Journal
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
Volume 242, Issue -, Pages 1095-1107Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2016.09.140
Keywords
Flame spray pyrolysis; SnO2; V doping; H2S; Sensor
Funding
- Chiang Mai University, Graduate School [PHD/019/2556]
- Materials Science Research Center, Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
- National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
- National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)
- Thailand Research Fund (TRF) [1RG5780013]
- National Research University (NRU) Project under the Office of the Higher Education Commission (CHE), Ministry of Education, Thailand
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In the present work, 0-2 wt% vanadium (V)-doped SnO2 nanoparticles synthesized by flame spray pyrolysis were systematically studied for H2S detection. The sensing films (similar to 15-20 mu m in thickness) were homogeneously prepared by spin coating technique on Au/Al2O3 substrates. Structural characterizations by electron microscopy and X-ray analysis confirmed the formation of agglomerated SnO2 nanoparticles (5-20 nm) with highly crystalline tetragonal-cassiterite SnO2 structure and V substitutional doping with mainly V5+ oxidation state. The gas-sensing studies revealed that the H2S response of flame-made SnO2 nanoparticles was significantly enhanced by V doping at a very low concentration of 0.1 wt% but the response steadily degraded as the V-doping level increases further up to 2 wt%. In particular, the 0.1 wt% V-doped SnO2 sensor exhibited a very high response of 2274 with a short response time of 2.0 s to 10 ppm of H2S at 350 degrees C. Moreover, the V-doped SnO2 sensor displayed high H2S selectivity against NO, NO2, SO2, H-2, C2H5OH and CH4. Hence, the flame-made V-doped SnO2 sensor is a promising candidate for highly sensitive and selective of H2S monitoring and may be useful for general industrial applications. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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