期刊
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
卷 193, 期 -, 页码 19-27出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.11.049
关键词
Sn-doped WO3 nanosheets; Chemical synthesis; Structural characteristics; Alcohol response characteristics
资金
- University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India [40-450/2011 (SR)]
Sn-doped WO3 materials were synthesized by chemical co-precipitation route using sodium tungstate dihydrate (Na2WO4 center dot 2H(2)O) as the host precursor and stannic tetrachloride hydrated (SnCl4 center dot 5H(2)O) as the source of Sn dopant. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses confirm that the prepared materials are poly-crystalline WO3, possessing monoclinic structure with crystallite sizes in the range 22-44 nm. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of the samples show a sheet-like morphology embedded with small nanosized crystallites. The energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analyses of the samples confirm incorporation of Sn ions into WO3 lattice network. The alcohol response characteristics of the samples were studied by measuring the change in its electrical resistance before and after exposure to test alcohol vapours at different operating temperatures (150-250 degrees C) for various concentrations (10-50 ppm) in air. On Sn doping, the response has been found to increase for all the test alcohols. It has been observed that at each operating temperature and concentration under investigation, the response to propan-2-ol is maximum, followed by those to ethanol and methanol. On Sn doping, the response and recovery times for all the test alcohols have been found to decrease relative to those observed in the case of undoped WO3 nanosheets. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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