Abstract:
In this work, the UV detection properties of ZnO tetrapod (ZnO-T) networks functionalized with carbon nanotubes (CNTs), as well as for individual ZnO-T-CNT are reported. The ZnO-T networks were fabricated via a flame transport synthesis (FTS) approach, while hybridization with CNTs was performed by a simple dripping procedure using a commercially available aqueous CNT dispersion (CarboByk 9810). The amount of CNT in the hybrid material was varied in the range of 0.8-4.0 wt% CNTs.