Effect Of Composition And Temperature On Conductive And Sensing Properties Of Ceo2 + In2O3 Nanocomposite Films

Keywords

Chemical gas sensor; Conductometric sensor; Mixed metal-oxide film; Nanocomposite sensor films; Sensor mechanism

Abstract

The sensory response of nanostructured In2O3 + CeO2 composite films to hydrogen and carbon monoxide in air ambience is investigated for varying film composition and temperature ranging from 280 °C to 520 °C. The temperature dependence of the sensor response S (S = R0/R, where R0 and R are respectively the film resistance in pure air and air containing the sample gas), exhibits the trend typical of such sensors, specifically, curves with maximum Smax at a certain temperature Tmax. The values of Smax, characterizing the sensor response of the films significantly increase when a small amount of CeO2 is added to In2O3. Addition of CeO2 to In2O3 also results in a decrease in Tmax. The measured XPS spectra show that at low CeO2 composition, the composite film structure is characterized by clusters with a high concentration of oxygen vacancies, which increase the chemisorption of reagents and oxygen. The maximum sensor response is observed in In2O3 + CeO2 composite films containing 3-10 wt.% CeO2. Further enrichment of the composite with CeO2 produces a sharp decrease in sensor response, which at 40 wt.% CeO2 is less than the response of pure In2O3. The response mechanism in the In2O3 + CeO2 composite is also investigated, considering the promotion of sensory reactions by small CeO2 nanoclusters located on the surface of the In2O3 nanocrystals.

Publication Date

3-31-2015

Publication Title

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volume

209

Number of Pages

562-569

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2014.12.022

Socpus ID

84919779966 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84919779966

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