Superior Hydrogen Sensing Property of Porous NiO/SnO2 Nanofibers Synthesized via Carbonization
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedure
2.1. Preparation
2.2. Carbonization
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Fabrication and Measurement
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural and Morphological Characterizations
3.2. Gas-Sensing Properties
3.3. Sensing Mechanism
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Materials | H2 (ppm) | Optimal Temperature (°C) | Response (Ra/Rg) | Year | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
rGO/ZnO composite | 200 | 150 | 3.5 | 2014 | [46] |
Pd/SnO2 thin film | 250 | 300 | 28.0 | 2016 | [47] |
Nb2O5-NiO nanocomposite | 500 | R.T. | 1.68 | 2017 | [48] |
WO3-ZnO nanowire | 2000 | 200 | 12.6 | 2019 | [49] |
Mg-In2O3 nanotubes | 100 | 150 | 1.55 | 2015 | [50] |
Si nanowires | 50 | 100 | 17.1 | 2018 | [51] |
Pt-SnO2 hollow microspheres | 200 | 50 | 21.0 | 2018 | [52] |
NiO/SnO2 nanocomposite | 100 | 320 | 13.6 | 2010 | [53] |
NiO/SnO2 nanospheres | 50 | 325 | 27.84 | 2015 | [54] |
NiO/SnO2 nanofibers | 100 | 195 | 37.15 | This work |
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Liu, H.; Wang, F.; Hu, K.; Zhang, B.; He, L.; Zhou, Q. Superior Hydrogen Sensing Property of Porous NiO/SnO2 Nanofibers Synthesized via Carbonization. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1250. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091250
Liu H, Wang F, Hu K, Zhang B, He L, Zhou Q. Superior Hydrogen Sensing Property of Porous NiO/SnO2 Nanofibers Synthesized via Carbonization. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(9):1250. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091250
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Hongcheng, Feipeng Wang, Kelin Hu, Bin Zhang, Li He, and Qu Zhou. 2019. "Superior Hydrogen Sensing Property of Porous NiO/SnO2 Nanofibers Synthesized via Carbonization" Nanomaterials 9, no. 9: 1250. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091250