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Hydrothermal preparation and acetone-sensing properties of Ni-doped porous LaFeO3 microspheres

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In this paper, porous LaFeO3 microspheres doped with Ni were prepared by an extraordinary simple one-step hydrothermal method. The proper content of Ni2+ ions replaced the Fe atoms in LaFeO3 microspheres and occupied the B site of perovskite. A series of gas-sensing tests have proved that the gas-sensing performance of LaFeO3 for acetone detection has been greatly improved by adding proper amount of Ni2+ ions to LaFeO3 microspheres. Not only the response to 100 ppm acetone gas up to 82.75, but also the optimum operating temperature has descended 40 °C contrasts with pure LaFeO3 microspheres. The gas sensor prepared by Ni-doped LaFeO3 has high stability and strong recognition ability to acetone gas. This kind of transition metal ion-doped gas-sensing materials prepared by simple hydrothermal method provides a strategy for the design and development of high-performance gas sensor.

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This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61102006 and 51672110), and Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China (No. ZR2018LE006 and ZR2015EM019).

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Hao, P., Lin, Z., Song, P. et al. Hydrothermal preparation and acetone-sensing properties of Ni-doped porous LaFeO3 microspheres. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 6679–6689 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03224-x

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