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Doped-ZnO nanoparticles for selective gas sensors

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Pure ZnO, Al3%- and Ca5%-doped ZnO nanoparticles have been synthesized by the sol–gel process under supercritical dry conditions of ethanol. The obtained nanopowders were annealed at 400 °C for 2 h in air in order to stabilize their microstructure and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). XRD demonstrated that the nanoparticles of pure and doped samples are constituted by ZnO as the primary phase. TEM images showed particles of irregular form having a broad particles size distribution. Conductometric ZnO sensors were fabricated by depositing the synthesized nanopowders on alumina substrates by screen printing technique and tested in the monitoring of environmental toxic carbon oxides, i.e. CO and CO2. Al-doped ZnO sensor showed high response towards carbon monoxide CO, while the Ca-doped sensor showed a good response to CO2, operating at the temperature of 300 and 450 °C, respectively. Both sensors are characterized by a good selectivity towards the target gas and fast response/recovery time. In order to decrease the operating temperature of Ca5%-doped sensor, co-doping by adding Al3% was also proposed.

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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    M. Hjiri

  2. Laboratory of Physics of Materials and Nanomaterials Applied at Environment, Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, University of Gabes, 6072, Gabes, Tunisia

    N. Zahmouli, R. Dhahri & L. El Mir

  3. Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11623, Saudi Arabia

    L. El Mir

  4. Department of Engineering, University of Messina, 98166, Messina, Italy

    M. Hjiri, R. Dhahri, S. G. Leonardi & G. Neri

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Hjiri, M., Zahmouli, N., Dhahri, R. et al. Doped-ZnO nanoparticles for selective gas sensors. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 9667–9674 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-6717-9

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