Nanorods Assembled Hierarchical Bi2S3 for Highly Sensitive Detection of Trace NO2 at Room Temperature
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of Hierarchical Bi2S3 Nanomaterials
2.2. Material Characterizations
2.3. Gas Sensing Measurements
3. Results
3.1. Morphology and Structure
3.2. Characterization of Gas Sensing Performance
3.3. Gas Sensing Mechanism
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Materials | NO2 Conc. (ppm) | Response | τres/τrec (s/s) | LOD (ppb) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WS2 nanosheets | 10 | 1.4 | 45/60 | 2000 | [51] |
WSe2 nanosheets | 1 | 1.3 | 66/1020 | 100 | [52] |
SnS2 nanograins | 10 | 7.0 | 272/3800 | 1000 | [53] |
SnSe2 nanosheets | 1 | 1.6 | 142/935 | 100 | [54] |
MoS2 nanograins | 500 | 3.5 | ~180/~480 | 25,000 | [55] |
MoSe2 nanosheets | 5 | 1.4 | 450/600 | 5000 | [56] |
NbS2 nanosheets | 5 | 1.2 | ~3000/~9000 | 241 | [57] |
Bi2S3 nanobelts | 1 | 6.9 | 72/400 | 500 | [21] |
CuS/Bi2S3 nanosheets | 10 | 3.4 | 18/388 | 500 | [27] |
Au/Bi2S3 nanosheets | 5 | 5.6 | 18/338 | 250 | [28] |
Bi2S3 hierarchical nanostructures | 1 | 5.8 | 28/116 | 50 | This study |
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Yang, Y.; Liu, C.; Wang, Y.; Hao, J. Nanorods Assembled Hierarchical Bi2S3 for Highly Sensitive Detection of Trace NO2 at Room Temperature. Chemosensors 2024, 12, 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12010008
Yang Y, Liu C, Wang Y, Hao J. Nanorods Assembled Hierarchical Bi2S3 for Highly Sensitive Detection of Trace NO2 at Room Temperature. Chemosensors. 2024; 12(1):8. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12010008
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Yongchao, Chengli Liu, You Wang, and Juanyuan Hao. 2024. "Nanorods Assembled Hierarchical Bi2S3 for Highly Sensitive Detection of Trace NO2 at Room Temperature" Chemosensors 12, no. 1: 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12010008