Density functional theory calculations; Gas sensor; Heterojunctions; Methanol; ZnSnO3; Density-functional theory calculations; Different structure; Gas-sensors; Interface engineering; Molar ratio; Organic synthesis; Structure and morphology; Synthesised; Template-free; Zn 2+; Condensed Matter Physics; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Metals and Alloys; Materials Chemistry
Abstract :
[en] Detecting methanol is of great importance in the organic synthesis industry. Herein, the effective utilization of ZnSnO3-based microstructures for room-temperature methanol monitoring was realized through a template-free approach. ZnSnO3-based heterojunctions with different structures and morphologies were successfully synthesized via regulating the molar ratio of Zn2+ and Sn4+ sources. And room-temperature sensing properties towards methanol were investigated. Among them, ZnO/ZnSnO3 hollow microcubes exhibited an outstanding sensing performance including a high sensitivity (10.16) and a response/recovery time (14/75 s) and a limit of detection (490 × 10–9) towards 5 × 10–6 methanol. Additionally, the synergistic effects of hollow structure with larger specific surface areas (42.277 m2·g−1), the construction of n–n heterojunctions formed at ZnSnO3 and ZnO interfaces, the high percentage of dissociative and chemisorbed oxygen are the main causes of the elevated sensing characteristics. Besides, the practical experiment demonstrated that ZnO/ZnSnO3 was capable of on-field monitoring methanol in the chemical reaction utilizing H2 and CO2 as raw materials. Moreover, with the help of density functional theory calculations, the enhanced sensing properties of ZnO/ZnSnO3 are due to the special tuning effects of Zn ionic sites on methanol adsorption. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
Disciplines :
Materials science & engineering
Author, co-author :
Xu, Jin-Yong; College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China ; ICB UMR 6303, CNRS, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UTBM, Belfort, France
Xu, Kai-Chun; College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
He, Xiao-Xi; College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Liao, Han-Lin; ICB UMR 6303, CNRS, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UTBM, Belfort, France
Debliquy, Marc ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté Polytechniqu > Service de Science des Matériaux
Liu, Qiao-Quan; College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Zhang, Chao ; College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Language :
English
Title :
Interface engineering of ZnSnO3-based heterojunctions for room-temperature methanol monitoring
R400 - Institut de Recherche en Science et Ingénierie des Matériaux
Funders :
Outstanding Youth of Jiangsu Province of China National Natural Science Foundation of China
Funding text :
This study was financially supported by the Outstanding Youth of Jiangsu Province of China (No. BK20211548), the China Scholarship Council (No. 202108320264) and the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Fund of Yangzhou University (2022).
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