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Room temperature UV-Vis activated NO2 gas sensor-based Mg-doped zinc oxide nanopowders

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Mg-doped ZnO (MZO) nanopowders were synthesized by sol-gel process. These samples are then characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and photoluminescence (PL) analyses. Resistive sensors based on Mg-doped ZnO thick layers deposited on alumina substrates equipped with platinum interdigitated electrodes were fabricated and used as UV-Vis light activated NO2 sensors. The dark and illumination conditions are both utilized to perform NO2 gas sensing tests by exposing the sensors to UV-Vis radiation (λ = 400 nm). Under irradiation condition, NO2 detection with Mg-doped ZnO sensor could be successfully performed even to room temperature (30 °C). Furthermore, photoactivation also promoted NO2 sensitivity and shortened the signal recovery of Mg-doped ZnO sensors compared to undoped one. Results demonstrated that Mg-doped ZnO might be promising sensing materials for the detection of NO2 under UV-Vis illumination.

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  1. Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMISU), Riyadh, 11623, Saudi Arabia

    M. Hjiri

  2. Laboratory of Physics of Materials and Nanomaterials Applied at Environment (LaPhyMNE), Faculty of Sciences in Gabes, Gabes University, 6072, Gabes, Tunisia

    S. Jaballah, H. Dahman & L. El Mir

  3. Department of Engineering, University of Messina, 98166, Messina, Italy

    N. Zahmouli, R. Dhahri & G. Neri

  4. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Najran University, P.O. Box 1988, Najran, 11001, Saudi Arabia

    Hasan B. Albargi

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SJ: conceptualization. MH : writing- reviewing and editing. NZ: conceptualization. HBA: formal analysis. RD: formal analysis. HD: data curation. LEM: investigation. GN: supervision.

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Jaballah, S., Hjiri, M., Zahmouli, N. et al. Room temperature UV-Vis activated NO2 gas sensor-based Mg-doped zinc oxide nanopowders. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 137 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09499-6

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