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Significant SRS sensing behavior of hydrothermally silver decorated sandwiched-like vanadia (Ag–V2O5) nanosheets toward ethanol

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This work reports the hydrothermal synthesis of silver decorated sandwiched-like vanadium pentoxide (Ag–V2O5) nanosheets and their investigation for sensing of ethanol, acetone, n-propylamine and ammonia vapors at room temperature. Sandwich-type architectured (MI–MIO–MIIO) Ag–Ag2O–V2O5 nanosheets have been synthesized here. Structure, morphology and oxidation states of the material were analyzed using X-rays diffraction, FESEM and XPS studies, respectively. Gas sensing characteristics of the sensors based on Ag–V2O5 nanosheets were evaluated both in static and dynamic modes. It was figured out that the behavior of the sensing material is of p-type semiconducting nature with a high sensitivity value (≈22), fast response speed (in seconds) and high selectivity toward ethanol at room temperature which has been explained on the basis of semiconductors models. High sensitivity, quick response and significant selectivity of the sensors confirm their potential applications for environmental, security, food preservation and other industrial purposes.

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This work has been supported by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan vide its Project No. SRGP # 731 and HEC project of strengthening of physics laboratory. Support of Information Functional Nanomaterials laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology is also highly acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Physics, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, Pakistan

    Abdul Hakim Shah

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People’s Republic of China

    Wen Chen & Yueli Liu

  3. Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology, Bannu, Pakistan

    Abdul Manan

  4. School of Industrial Engineering, Huazong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China

    Muhammad Hanif

  5. Department of Physics, University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan

    Ikhtisham Mehmood

  6. Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of China

    Aamir Saeed

  7. Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

    Farhan Ahmad

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Shah, A.H., Chen, W., Liu, Y. et al. Significant SRS sensing behavior of hydrothermally silver decorated sandwiched-like vanadia (Ag–V2O5) nanosheets toward ethanol. Appl. Phys. A 127, 477 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-021-04584-9

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