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Near‐Room‐Temperature Ethanol Gas Sensor Based on Mesoporous Ag/Zn–LaFeO 3 Nanocomposite
Author(s) -
Chen Mingpeng,
Wang Huapeng,
Hu Jicu,
Zhang Yumin,
Li Kejin,
Zhang Dongming,
Zhou Shiqiang,
Zhang Jin,
Zhu Zhongqi,
Liu Qingju
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201801453
Subject(s) - materials science , mesoporous material , nanocomposite , nanostructure , nanotechnology , composite number , chemical engineering , ethanol , selectivity , catalysis , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , engineering
The rational design of heterojunction between different metal oxides with mesoporous structures has attracted tremendous attention due to their special physicochemical properties and vital importance for practical applications. In this paper, mesoporous Ag/Zn–LaFeO 3 nanocomposite is successfully synthesized through a facile nanocasting technique using KIT‐6 as a hard template in sol–gel route and used as sensing materials to achieve an exceptionally sensitive and selective detection of trace ppm‐level ethanol. The obtained composite possesses high surface area and exhibits excellent sensing response (64.2 for 100 ppm) to ethanol at near‐room with relatively fast response/recovery time. When tested with the concentrations as low as 5 ppm, it also shows a remarkably high selectivity to the ethanol, but only minor responses to other interfering gases. These enhanced gas‐sensing properties are attributed to the combination of mesoporous nanostructure and Ag/Zn–LaFeO 3 heterogeneous composites.