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Title
Sub-ppm sensing by tubular nanofibers
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Abstract
Tubular ZnO – Co3O4 nanofibers were co-electrospun from polymer solution containing zinc and cobalt acetates. Phase composition, cobalt electronic state and element distribution in the fibers were investigated by XRD, SEM, HRTEM, HAADF-STEM with EDX mapping, and XPS. Bare ZnO has high selective sensitivity to NO and NO2, while ZnO-Co3O4 composites demonstrate selective sensitivity to H2S in dry and humid air. This effect is discussed in terms of transformation of cobalt oxides into cobalt sulfides and change in the acidity of ZnO oxide surface upon cobalt doping. Reduction in response and recovery time is attributed to the formation of a tubular structure facilitating gas transport through the sensitive layer.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Sensors and actuators : B : chemical. - Lausanne
Publication
Lausanne : 2020
ISSN
0925-4005
DOI
10.1016/J.SNB.2019.127624
Volume/pages
307 (2020) , 11 p.
Article Reference
127624
ISI
000508110400059
Medium
E-only publicatie
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Creation 03.03.2020
Last edited 12.12.2024
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