摘要 |
Disclosed is a method for producing zinc oxide nanostructures, the method comprising: providing a zinc anode and a cathode in an arc discharge chamber, wherein the cathode is arranged horizontally in the arc discharge chamber and the anode is arranged vertically; supplying current to the anode and the cathode to establish an arc discharge between the cathode and the anode to vaporise the anode and produce the zinc oxide nanostructures; terminating the current supply to the anode and the cathode; and collecting the resulting zinc oxide nanostructures. Also disclosed is a method for producing a sensor component, the method comprising: providing a sensor substrate comprising a conducting thin film at least partially covering at least two regions on at least one surface of a sensor substrate material to define a gap in the conducting thin film; applying a mixture comprising zinc oxide nanostructures and a nonionic polymer to at least a portion of the gap in the conducting thin film and thereby bridge the gap; and optionally, annealing the mixture of zinc oxide nanostructures and nonionic polymer applied to the sensor substrate, to provide the sensor component. Further disclosed is a sensor component comprising: a sensor substrate comprising a conducting thin film at least partially covering at least two regions on at least one surface of a sensor substrate material to define a gap in the conducting thin film; and a mixture comprising zinc oxide nanostructures and a nonionic polymer covering at least a portion of the gap in the conducting thin film, thereby bridging the gap. |