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Zhang Y, Liu J, Rong C, Wang D, Li W, Gao Z, Chen Y. Current Advances of CO Sensing Based on Low Dimensional Materials. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:18821-18836. [PMID: 39196291 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is a harmful gas with significant impacts on human health and the environment. Its timely detection, especially in the event of thermal runaway in automotive lithium batteries, is crucial to prevent casualties. This paper reviews the progress in the development of efficient, sensitive, and reliable CO sensors, focusing on electrochemical, optical, and resistive sensing materials. Low-dimensional materials have a large specific surface area, providing an abundant number of active sites, which has drawn extensive attention from researchers. According to the different sensor signals, we categorized these sensors into electrical and optical signal sensors. We hope that by systematically introducing the sensing mechanism and sensing performance of these two kinds of sensors, appropriate CO sensors can be developed in different application scenarios so as to realize early warning and monitoring to the maximum extent, reduce industrial losses, and ensure the life and health of personnel.
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- Yundi Zhang
- College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China
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- College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China
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- General Research and Development Institute, China FAW Corporation Limited, Changchun 130013, China
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- General Research and Development Institute, China FAW Corporation Limited, Changchun 130013, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Automotive Chassis Integration and Bionics, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China
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- College of Automotive Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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Chen H, Chen H, Chen J, Song M. Gas Sensors Based on Semiconductor Metal Oxides Fabricated by Electrospinning: A Review. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:2962. [PMID: 38793817 PMCID: PMC11125222 DOI: 10.3390/s24102962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Electrospinning has revolutionized the field of semiconductor metal oxide (SMO) gas sensors, which are pivotal for gas detection. SMOs are known for their high sensitivity, rapid responsiveness, and exceptional selectivity towards various types of gases. When synthesized via electrospinning, they gain unmatched advantages. These include high porosity, large specific surface areas, adjustable morphologies and compositions, and diverse structural designs, improving gas-sensing performance. This review explores the application of variously structured and composed SMOs prepared by electrospinning in gas sensors. It highlights strategies to augment gas-sensing performance, such as noble metal modification and doping with transition metals, rare earth elements, and metal cations, all contributing to heightened sensitivity and selectivity. We also look at the fabrication of composite SMOs with polymers or carbon nanofibers, which addresses the challenge of high operating temperatures. Furthermore, this review discusses the advantages of hierarchical and core-shell structures. The use of spinel and perovskite structures is also explored for their unique chemical compositions and crystal structure. These structures are useful for high sensitivity and selectivity towards specific gases. These methodologies emphasize the critical role of innovative material integration and structural design in achieving high-performance gas sensors, pointing toward future research directions in this rapidly evolving field.
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- Hao Chen
- School of Applied Science and Technology, Hainan University, Danzhou 571799, China; (H.C.); (H.C.); (J.C.)
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- School of Applied Science and Technology, Hainan University, Danzhou 571799, China; (H.C.); (H.C.); (J.C.)
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- School of Applied Science and Technology, Hainan University, Danzhou 571799, China; (H.C.); (H.C.); (J.C.)
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- School of Electronic Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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Zhao F, Cao W, Wang PH, Wang J, Yu L, Qiao Z, Ding ZJ. Fast and Sensitive Detection of CO by Bi-MOF-Derived Porous In 2O 3/Fe 2O 3 Core-Shell Nanotubes. ACS Sens 2023; 8:4577-4586. [PMID: 37921655 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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In2O3 is an optimal material for sensitive detection of carbon monoxide (CO) gas due to its low resistivity and high catalytic activity. Yet, the gas response dynamics between the CO gas molecules and the surface of In2O3 is limited by its solid structure, resulting in a weak gas response value and sluggish electron transport. Herein, we report a strategy to synthesize porous In2O3/Fe2O3 core-shell nanotubes derived from In/Fe bimetallic organic frameworks. The fabricated porous In2O3/Fe2O3-4 core-shell nanotubes present outstanding gas sensitivities, including a response value 3.8 times (33.7 to 200 ppm CO at 260 °C) higher than that of monometallic-derived In2O3 (8.7), ultrashort response and recovery times (23/76 s) to 200 ppm CO, low detection limit (1 ppm), promising selectivity, and long-term stability. The enhanced sensing mechanisms are clarified by the combination of experiment and first-principles calculations, showing that the synergetic strategy of higher adsorption energy, increased electrical conductivity, higher electron transfer numbers, and larger specific surface area of porous core-shell structures promotes the surface activity and charge transfer efficiency. The present work paves a way to tune gas-sensing materials with special morphologies for the development of high-performance CO sensors.
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- Fan Zhao
- Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Beijing 102205, China
- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China
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- Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Beijing 102205, China
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- Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Beijing 102205, China
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- Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Beijing 102205, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China
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- Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Beijing 102205, China
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- Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Beijing 102205, China
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Tan Y, Zhang J. Synergistic Effects in Bimetallic (Co, Mn)-Doped SnO 2 Nanobelts for Greatly Enhanced Gas-Sensing Properties. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37903282 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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Enhanced physical and chemical properties of materials through bimetallic synergistic effects remain a challenging problem because it is difficult to construct well-defined bimetallic synergies. Here, a series of bimetallic (Co, Mn)-codoped SnO2 nanobelts were synthesized through the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method by precisely controlling Co and Mn contents. The results show that the interaction between Co and Mn sites not only affects the chemical coordination environment of SnO2 nanobelts and promotes the activity of an electronic catalytic reduction reaction but also greatly improves the gas-sensing properties. At the working temperature of 300 °C, the response value of the gas sensor to 200 ppm ethanol reaches an amazing 311.9. The amount of oxygen adsorbed on the surface of the sensitive material plays a crucial role in the gas-sensing response of the material. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis (XPS) spectra of the O 1s region of the sensor show that the adsorption oxygen content is 37.96%, which is higher than that of pure SnO2 (27.41%). The increase of adsorbed oxygen content can be attributed to the synergistic effect of Co and Mn bimetal, which leads to electron enrichment on the surface of SnO2 and promotes the activation of SnO2, and helps to improve the gas-sensitive characteristics of SnO2.
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- Yong Tan
- School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
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Liu L, Wang Y, Liu Y, Wang S, Li T, Feng S, Qin S, Zhang T. Heteronanostructural metal oxide-based gas microsensors. MICROSYSTEMS & NANOENGINEERING 2022; 8:85. [PMID: 35911378 PMCID: PMC9329395 DOI: 10.1038/s41378-022-00410-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The development of high-performance, portable and miniaturized gas sensors has aroused increasing interest in the fields of environmental monitoring, security, medical diagnosis, and agriculture. Among different detection tools, metal oxide semiconductor (MOS)-based chemiresistive gas sensors are the most popular choice in commercial applications and have the advantages of high stability, low cost, and high sensitivity. One of the most important ways to further enhance the sensor performance is to construct MOS-based nanoscale heterojunctions (heteronanostructural MOSs) from MOS nanomaterials. However, the sensing mechanism of heteronanostructural MOS-based sensors is different from that of single MOS-based gas sensors in that it is fairly complex. The performance of the sensors is influenced by various parameters, including the physical and chemical properties of the sensing materials (e.g., grain size, density of defects, and oxygen vacancies of materials), working temperatures, and device structures. This review introduces several concepts in the design of high-performance gas sensors by analyzing the sensing mechanism of heteronanostructural MOS-based sensors. In addition, the influence of the geometric device structure determined by the interconnection between the sensing materials and the working electrodes is discussed. To systematically investigate the sensing behavior of the sensor, the general sensing mechanism of three typical types of geometric device structures based on different heteronanostructural materials are introduced and discussed in this review. This review will provide guidelines for readers studying the sensing mechanism of gas sensors and designing high-performance gas sensors in the future.
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- Lin Liu
- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, Jiangsu China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, Jiangsu China
- Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, Jiangsu China
- Department of Nano Science and Nano Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, Jiangsu China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, Jiangsu China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, Jiangsu China
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- Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, Jiangsu China
- Nano-X, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, Jiangsu China
- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui PR China
- Gusu Laboratory of Materials, Suzhou, Jiangsu PR China
- Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China
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There is an increasing need for the development of low-cost and highly sensitive gas sensors for environmental, commercial, and industrial applications in various areas, such as hazardous gas monitoring, safety, and emission control in combustion processes. Considering this, resistive-based gas sensors using metal oxide semiconductors (MOSs) have gained special attention owing to their high sensing performance, high stability, and low cost of synthesis and fabrication. The relatively low final costs of these gas sensors allow their commercialization; consequently, they are widely used and available at low prices. This review focuses on the important MOSs with different morphologies, including quantum dots, nanowires, nanofibers, nanotubes, hierarchical nanostructures, and other structures for the fabrication of resistive gas sensors.
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Li S, Pu J, Zhu S, Gui Y. Co 3O 4@TiO 2@Y 2O 3 nanocomposites for a highly sensitive CO gas sensor and quantitative analysis. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 422:126880. [PMID: 34399214 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In order to predict the early failure of organic insulator, Co3O4@TiO2@Y2O3 nanocomposites was prepared and characterized (XRD, SEM, EDS, FTIR, UV-vis-NIR, XPS) to detect decomposition CO gas. A simple experimental platform was built to verify the excellent adsorption, stability, selectivity and repeatability of the composite. Then, the mechanism of adsorption enhancement was analyzed by heterojunction. Aiming at 170 sets of gas sensing data sets, Successive Projections Algorithm (SPA) was used to extract data features, and grey wolf optimization vector machine regression (GWO-SVR) model was established to predict carbon monoxide concentration. The correlation coefficient (RP), root mean square error (RMSEP) and calculation time of prediction set were 99.3025%, 0.0418 and 1.47 s, respectively. Therefore, the combination of the superior properties of a composite sensitive material and the small sample quantitative prediction model is a promising method for gas sensors in the future.
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- Song Li
- College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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- College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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- College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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Hu W, Lu H, Duan Y, Li L, Ding Y, An J, Duan D. An electrochemical sensor based on electrospun MoS2@SnO2 modified carbon nanofiber composite materials for simultaneously detection ofphenacetin and indomethacin. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202101372. [PMID: 35018742 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202101372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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SnO 2 -CNF was prepared by coaxial blending technology, and MoS 2 was grown uniformly on SnO 2 -CNF composite by combining hydrothermal post-treatment step. The uniform distribution of MoS 2 on one-dimensional SnO 2 -CNF can effectively establish a layered three-dimensional structure. So that the prepared MoS 2 coated SnO 2 -CNF composite material has higher surface area and more active sites to obtain better electrochemical performance. We constructed an electrochemical sensor within the composite material with enhanced performance to realize the simultaneous and highly sensitive detection of phenacetin and indomethacin for the first time. The sensor proves the linear ranges of 0.050-7200 μM and 0.05-500 μM respectively, and the detection limits were 0.016 μM and 0.013 μM. And the sensor has good anti-interference ability and stability, which also achieves good recovery rate in the actual sample detection .
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- Weijuan Hu
- Shanghai University, Department of chemistry, CHINA
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- Shanghai University, Department of chemistry, CHINA
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- Shanghai University, Department of chemistry, CHINA
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- Shanghai University, Department of Chemistry, 99# ShangDa Road, 200444, Shanghai, CHINA
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- Shanghai University, Department of chemistry, CHINA
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Navale S, Mirzaei A, Majhi SM, Kim HW, Kim SS. State-of-the-Art Research on Chemiresistive Gas Sensors in Korea: Emphasis on the Achievements of the Research Labs of Professors Hyoun Woo Kim and Sang Sub Kim. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 22:61. [PMID: 35009604 PMCID: PMC8747108 DOI: 10.3390/s22010061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This review presents the results of cutting-edge research on chemiresistive gas sensors in Korea with a focus on the research activities of the laboratories of Professors Sang Sub Kim and Hyoun Woo Kim. The advances in the synthesis techniques and various strategies to enhance the gas-sensing performances of metal-oxide-, sulfide-, and polymer-based nanomaterials are described. In particular, the gas-sensing characteristics of different types of sensors reported in recent years, including core-shell, self-heated, irradiated, flexible, Si-based, glass, and metal-organic framework sensors, have been reviewed. The most crucial achievements include the optimization of shell thickness in core-shell gas sensors, decrease in applied voltage in self-heated gas sensors to less than 5 V, optimization of irradiation dose to achieve the highest response to gases, and the design of selective and highly flexible gas sensors-based WS2 nanosheets. The underlying sensing mechanisms are discussed in detail. In summary, this review provides an overview of the chemiresistive gas-sensing research activities led by the corresponding authors of this manuscript.
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- Sachin Navale
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea; (S.N.); (S.M.M.)
- The Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz 715557-13876, Iran;
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea; (S.N.); (S.M.M.)
- The Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea; (S.N.); (S.M.M.)
- The Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea
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Sui N, Cao S, Zhang P, Zhou T, Zhang T. The effect of different crystalline phases of In 2O 3 on the ozone sensing performance. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 418:126290. [PMID: 34107369 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Crystalline phase regulation could optimize the band gap, which has a great impact on the amount of chemisorbed gas molecules on the gas sensing materials. Herein, a facile route of hydrothermal method followed by calcination treatment was used to synthesize cubic bixbyite-type (C-In2O3), rhombohedral corundum-type (Rh-In2O3) and the mixed phase In2O3 (Rh+C-In2O3). The band gap of C-In2O3 was narrowed to a suitable value (2.38 eV) and the relative percentage of chemisorbed oxygen was enhanced (31.8%). The sensing results to ozone (O3) indicated that the C-type structure stood out. The gas sensor based on C-In2O3 exhibited extraordinary O3 sensing performances with a response of 5.7 (100 ppb) and an ultralow limit of detection of 30 ppb. The amazing results could be attributed to the narrow band gap and the enrichment of chemisorbed oxygen. This work inspires a new perspective to design highly sensitive and reliable O3 sensors.
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- Ning Sui
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, PR China.
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Smok W, Tański T. A Short Review on Various Engineering Applications of Electrospun One-Dimensional Metal Oxides. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:5139. [PMID: 34576365 PMCID: PMC8471542 DOI: 10.3390/ma14185139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The growing scientific interest in one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures based on metal-oxide semiconductors (MOS) resulted in the analysis of their structure, properties and fabrication methods being the subject of many research projects and publications all over the world, including in Poland. The application of the method of electrospinning with subsequent calcination for the production of these materials is currently very popular, which results from its simplicity and the possibility to control the properties of the obtained materials. The growing trend of industrial application of electrospun 1D MOS and the progress in modern technologies of nanomaterials properties investigations indicate the necessity to maintain the high level of research and development activities related to the structure and properties analysis of low-dimensional nanomaterials. Therefore, this review perfectly fits both the global trends and is a summary of many years of research work in the field of electrospinning carried out in many research units, especially in the Department of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Technology of Silesian University of Technology, as well as an announcement of further activities in this field.
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- Weronika Smok
- Department of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland;
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Zhou T, Zhang T. Recent Progress of Nanostructured Sensing Materials from 0D to 3D: Overview of Structure-Property-Application Relationship for Gas Sensors. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2100515. [PMID: 34928067 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Along with the progress of nanoscience and nanotechnology, nanomaterials with attractive structural and functional properties have gained more attention than ever before, especially in the field of electronic sensors. In recent years, the gas sensing devices have made great achievement and also created wide application prospects, which leads to a new wave of research for designing advanced sensing materials. There is no doubt that the characteristics are highly governed by the sensitive layers. For this reason, important advances for the outstanding, novel sensing materials with different dimensional structures including 0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D are reported and summarized systematically. The sensing materials cover noble metals, metal oxide semiconductors, carbon nanomaterials, metal dichalcogenides, g-C3 N4 , MXenes, and complex composites. Discussion is also extended to the relation between sensing performances and their structure, electronic properties, and surface chemistry. In addition, some gas sensing related applications are also highlighted, including environment monitoring, breath analysis, food quality and safety, and flexible wearable electronics, from current situation and the facing challenges to the future research perspectives.
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- Tingting Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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Bai X, Lv H, Liu Z, Chen J, Wang J, Sun B, Zhang Y, Wang R, Shi K. Thin-layered MoS 2 nanoflakes vertically grown on SnO 2 nanotubes as highly effective room-temperature NO 2 gas sensor. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 416:125830. [PMID: 33865111 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The unique properties of heterostructure materials make them become a promising candidate for high-performance room-temperature (RT) NO2 sensing. Herein, a p-n heterojunction consisting of two-dimensional (2D) MoS2 nanoflakes vertically grown on one-dimensional (1D) SnO2 nanotubes (NTs) was fabricated via electrospinning and subsequent hydrothermal route. The sulfur edge active sites are fully exposed in the MoS2@SnO2 heterostructure due to the vertically oriented thin-layered morphology features. Moreover, the interface of p-n heterojunction provides an electronic transfer channel from SnO2 to MoS2, which enables MoS2 act as the generous electron donor involved in NO2 gas senor detection. As a result, the optimized MoS2@SnO2-2 heterostructure presents an impressive sensitivity and selectivity for NO2 gas detection at RT. The response value is 34.67 (Ra/Rg) to 100 ppm, which is 26.5 times to that of pure SnO2. It also exhibits a fast response and recovery time (2.2 s, 10.54 s), as well as a low detection limit (10 ppb) and as long as 20 weeks of stability. This simple fabrication of high-performance sensing materials may facilitate the large-scale production of RT NO2 gas sensors.
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- Xue Bai
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, PR China.
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Ding Y, Guo X, Kuang D, Hu X, Zhou Y, He Y, Zang Z. Hollow Cu 2O nanospheres loaded with MoS 2/reduced graphene oxide nanosheets for ppb-level NO 2 detection at room temperature. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 416:126218. [PMID: 34492975 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Low energy consumption, high sensing response and high selectivity are the important indexes of metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) gas sensors applied in many application fields. However, the high working temperature and poor selectivity of MOS sensors severely restrict their scope of application in the Internet of Things (IoT). Herein, ternary MoS2-rGO-Cu2O (MG-Cu) composites with boosting ppb-level NO2 sensing characteristics are synthesized by combining hydrothermal method and soft-template method. The optimal proportion of MoS2, rGO and Cu2O is systematically explored. The SEM and TEM analyses confirm the hollow Cu2O is anchored on the surface of MG. The gas sensing tests illustrate that optimum composite sensor exhibits highest response to 500 ppb NO2 at room temperature, which is 11 and 5 times higher compared to pure MoS2 and binary MG15, respectively. Besides, it displays excellent selectivity and superior stability. The synergy of shell-structure with abundant mesoporous, heterojunction construction and enhanced conductivity lead to the enhanced sensing performance of ternary sensor.
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- Yanqiao Ding
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
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Improving Gas-Sensing Performance Based on MOS Nanomaterials: A Review. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14154263. [PMID: 34361460 PMCID: PMC8347970 DOI: 10.3390/ma14154263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Revised: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In order to solve issues of air pollution, to monitor human health, and to promote agricultural production, gas sensors have been used widely. Metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) gas sensors have become an important area of research in the field of gas sensing due to their high sensitivity, quick response time, and short recovery time for NO2, CO2, acetone, etc. In our article, we mainly focus on the gas-sensing properties of MOS gas sensors and summarize the methods that are based on the interface effect of MOS materials and micro–nanostructures to improve their performance. These methods include noble metal modification, doping, and core-shell (C-S) nanostructure. Moreover, we also describe the mechanism of these methods to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of energy barrier modulation and electron transfer for gas adsorption. Finally, we put forward a variety of research ideas based on the above methods to improve the gas-sensing properties. Some perspectives for the development of MOS gas sensors are also discussed.
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Kim JH, Mirzaei A, Bang JH, Kim HW, Kim SS. Achievement of self-heated sensing of hazardous gases by WS 2 (core)-SnO 2 (shell) nanosheets. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 412:125196. [PMID: 33517060 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Revised: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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With the recent rapid development of portable smart electronic devices, there is a great demand for gas sensors having high performance, high flexibility, and low energy consumption. We explored the effects of SnO2 shell thickness and operating voltage on the sensing behavior of WS2 nanosheets (NSs) deposited over a flexible substrate in self-heating mode. Commercial WS2 nanowires (NWs) were used as the core and SnO2 shells with various thicknesses were deposited on the core by an advanced physical technique, namely atomic layer deposition (ALD). With regard to CO sensing, a shell thickness of 15 nm operating at 3.4 V, was optimal. Alternatively, for NO2 sensing, the optimal shell thickness was 30 nm. Therefore, using engineering design principles to determine the shell material and shell thickness, it is possible to selectively detect reducing gases such as CO, while the response to oxidizing gases is weak. We have also discussed the details of this sensing mechanism. We believe that our results can lead to further study of C-S NSs for sensing studies from different points of views.
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- Jae-Hun Kim
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, South Korea
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- The Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz 715557-13876, Iran
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea
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- The Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea; Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, South Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, South Korea.
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Qin C, Wang B, Wu N, Han C, Wang Y. General Strategy to Fabricate Porous Co-Based Bimetallic Metal Oxide Nanosheets for High-Performance CO Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:26318-26329. [PMID: 34032420 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c03508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) porous bimetallic oxide nanosheets are attractive for high-performance gas sensing because of their porous structures, high surface areas, and cooperative effects. Nevertheless, it is still a huge challenge to synthesize these nanomaterials. Herein, we report a general strategy to fabricate porous cobalt-based bimetallic oxide nanosheets (Co-M-O NSs, M = Cu, Mn, Ni, and Zn) with an adjustable Co/M ratio and the homogeneous composition using metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheets as precursors. The obtained Co-M-O NS possesses the porous nanosheet structure and ultrahigh specific surface areas (146.4-220.7 m2 g-1), which enhance the adsorption of CO molecules, support the transport of electrons, and expose abundant active sites for CO-sensing reaction. As a result, the Co-M-O NS exhibited excellent sensing performances including high response, low working temperature, fast response-recovery, good selectivity and stability, and ppb-level detection limitation toward CO. In particular, the Co-Mn-O NS showed the highest response of 264% to 100 ppm CO at low temperature (175 °C). We propose that the excellent sensing performance is ascribed to the specific porous nanosheet structure, the relatively highly active Co3+ ratio resulting from cation substitution, and large amounts of chemisorbed oxygen species on the surface. Such a general strategy can also be introduced to design noble-metal-free bimetallic metal oxide nanosheets for gas sensing, catalysis, and other energy-related fields.
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- Cong Qin
- Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, PR China
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- Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, PR China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, PR China
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- Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, PR China
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- Science and Technology on Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Composites Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, PR China
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Partial P-Type Metal Ions Doping Induced Variation of Both Crystal Structure and Oxygen Vacancy Within Cu/SnO2 Metastable Solid Solution Nanofibers for Highly Sensitive C2H2 Sensor. Chem Res Chin Univ 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-021-1144-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Han C, Li X, Liu Y, Li X, Shao C, Ri J, Ma J, Liu Y. Construction of In 2O 3/ZnO yolk-shell nanofibers for room-temperature NO 2 detection under UV illumination. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 403:124093. [PMID: 33265068 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Room-temperature gas sensors have emerged as effective platforms for sensing explosive or toxic gases in ambient environment. However, room-temperature gas sensor usually suffers from extremely poor sensitivity and sluggish response/recovery characteristics due to the low reacting activity at low temperature. Herein, we present a room-temperature NO2 sensor with greatly enhanced sensitivity and rapid response/recovery speed under ultraviolet (UV) illumination. The sensor based on In2O3/ZnO yolk-shell nanofibers exhibits remarkable sensitivity (Rg/Ra = 6.0) to 1 ppm NO2 and rapid response/recovery time (≤36, 68 s) under UV illumination, obviously better than negligible sensing performance and inefficient response/recovery properties in dark condition. Such excellent gas sensing properties of the In2O3/ZnO yolk-shell nanofibers were not only attributed to the improved photo-generated charge separation efficiency derived from the effect of heterojunction, but also related to the enhanced receptor function towards NO2 endowed by increased reactive sites and gas adsorption. These proposed strategies will provide a reference for developing high-performance room-temperature gas sensors.
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- Chaohan Han
- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, People's Republic of China.
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- Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, Kimchaek University of Technology, Pyongyang 950003, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, People's Republic of China
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Electronic structure-dependent formaldehyde gas sensing performance of the In2O3/Co3O4 core/shell hierarchical heterostructure sensors. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 577:19-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Diversiform metal oxide-based hybrid nanostructures for gas sensing with versatile prospects. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Wang X, Liu F, Chen X, Lu G, Song X, Tian J, Cui H, Zhang G, Gao K. SnO2 core-shell hollow microspheres co-modification with Au and NiO nanoparticles for acetone gas sensing. POWDER TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ramakrishnan V, Nair KG, Dhakshinamoorthy J, Ravi KR, Pullithadathil B. Porous, n–p type ultra-long, ZnO@Bi2O3 heterojunction nanorods - based NO2 gas sensor: new insights towards charge transport characteristics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:7524-7536. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp00567c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Porous n–p type ultra-long ZnO@Bi2O3 heterojunction nanorods have been synthesized through a solvothermal method and their complex charge transport characteristics pertaining to NO2 gas sensing properties have been investigated.
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- Nanosensor Laboratory
- PSG Institute of Advanced Studies
- Coimbatore – 641 004
- India
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- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
- India
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- Nanosensor Laboratory
- PSG Institute of Advanced Studies
- Coimbatore – 641 004
- India
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Improvement of gas sensing performance for tin dioxide sensor through construction of nanostructures. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 557:673-682. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.09.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Superior Hydrogen Sensing Property of Porous NiO/SnO 2 Nanofibers Synthesized via Carbonization. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9091250. [PMID: 31484336 PMCID: PMC6780746 DOI: 10.3390/nano9091250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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In this paper, the porous NiO/SnO2 nanofibers were synthesized via the electrospinning method along with the carbonization process. The characterization results show that the pristine SnO2-based nanofibers can form porous structure with different grain size by carbonization. The hydrogen gas-sensing investigations indicate that the NiO/SnO2 sensor exhibits more prominent sensing properties than those of pure SnO2 sensor devices. Such enhanced performance is mainly attributed to the porous nanostructure, which can provide large active adsorption sites for surface reaction. Moreover, the existence of p-n heterojunctions between NiO and SnO2 also plays a key role in enhancing gas-sensing performances. Finally, the H2 sensing mechanism based on the NiO/SnO2 nanocomposite was proposed for developing high-performance gas sensor devices.
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