High sensitivity ethanol gas sensor based on Sn - doped ZnO under visible light irradiation at low temperature

AUTOR(ES)

Zhang, Peishuo, Pan, Guofeng, Zhang, Bingqiang, Zhen, Jiali, Sun, Yicai

FONTE

Mat. Res.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

22/07/2014

RESUMO

Pure ZnO and 5at%, 7at%, 9at% Sn - doped ZnO materials are prepared by the chemical co - precipitation method. They were annealed by furnace at temperature range of 300 - 700ºC in air for 1h. The ZnO materials are characterized by X - ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that the Sn - doped ZnO materials appear rough porous structures. The maximum sensitivity can be achieved by doping the amount of 7 at%. It has much better sensing performance towards ethanol vapor under visible light irradiation. The response and recovery time are ~1s and ~5s, respectively. The mechanism for the improvement in the sensing properties can be explained with the surface adsorption theory and the photoactivation theory.

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