Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2013, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5): 837-840.doi: 10.1007/s40242-013-3028-4

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One-step Synthesis and Gas Sensing Properties of Hierarchical SnO2 Materials

GUAN Yue1, WANG Chong1, WANG Biao2, MA Jian1, XU Xiu-mei1, SUN Yan-feng1, LIU Feng-min1, LIANG Xi-shuang1, GAO Yuan1, LU Ge-yu1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China;
    2. Changchun Institute Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy Sciences, Changchun 130033, P. R. China
  • Received:2013-01-14 Revised:2013-03-17 Online:2013-10-01 Published:2013-09-17
  • Contact: SUN Yan-feng, LU Ge-yu E-mail:syf@jlu.edu.cn;lugy@jlu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61006055, 61074172, 61134010) and the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of China(No.IRT1017).

Abstract:

Hierarchical tin oxide(SnO2) architectures were synthesized with a facile hydrothermal method. In the hydrothermal synthesis, sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate(SDBS) surfactant plays an important role as structure-directing reagent. The synthesized samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction(XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM). The results clearly reveal that the hierarchical architectures of SnO2 were composed of aggregated nanosheets with a thickness of about 100 nm. A possible mechanism for the formation of the SnO2 hierarchical architectures was proposed. In addition, the gas sensing properties of the as-prepared products were investigated and it was found that the sensor based on the special SnO2 hierarchical architectures exhibited a high response and good selectivity to NO2 at the optimal working temperature of 160 ℃.

Key words: Tin oxide, Hydrothermal method, Sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate(SDBS), NO2