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Preparation and Characterization of SnO<sub>2</sub>/WO<sub>3</sub>/MWCNT Nanocomposite Thin Film for NO<sub>2</sub> Gas Sensor

Wei LinShi Zhen HuangWen Zhe Chen

Year: 2010 Journal:   Advanced materials research Vol: 129-131 Pages: 99-103   Publisher: Trans Tech Publications

Abstract

A novel nanocomposite thin film material of SnO2/WO3 metal oxide compound doped by multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and its corresponding gas sensor were prepared by radio frequency (RF) reactive magnetron sputtering. The surface composition and chemical elements of the thin film material were respectively analyzed and validated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The influencing factors of gas sensing properties were studied and the test results of gas sensor were analyzed. The results indicated that the detection using the composite material gas sensors for low concentration NO2 toxic gas could be greatly improved by MWCNTs which were doped on the mixed oxides matrix. A possible mechanism explaining the behaviour of the thin film gas sensor was introduced.

Keywords:
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Nanocomposite Materials science Thin film Doping Carbon nanotube Sputtering Oxide Chemical engineering Analytical Chemistry (journal) Sputter deposition Nanotechnology Metallurgy Chemistry Optoelectronics Organic chemistry

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