Amperometric CO2 gas sensor based on interconnected web-like nanoparticles of La2O3 synthesized by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

Thin films of La2O3 were deposited onto glass substrates by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis. Their structural and morphological properties were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller and optical absorption techniques. The sensor displays superior CO2 gas sensing performance at a low operating temperature of 498 K. The signal change on exposure to 300 ppm of CO2 is about 75%, and the signal only drops to 91% after 30 days of operation.