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Development of cost effective NO2 gas sensor based on V2O5 micro-flowers

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In this paper, micro-flowers self-assembled by nanoplates were prepared by simple hydrothermal method for gas sensing application. The micro-flower-like morphology of the as-synthesized V2O5 sample has been confirmed by FESEM and TEM micrographs. The structural property investigation of the prepared V2O5 sample has been carried out by XRD and Raman studies. The XRD pattern of V2O5 micro-flower unveiled the pure and poly crystalline orthorhombic phase and Raman analysis revealed the layered like structure of V2O5 micro-flower. In addition, SAED pattern further confirmed the poly crystalline nature of the prepared sample. Further, the micro-flower structure was compressed into pellet form and the gas sensing behavior of these pellets has been tested for different target gases. The sensing results showed the better selectivity and sensitivity for trace amount of the NO2 gas at an optimum operating temperature of 200 °C

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The author is thankful to Central Research facility of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi India. Author also acknowledges the financial support from Department of Science and Technology, India for INSPIRE Fellowship.

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    Hemlata Dhoundiyal, Habeebur Rahman & Mukesh C. Bhatnagar

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Dhoundiyal, H., Rahman, H. & Bhatnagar, M.C. Development of cost effective NO2 gas sensor based on V2O5 micro-flowers. Appl Nanosci 11, 55–62 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-020-01553-1

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