Facile Synthesis of Pure and Cr-Doped WO 3 Thin Films for the Detection of Xylene at Room Temperature.

Autor: Sriram SR; Department of Applied Sciences, National Institute of Technology-Goa, Ponda403401, India., Parne SR; Department of Applied Sciences, National Institute of Technology-Goa, Ponda403401, India., Pothukanuri N; Nanosensor Research Laboratory, CMR Technical Campus, Kandlakoya, Medchal, Hyderabad501401, India.; Sreenidhi University, Ghatkesar, Hyderabad, Telangana501301, India., Joshi D; Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Mohali140306, India., Edla DR; Department of Computer Science, National Institute of Technology-Goa, Ponda403401, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: ACS omega [ACS Omega] 2022 Dec 14; Vol. 7 (51), pp. 47796-47805. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 14 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05589
Abstrakt: This paper focused on the preparation of pure and Cr-doped tungsten trioxide (WO 3 ) thin films using the spray pyrolysis method. Different techniques were adopted to analyze these films' structural and morphological properties. The X-ray detection analysis showed that the average crystallite size of the WO 3 -nanostructured thin films increased as the Cr doping concentration increased. The atomic force microscopy results showed that the root-mean-square roughness of the films increased with Cr doping concentration up to 3 wt % and then decreased. The increased roughness is favorable for gas-sensing applications. Surface morphology and elemental analysis of the films were studied by field emission scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy measurements. The 3 wt % Cr-WO 3 has a large nanoflake-like structure with high surface roughness and porous morphology. Gas-sensing characteristics of undoped and Cr-doped WO 3 thin films were investigated with various gases at room temperature. The results showed that 3 wt % Cr-doped WO 3 film performed the maximum response toward 50 ppm of xylene with excellent selectivity at room temperature. We believe that increased lattice defects, surface morphology, and roughness due to Cr doping in the WO 3 crystal matrix might be responsible for increased xylene sensitivity.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing financial interest.
(© 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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