Acetone Sensing with In2O3-Coated Nb2O5 Nanorod Sensors

作者：Park Sunghoon; Kim Soohyun; Jung Jihwan; Lee Chongmu^*

来源：Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2016, 16(3): 2904-2907.

DOI：10.1166/jnn.2016.11085

• Nb2O5 Nanorods
• Core-Shell Structures
• Gas Sensors
• Acetone

Nb2O5-core/In2O3-shell nanorods were synthesized by thermal oxidation of Nb foil followed by sputter deposition of In2O3. The 1D nanostructures exhibited a rod-like morphology with widths and lengths ranging from 20 to 70 nm and 10 to 20 mu m, respectively. The sensing properties of Nb2O5 - core/In2O3-shell nanorod sensors toward acetone gas were examined. The pristine Nb2O5 nanorods showed responses ranging from similar to 121 to similar to 253% to CH3COCH3 concentrations of 200-1,000 ppm. In contrast, Nb2O5-core/In2O3-shell nanorods showed responses ranging from similar to 167 to similar to 563% over the same concentration range. These responses are comparable or superior to other metal oxide semiconductor gas sensors in the literature. The underlying mechanism of the enhanced sensing properties of Nb2O5-core/In2O3-shell nanorods toward CH3COCH3 is also discussed.

• 出版日期2016-3