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La[Fe(CN)6]·5H2O-derived LaFeO3 hexagonal nano-sheets as low-power n-propanol sensors

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The semiconductors based on lanthanum ferrite (LaFeO3) with perovskite structure have received increased attention for gas sensing, due to their stability and high gas-sensing response. However, it remains a challenge to design and fabricate LaFeO3-based gas sensors with high electrical conductivity and low prime working temperature. Based on this consideration, porous LaFeO3 hexagonal nano-sheets were prepared via thermal decomposition of La[Fe(CN)6]·5H2O, which was synthesized by a facile co-precipitation method. The LaFeO3 nano-sheets-based sensor possesses a relatively low resistance, which is 0.5 MΩ under air atmosphere at a low operating temperature of 100 °C, which means a low-power consumption. Moreover, the sensor exhibits an infrequent selectivity to n-propanol. This approach presents an effective way for the control and optimization of the rare earth perovskite nanomaterials for gas sensing.

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Gas sensor based on the fabricated porous LaFeO3 hexagonal nano-sheets presents a low resistance of 0.5 MΩ and a good sensing performance to n-propanol at a low working temperature of 100 °C.

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The authors are grateful for financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51602035), Joint Research Fund Liaoning-Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science (20180510036), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (DUT22LK15).

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    Xiao-Feng Wang, Xu Li, Guozheng Zhang, Ningning Liu & Hongjian Liang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China

    Zi-Hao Wang, Zhenquan Tan & Xue-Zhi Song

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Wang, XF., Li, X., Zhang, G. et al. La[Fe(CN)6]·5H2O-derived LaFeO3 hexagonal nano-sheets as low-power n-propanol sensors. Appl. Phys. A 128, 829 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-05957-4

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