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Investigation on the effect of NiO content on spray deposited ZnO for selective ammonia detection

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Zinc Oxide/Nickel Oxide (ZnO/NiO) heterostructures were deposited using the spray pyrolysis technique by varying NiO content. The X-ray Diffraction (XRD) studies confirmed the polycrystalline nature of various heterostructures. The Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) studies showed spherical ZnO with a vertical plate-like NiO morphology. The X-ray Photon Electroscopy (XPS) studies showed the existence of Zn2+ and Ni2+ in ZnO/NiO. The ammonia sensing studies of the various samples were investigated by varying the temperature from room temperature (RT) to 450 °C. Among various nanostructures, ZnO/NiO in mixed form exhibited better sensitivity and selectivity towards ammonia at low temperature (300 °C), when compared to others. The range of detection towards ammonia was found to be 0.5 ppm to 100 ppm for ZnO/NiO mixed oxide. The response of the nanostructures towards different poultry gases such as methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide was also investigated. The ZnO/NiO mixed oxide also exhibited remarkable selectivity towards ammonia in a mixed vapour environment.

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The authors thank Department of Science and Technology –Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB) India, for the financial support under the EMR Project (EMR/2017/000022). Also, the authors extend sincere thanks to SASTRA Deemed to be University for providing the infrastructural facility to carry out the research work.

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This work was supported by Department of Science and Technology, Science and Engineering Research board (DST-SERB) under the EMR Project (EMR/2017/000022).

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All authors contributed to the data and design. Material preparation and data curation were performed by Anna Thomas. Investigation and supervision were carried out by D.Balamurugan. Conceptualization, review and editing of manuscript were performed by B.G. Jeyaprakash.

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Thomas, A., Balamurugan, D. & Jeyaprakash, B.G. Investigation on the effect of NiO content on spray deposited ZnO for selective ammonia detection. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 21615–21627 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08950-y

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