title: Finite size effect on hydrogen gas sensing performance in single Pd nanowires.
abstract: We present the hydrogen sensing performance of individual Pd nanowires grown by electrodeposition into nanochannels of anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) templates investigated as a function of the nanowire diameter. Four-terminal devices based on individual Pd nanowires were found to successfully detect hydrogen gas (H(2)). Our experimental results show that the H(2) sensing sensitivity increases and the response time decreases with decreasing diameter of Pd nanowires with d = 400, 200, 80 and 20 nm, due to the high surface-to-volume ratio and short diffusion paths, respectively. This is in qualitatively good agreement with simulated results obtained from a theoretical model based on a combination of the rate equation and diffusion equation.
authors: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, 134 Shinchon, Seoul 120-749, Korea.
authors: Kye Jin
authors: KJ
authors: Jeon
authors: Minhong
authors: M
authors: Jeun
authors: Eunsongyi
authors: E
authors: Lee
authors: Jun Min
authors: JM
authors: Lee
authors: Kyoung-Il
authors: KI
authors: Lee
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: von Allmen
authors: Wooyoung
authors: W
authors: Lee