Journal
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
Volume 386, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2023.133747
Keywords
Gas sensor; Hollow microtubes heterostructures; Toluene
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In this study, we fabricated Pd-loaded Co3O4/In2O3 hollow microtubes heterostructures, which show promising potential for detecting trace toluene gas in humid atmosphere. Through characterization and analysis, we confirmed the morphology of the hollow microtubes, structure of the heterojunctions, and the influence of components and Pd NPs loading on gas sensing performance. The Pd@Co3O4/In2O3 (PdCoIn-2) sensor exhibited high responses, low limit of detections, fast response and recovery times, excellent selectivity, repeatability, and long-term stability, making it an efficient sensor for toluene detection.
In this work, we designed and prepared Pd-loaded Co3O4/In2O3 hollow microtubes heterostructures, which are promising for trace toluene gas detection in humid atmosphere. We characterized the materials, confirmed the morphology of hollow microtubes and structure of the heterojunctions, and analyzed the effect of components and Pd NPs loading on the gas sensing performance. In gas sensing measurements, the Pd@Co3O4/In2O3 (PdCoIn-2) sensor shows high responses (21.5/16.4, 1 ppm), low limit of detections (LODs, 0.02/0.06 ppb), with fast response and recovery times (1 and 4 s/1 and 3 s) toward toluene under 54 %/95 % RH. In addition, PdCoIn2 sensor also exhibits excellent selectivity, repeatability and long-term stability. Finally, based on the structure of this material, the enhanced sensing mechanism of PdCoIn-2 for toluene detection is discussed in depth.
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