Synthesis and Enhanced Ethanol Gas Sensing Properties of the g-C3N4 Nanosheets-Decorated Tin Oxide Flower-Like Nanorods Composite
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Sample Characterization
2.2. Sensing Performance Tests
2.3. Mechanism Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Chemicals
3.2. Sample Preparation
3.3. Characterizations
3.4. Gas Sensor Fabrication and Analysis
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Materials | Ethanol Vapor Concentration (ppm) | Temperature (°C) | Response (Ra/Rg) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
RGO/hollow SnO2 | 100 | 300 | 70.4 | [11] |
Hollow ZnO/SnO2 spheres | 100 | 225 | 78.2 | [16] |
α-Fe2O3/g-C3N4 | 100 | 340 | 7.76 | [29] |
Au/3D SnO2 microstructure | 150 | 340 | 30 | [38] |
SnO2/g-C3N4 | 100 | 340 | 85 | this work |
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Wang, Y.; Cao, J.; Qin, C.; Zhang, B.; Sun, G.; Zhang, Z. Synthesis and Enhanced Ethanol Gas Sensing Properties of the g-C3N4 Nanosheets-Decorated Tin Oxide Flower-Like Nanorods Composite. Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 285. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7100285
Wang Y, Cao J, Qin C, Zhang B, Sun G, Zhang Z. Synthesis and Enhanced Ethanol Gas Sensing Properties of the g-C3N4 Nanosheets-Decorated Tin Oxide Flower-Like Nanorods Composite. Nanomaterials. 2017; 7(10):285. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7100285
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Yan, Jianliang Cao, Cong Qin, Bo Zhang, Guang Sun, and Zhanying Zhang. 2017. "Synthesis and Enhanced Ethanol Gas Sensing Properties of the g-C3N4 Nanosheets-Decorated Tin Oxide Flower-Like Nanorods Composite" Nanomaterials 7, no. 10: 285. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7100285