Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 10, Issue 35, Pages 29972-29981Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b08397
Keywords
thin films; sensors; metal-oxide nanostructures; aerosol chemical vapor deposition; DFT calculations
Funding
- Solar Energy Research Institute for India - U.S. Department of Energy [DE AC36-08G028308]
- Solar Energy Research Institute for U.S. - U.S. Department of Energy [DE AC36-08G028308]
- Government of India [IUSSTF/JCERDC-SERIIUS/2012]
- DOE Office of Science [DE-AC02-06CH11357]
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering
- McDonnell International Scholars Academy
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We demonstrated room-temperature gas sensing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using SnO2 nanostructured thin films grown via the aerosol chemical vapor deposition process at deposition temperatures ranging from 450 to 600 degrees C. We investigated the film's sensing response to the presence of three classes of VOCs: apolar, monopolar, and biopolar. The synthesis process was optimized, with the most robust response observed for films grown at 550 degrees C as compared to other temperatures. The role of film morphology, exposed surface planes, and oxygen defects were explored using experimental techniques and theoretical calculations to improve the understanding of the room-temperature gas sensing mechanism, which is proposed to be through the direct adsorption of VOCs on the sensor surface. Overall, the improved understanding of the material characteristics that enable room-temperature sensing gained in this work will be beneficial for the design and application of metal oxide gas sensors at room temperature.
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