Glucose-Assisted Synthesis of Porous, Urchin-like Co3O4 Hierarchical Structures for Low-Concentration Hydrogen Sensing Materials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Preparation of Porous, Urchin-like Co3O4 Hierarchical Structure
2.2. Characterization Methods
2.3. Measurement of Gas-Sensing Performance
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology and Structure of Porous, Urchin-like Co3O4
3.2. Hydrogen-Sensing Performance of Porous, Urchin-like Co3O4
3.3. Hydrogen-Sensing Mechanism and Performance Analysis of Porous, Urchin-like Co3O4
3.3.1. Hydrogen-Sensing Mechanism of Co3O4
3.3.2. Analysis of Hydrogen-Sensing Performance of Porous, Urchin-like Co3O4
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Specific Surface Areas (m2/g) | Average Pore Size (nm) | Pore Volume (cm3/g) |
---|---|---|---|
T400G0Co3O4 | 42.7 | 32.7 | 0.285 |
T400G0.25Co3O4 | 81.4 | 11.0 | 0.449 |
T400G0.5Co3O4 | 57.5 | 20.3 | 0.379 |
T400G0.75Co3O4 | 55.3 | 22.6 | 0.407 |
Sample | NH3 | CO | CH4 |
---|---|---|---|
T400G0Co3O4 | 2.13 | 4.98 | 4.74 |
T400G0.25Co3O4 | 2.42 | 6.19 | 4.68 |
T400G0.5Co3O4 | 4.37 | 5.53 | 2.77 |
T400G0.75Co3O4 | 3.82 | 4.94 | 2.60 |
Materials | Structure | Working Temperature (°C) | Concentration (ppm) | Response | Detection Limit (ppm) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pd-SnO2/Co3O4 | nanoparticle | 300 | 100 | 57.9 | 10 | [34] |
NiO | nanofilm | 250 | 200 | 35.7 * | 50 | [35] |
1 at.% Pt-ZnO | pencil-like microrods | 150 | 100 | 2.8 * | 10 | [27] |
Pt-Fe2(MoO4)3 | nanoflower | 300 | 10 | 3.1 * | 1 | [36] |
In2O3 | octahedra | 260 | 500 | 14 | 4 | [37] |
V2O5 | hollow structure | 25 | 200 | 2.9 | 10 | [38] |
MnCo2O4/r-GO | flower | 160 | 250 | 1.1 | 100 | [39] |
T400G0.25Co3O4 | urchin-like | 200 | 200 | 36.5 | 0.1 | This work |
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Deng, X.; Zhang, X.; Long, X.; Liu, X. Glucose-Assisted Synthesis of Porous, Urchin-like Co3O4 Hierarchical Structures for Low-Concentration Hydrogen Sensing Materials. Materials 2024, 17, 1364. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17061364
Deng X, Zhang X, Long X, Liu X. Glucose-Assisted Synthesis of Porous, Urchin-like Co3O4 Hierarchical Structures for Low-Concentration Hydrogen Sensing Materials. Materials. 2024; 17(6):1364. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17061364
Chicago/Turabian StyleDeng, Xin, Xiao Zhang, Xiaochuan Long, and Xiaopeng Liu. 2024. "Glucose-Assisted Synthesis of Porous, Urchin-like Co3O4 Hierarchical Structures for Low-Concentration Hydrogen Sensing Materials" Materials 17, no. 6: 1364. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17061364