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Optical and gas sensing properties of SnO2 nanowires grown by vapor–liquid–solid mechanism

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SnO2 nanowires were synthesized via vapor transport method by modulating the thickness of the Gold (Au) catalyst. The effect of morphology and photoluminescence properties of nanowires on gas sensing was investigated. The structural and morphological studies reveal that the synthesized nanowires are crystalline in nature with high density. The nanowires were evenly spread on the surface of the substrate. These nanowires were tested for gas sensing properties based on change in resistance under exposure to air and gases (CO, CH4, Methanol). The results showed an improved response as compared to the previous studied. These sensors have potential applications in advanced sensing devices.

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Authors would like to acknowledge Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan for providing financial support through ‘‘National Research Program for Universities” and CIIT, Islamabad for providing funds under project # 16-27/CRGP/CIIT/IBD/13/225. One of the authors (Muhammad Amin) acknowledges the HEC of Pakistan for the award of Indigenous PhD scholarship in batch-IV and IRSIP.

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  1. Centres of Excellence in Science & Applied Technologies, H-11/4, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Amin

  2. Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, College Road, Township, Lahore, Pakistan

    Muhammad Saeed Akhtar

  3. Environmental Sciences Department, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

    Khuram Shahzad Ahmad

  4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Art-Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Yousef Alghamdi

  5. Department of Chemistry, University of Zululand, Private Bag X1001, Kwa-Dlangezwa, 3880, South Africa

    Neerish Revaprasadu & Mohammad Azad Malik

  6. Schools of Materials, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK

    Mohammad Azad Malik

  7. Thin Films Technology Laboratory, Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad, 45550, Pakistan

    Nazar Abbas Shah

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Amin, M., Akhtar, M.S., Ahmad, K.S. et al. Optical and gas sensing properties of SnO2 nanowires grown by vapor–liquid–solid mechanism. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 17993–18002 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-7742-4

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