BTEX Gas Sensor Based on Hematite Microrhombuses

Autor: Tomas Fiorido, Luís F. da Silva, João V.N. de Palma, Khalifa Aguir, Waldir Avansi, Sandrine Bernardini, Ariadne C. Catto, Marc Bendahan
Přispěvatelé: Universidade Federal de São Carlos [São Carlos] (UFSCar), Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence (IM2NP), Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Elsevier, 2020, pp.128817. ⟨10.1016/j.snb.2020.128817⟩
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2021, 326, pp.128817. ⟨10.1016/j.snb.2020.128817⟩
ISSN: 0925-4005
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2020.128817⟩
Popis: International audience; Over the past fifty years, gas sensors based on metal semiconducting oxides (MOXs) have drawn attention due to their performance in detecting various gases. Thus, we report herein on a BTEX gases sensor based on hematite (α-Fe2O3) microrhombuses synthesized via the hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy analyses indicated the presence of a pristine hematite phase after hydrothermal treatment. Electron microscopy analyses revealed that the hematite sample consists of single-crystals with a rhombus-like shape and an average size of 140 nm. Electrical measurements pointed out that hematite microrhombuses were sensitive towards sub-ppm BTEX levels, in which the minimum detected level was 3 ppb and the long-term stability was 1 month. The results presented here demonstrate the potential of hematite microrhombuses as a sensing material to manufacture BTEX gas sensor devices.
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