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Sub PPM Detection of NO2 Using Strontium Doped Bismuth Ferrite Nanostructures

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MICROMACHINES
Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/mi14030644

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gas sensing; bismuth ferrite; ppb

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This study investigates the NO2 sensing properties of acceptor-doped ferrite perovskite nanostructures. Sr-doped BiFeO3 nanostructures were synthesized and characterized. Chemoresistive gas sensors fabricated with the synthesized materials showed a maximum sensitivity of 5.2 towards 2 ppm NO2 at 260 degrees C. The sensor based on Bi0.8Sr0.2FeO3-delta (BSFO) demonstrated a low limit of detection (LOD) as 200 ppb and promising repeatability and selectivity measurements.
The present work investigates the NO2 sensing properties of acceptor-doped ferrite perovskite nanostructures. The Sr-doped BiFeO3 nanostructures were synthesized by a salt precursor-based modified pechini method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The synthesized materials were drop coated to fabricate chemoresistive gas sensors, delivering a maximum sensitivity of 5.2 towards 2 ppm NO2 at 260 degrees C. The recorded values of response and recovery time are 95 s and 280 s, respectively. The sensor based on Bi0.8Sr0.2FeO3-delta (BSFO) that was operated was shown to have a LOD (limit of detection) as low as 200 ppb. The sensor proved to be promising for repeatability and selectivity measurements, indicating that the Sr doping Bismuth ferrite could be a potentially competitive material for sensing applications. A relevant gas-sensing mechanism is also proposed based on the surface adsorption and reaction behavior of the material.

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