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Simple Solid‐State Chemical Synthesis of ZnSnO 3 Nanocubes and Their Application as Gas Sensors
Author(s) -
Cao Yali,
Jia Dianzeng,
Zhou Jie,
Sun Ying
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200900146
Subject(s) - reagent , nanomaterials , chemistry , nanotechnology , ethanol , solid state , nanostructure , chemical engineering , simple (philosophy) , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , engineering , philosophy , epistemology
New ZnSnO 3 nanocubes were synthesized by a simple PEG‐induced solid‐state chemical reaction between metal salts and NaOH; this process is cheap and proceeds in a relatively simple manner. The uniform cubic nanostructures were fully characterized. The gas‐sensing properties of ZnSnO 3 were investigated in detail. The results indicated that ZnSnO 3 nanocubes possess good gas‐sensing properties for ethanol and methanal; thus, these nanocubes show excellent potential for ethanol and methanal sensors. This strategy is expected to be extendable to other composite nanomaterials with special morphologies in solid‐state routes by selecting an appropriate reaction and its corresponding inducing reagent.(© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)