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MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
Volume 48, Issue 2, Pages 778-784Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.11.060
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Ceramics; Chemical synthesis; X-ray diffraction; Electron microscopy; Surface properties
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- DAE-BRNS
- DAE-BRNS, India
- CSIR for the award of Emeritus Scientist
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Spinel type MgFe2O4 material was synthesized by citrate gel combustion method. The effect of sintering temperature on structural, morphological, and gas response properties was studied. The powder X-ray diffraction pattern and transmission electron microscope study confirms nanocrystalline spinel structure of the synthesized powder. The material was tested for response properties to various reducing gases like liquid petroleum gas (LPG), acetone, ethanol, and ammonia. The results demonstrated n-type semiconducting behavior of MgFe2O4 material. It was revealed that MgFe2O4 sintered at 973 K was most sensitive to LPG at 648 K and to acetone at 498 K. However MgFe2O4 sintered at 1173 K exhibited higher response and selectivity to LPG with marginal increase in the operating temperature. Furthermore, the sensor exhibited a fast response and a good recovery. It was observed that the particles size, porosity, and surface activity of the sensor material is affected by the sintering temperature. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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