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Highly Sensitive and Selective n-Butanol Sensor Based on NiO Nanosheet/Bulk ZnSnO3 p-n Heterojunction

Journal

IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
Volume 23, Issue 12, Pages 13640-13647

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IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2023.3270869

Keywords

Sensors; Temperature sensors; Gas detectors; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Morphology; Chemicals; X-ray scattering; Gas sensor; hollow sphere; n-butanol; NiO; ZnSnO3

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The NiO/ZnSnO3 composite was synthesized using a hydrothermal method and its various properties were characterized. The composite exhibited a large specific surface area due to the tight adherence of bulk ZnSnO3 to the flake-like NiO. The composite showed excellent sensing properties towards n-butanol gas, with a high response and good stability.
In this study, the NiO/ZnSnO3 composite was prepared by a hydrothermal method. Its microstructure, morphology, chemical composition, size, and specific surface area were characterized, and its gas-sensing properties were tested. The results showed that the bulk ZnSnO3 in the composite adhered tightly to the surface of the flake-like NiO, the composite having an increased specific surface area. Its main elements were Ni, O, Zn, and Sn. The NiO/ZnSnO3 composite prepared with a NiO content of 10 wt% had the best sensing properties to n-butanol gas, with an optimal operating temperature of 350 degrees C, the same as that of pure ZnSnO3. The sensor response of the composite to 100-ppm n-butanol gas was 2467.10, which was 868.09 times that (2.842) to ammonia, 1.44 times that (1707.44) to acetone, 17.37 times that (142.04) to methanol, 41.89 times that (58.89) to formaldehyde, and 1.61 times that (1527.86) to ethanol. The composite showed excellent repeatability and good long-term stability. For all the remarkable properties above, the NiO/ZnSnO3 composite has broad application prospects in detecting n-butanol gas.

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