Synthesis of ZnMn2O4 Nanoparticles by a Microwave-Assisted Colloidal Method and their Evaluation as a Gas Sensor of Propane and Carbon Monoxide

Sensors

Florentino López-Urias¹  Emilio Muñoz-Sandoval¹  Verónica María Rodríguez-Betancourtt²  Juan Pablo Morán-Lázaro³  Alex Guillén-Bonilla³  María de la Luz Olvera-Amador⁴  Marciano Sanchez-Tizapa⁵  Erwin Said Guillen-López⁵  Oscar Blanco-Alonso⁶  Héctor Guillén-Bonilla⁷ 

[1] Advanced Materials Department, IPICYT, San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico;Department of Chemistry, CUCEI, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco 44410, Mexico;Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CUValles, University of Guadalajara, Ameca, Jalisco 46600, Mexico;Department of Electrical Engineering (SEES), CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City 07360, Mexico;Department of Natural and Exact Sciences, CUValles, University of Guadalajara, Ameca, Jalisco 46600, Mexico;Department of Physics, CUCEI, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco 44410, Mexico;Department of Project Engineering, CUCEI, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco 44410, Mexico;

关键词: ZnMn2O4;    nanoparticles;    microwave;    gas sensor;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s18030701

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Spinel-type ZnMn2O4 nanoparticles were synthesized via a simple and inexpensive microwave-assisted colloidal route. Structural studies by X-ray diffraction showed that a spinel crystal phase of ZnMn2O4 was obtained at a calcination temperature of 500 °C, which was confirmed by Raman and UV-vis characterizations. Spinel-type ZnMn2O4 nanoparticles with a size of 41 nm were identified by transmission electron microscopy. Pellet-type sensors were fabricated using ZnMn2O4 nanoparticles as sensing material. Sensing measurements were performed by exposing the sensor to different concentrations of propane or carbon monoxide at temperatures in the range from 100 to 300 °C. Measurements performed at an operating temperature of 300 °C revealed a good response to 500 ppm of propane and 300 ppm of carbon monoxide. Hence, ZnMn2O4 nanoparticles possess a promising potential in the gas sensors field.

【 授权许可】

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