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Engineering of SnO2-Graphene Oxide Nanoheterojunctions for Selective Room-Temperature Chemical Sensing and Optoelectronic Devices

Journal

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 12, Issue 35, Pages 39549-39560

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c09178

Keywords

nanoheterojunctions; graphene oxide; tin dioxide; UV photodetectors; room-temperature chemoresistive sensing; selectivity

Funding

  1. Science and Engineering Faculty (QUT)
  2. Australian Research Council [DE160100569, DP150101939]
  3. Westpac2016 Research Fellowship
  4. ANU Grand Challenge Our Health in Our Hands

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The development of high-performing sensing materials, able to detect ppb-trace concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at low temperatures, is required for the development of next-generation miniaturized wireless sensors. Here, we present the engineering of selective room-temperature (RT) chemical sensors, comprising highly porous tin dioxide (SnO2)-graphene oxide (GO) nanoheterojunction layouts. The optoelectronic and chemical properties of these highly porous (>90%) p-n heterojunctions were systematically investigated in terms of composition and morphologies. Optimized SnO2-GO layouts demonstrate significant potential as both visible-blind photodetectors and selective RT chemical sensors. Notably, a low GO content results in an excellent UV light responsivity (400 A W-1), with short rise and decay times, and RT high chemical sensitivity with selective detection of VOCs such as ethanol down to 100 ppb. In contrast, a high concentration of GO drastically decreases the RT response to ethanol and results in good selectivity to ethylbenzene. The feasibility of tuning the chemical selectivity of sensor response by engineering the relative amount of GO and SnO2 is a promising feature that may guide the future development of miniaturized solid-state gas sensors. Furthermore, the excellent optoelectronic properties of these SnO2-GO nanoheterojunctions may find applications in various other areas such as optoelectronic devices and (photo)electrocatalysis.

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