Journal
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
Volume 160, Issue 1, Pages 448-454Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.08.007
Keywords
Semiconductors; Nanostructures; Nanofibers; Gas sensors; One-dimensional nanostructures
Funding
- Jilin Environment Office [2009-22]
- Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Department [20100344]
- National Innovation Experiment Program for University Students [2009C65125, 2010C65188]
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NiO-SnO2 composite nanofibers are synthesized by electrospinning of a poly(vinyl pyrroridone) (PVP)/SnCl2 center dot 2H(2)O/NiCl2 solution. Indirect-heated sensors are fabricated by coating the nanofibers on ceramic tubes with signal electrodes. The obtained nanofibers are analyzed by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The sensors are tested at different temperatures to various gases. High toluene sensing properties are observed at 330 degrees C, and the corresponding response value (Ra/Rg), response time, and recovery time are about 11.2s, and 4s to 50 ppm toluene at this condition. Good selectivity and excellent stability are also observed based on the sensors at this temperature. These high sensor performances are explained by the sensing enhancement brought about by NiO addition and the one-dimensional nanostructure of nanofibers. (C) 2011 Elsevier By. All rights reserved.
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