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Synthesis of MnSb2O6 powders through a simple low-temperature method and their test as a gas sensor

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In this work, a simple and economical chemical method was used to synthesize MnSb2O6 nanoparticles for their potential application as a gas sensor. The nanoparticles of the oxide were analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction, finding the crystalline phase at 600 °C. The crystallized oxide presented a hexagonal crystalline structure with spatial group P321. The microstructure of the material was analyzed by field-emission scanning electron microscopy, finding surface morphologies such as micro-plates, microspheres (diameter ~ 0.69 μm), and other particles without apparent shape. The average size of the nanoparticles was estimated at ~ 32.0 nm, according to images obtained by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Oxidation states of the atomic elements forming the MnSb2O6 nanoparticles were found by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements. In the case of Mn, two oxidation states Mn2+ and Mn3+ corresponding to the Mn 2p3/2 state were observed at 641.26 and 642.7 eV, respectively. For Sb, the Sb3+ oxidation state, associated with the Sb 3d3/2 state, was located at 539.82 eV. The peak assigned to O at 530.82 eV overlaps the Sb 3d5/2. The secondary ion mass spectrometry depth profiling showed a good distribution of the atomic elements in the nanoparticles, without additional elements or impurities. The optical properties were also studied by photoacoustic spectroscopy, revealing a direct transition of the MnSb2O6 nanoparticles with a band gap energy of 1.78 eV. The gas detection tests were performed in C3H8 and CO atmospheres at different concentrations and operating temperatures. The oxide showed an interesting behavior as the concentrations of the testing gases and the operating temperature increased. The high response presented by the MnSb2O6 suggests that this material can be used as a gas sensor.

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Antonio Casillas thanks Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) for the scholarship. He also expresses his gratitude to the Guadalajara University for the support granted. The authors thank Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) and the University of Guadalajara for the support granted. Likewise, we thank M. Guerrero, A. B. Soto, Sergio Oliva-León, and Miguel-Ángel Luna-Arias for their technical assistance. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy work was supported by CONACYT in through projects No. 168505 and 205733. This investigation was carried out following the line of research “Nanostructured Semiconductor Oxides” of the academic group UDG-CA-895 “Nanostructured Semiconductors” of CUCEI, University of Guadalajara.

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    Antonio Casillas-Zamora & Héctor Guillén-Bonilla

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Casillas-Zamora, A., Guillén-Bonilla, J.T., Guillén-Bonilla, A. et al. Synthesis of MnSb2O6 powders through a simple low-temperature method and their test as a gas sensor. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 7359–7372 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-02700-3

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