Gas Sensing Properties of p-Co3O4/n-TiO2 Nanotube Heterostructures

Sensors

Serkan Büyükköse¹  Alp Kılıç¹  Çiğdem Çakırlar¹  Zafer Ziya Öztürk¹  Onur Alev¹ 

[1] Department of Physics, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey;

关键词: metal-oxide;    gas sensor;    nanostructures;    heterostructure;    nanotubes;    TiO2;    Co3O4;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s18040956

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, we fabricated p-Co3O4/n-TiO2 heterostructures and investigated their gas sensing properties. The structural and morphological characterization were performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis (XPS). The electrical properties of the heterostructure were studied within the temperature range from 293 K to 423 K. Changes in electrical properties and sensing behavior against reducing and oxidizing gases were attributed to the formation of p–n heterojunctions at the Co3O4 and TiO2 interface. In comparison with sensing performed with pristine TiO2 nanotubes (NTs), a significant improvement in H2 sensing at 200 °C was observed, while the sensing response against NO2 decreased for the heterostructures. Additionally, a response against toluene gas, in contrast to pristine TiO2 NTs, appeared in the Co3O4/TiO2 heterostructure samples.

【 授权许可】

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