Hydrothermal synthesis of SnO2 nanocorals,nanofragments and nanograss and their formaldehyde gas-sensing properties |
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Authors: | Mingyu Wu Wen Zeng Qiongyao He Jianyue Zhang |
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Affiliation: | 1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing university, Chongqing 400030, China |
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Abstract: | Morphology plays an important role in the properties of nanomaterials. We successfully synthesized three new SnO2 morphologies, nanocorals, nanofragments and nanograss, via a simple hydrothermal method with surfactant additives. The final products were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. We found that the surfactants played a critical role in the synthesis of different SnO2 nanostructures. In particular, when poly(ethylene glycol) was added as a surfactant, a unique grass-like structure was obtained. The mechanism of formation for this novel structure is discussed. The gas-sensing performance of all the products was investigated. The results show that the nanograss morphology had a superior gas response to formaldehyde than the other morphologies. |
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Keywords: | Crystal morphology Formation mechanism Gas sensing |
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