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Synthesis and characterization of cobalt antimonate nanostructures and their study as potential CO and CO2 sensor at low temperatures

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Cobalt antimonate (CoSb2O6) nanostructures were prepared using the microwave-assisted colloidal method, employing cobalt nitrate, antimony chloride, ethylenediamine and ethyl alcohol. The solvent was evaporated through microwave radiation at 140 W. The precursor material was dried at 200 °C and then calcined at 300, 400, 500, and 600 °C in static air. The crystalline phase of the material was found at 600 °C by means of X-ray diffraction. Morphology was analyzed through scanning electron microscopy, finding octahedral particles with an edge length between 3 and 50 µm, and other particles of nanometric size. The size of these irregularly shaped nanoparticles was estimated of ~ 17.6 nm by means of transmission electron microscopy. UV–vis analyses of semiconducting powders revealed a forbidden band of ~ 1.82 eV. For the gas detection experiments, thick films and pellets were made of CoSb2O6 powders (600 °C). The tests were carried out in air, CO, and CO2 atmospheres at different gas concentrations and operating temperatures. The cobalt antimonate nanoparticles showed high sensitivity at 300 °C and 300 ppm of CO, and a good dynamic response at 100 ppm of CO2.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) for their financial support (Project No. 279937). Likewise, the PRODEP is thanked for its support through project F-PROMEP-39/Rev-04 SEP-23-005 (DSA/103.5/16/10313: No. 236214 and 237461), project F-PROMEP-74/Rev-05 (511-6/17-8091: No. 238639), and project No. 511-6/17-7354 (Fortalecimiento de Cuerpos Académicos Convocatoria 2017). Also worth noting is the technical assistance received from Sergio Oliva-León (CUCEI‒U. de G.). Authors express their gratitude to Carlos Michel-Uribe for giving us the possibility to use his facilities.

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  1. Departamento de Ciencias Computacionales e Ingenierías, CUVALLES, Universidad de Guadalajara, Carretera Guadalajara-Ameca Km 45.5, 46600, Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico

    Alex Guillén-Bonilla, Juan Pablo Morán-Lázaro & Mario Martínez-García

  2. Departamento de Física, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, M. García Barragán 1421, 44410, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

    Oscar Blanco-Alonso

  3. Departamento de Electrónica y Computación, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, M. García Barragán 1421, 44410, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

    José Trinidad Guillén-Bonilla

  4. Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica-SEES, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, 07360, México, DF, Mexico

    M. de la Luz Olvera-Amador

  5. Departamento de Química, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, M. García Barragán 1421, 44410, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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  7. Departamento de Ingeniería de Proyectos, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, M. García Barragán 1421, 44410, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

    Héctor Guillén-Bonilla

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Guillén-Bonilla, A., Blanco-Alonso, O., Guillén-Bonilla, J.T. et al. Synthesis and characterization of cobalt antimonate nanostructures and their study as potential CO and CO2 sensor at low temperatures. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 15632–15642 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9157-2

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