Idris, Nur Farahi Yaacob, Mohd Hanif Harun, Sulaiman Wadi Md Ralib @ Md Raghib, Aliza 'Aini Hasbullah, Nurul Fadzlin Single-mode fiber coated with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods for H gas sensor applications |
| title | Single-mode fiber coated with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods for H gas sensor applications |
| title_full | Single-mode fiber coated with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods for H gas sensor applications |
| title_fullStr | Single-mode fiber coated with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods for H gas sensor applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Single-mode fiber coated with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods for H gas sensor applications |
| title_short | Single-mode fiber coated with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods for H gas sensor applications |
| title_sort | single-mode fiber coated with zinc oxide (zno) nanorods for h gas sensor applications |
| topic | T Technology (General) |
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