Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5008829 | Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical | 2017 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
CdO decorated flower-like ZnO hollow microspheres were successfully prepared via a two-step hydrothermal strategy. CdO nanoparticles (â¼12 nm) equably loaded on the surfaces of ZnO nanosheets, which could be clearly observed from SEM and TEM images. The results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and H2 temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR) indicated that the amount of chemisorbed oxygen was increased after the introduction of CdO nanoparticles. Compared with the flower-like ZnO hollow microspheres, the 2.6 mol% CdO:ZnO heterostructure composites exhibited highest response (65.5) to 100 ppm ethanol at 250 °C, which was about 16 folder higher than that of pure ZnO at the same operating temperature of 250 °C. Significantly, the detection limit of the 2.6 mol% CdO:ZnO heterostructure could reach ppb level (500 ppb). The mechanism of the enhanced ethanol sensing was also discussed systematically.
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Authors
Tianshuang Wang, Xueying Kou, Liupeng Zhao, Peng Sun, Chang Liu, Yue Wang, Kengo Shimanoe, Noboru Yamazoe, Geyu Lu,