The Effect of Noble Metals on Co Gas Sensing Properties of In2O3 Nanoparticles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Decorated In2O3 Particles (Au/In2O3, Pd/In2O3, Pt/In2O3)
2.2. Characterization
3. Results
3.1. Structural and Morphological Characteristics
3.2. XPS Analysis of Noble Metal-Decorated In2O3 Particles
3.3. Gas Sensing Properties
3.4. Gas Sensing Mechanism
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Gas Sensors | OI (Lattice Oxygen) | OII (Oxygen Vacancy) | ||
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Peak (eV) | Percentage (%) | Peak (eV) | Percentage (%) | |
Au/In2O3 | 530.1 | 35 | 530.6 | 65 |
Pd/In2O3 | 529.9 | 51 | 530.7 | 49 |
Pt/In2O3 | 529.9 | 56 | 530.8 | 44 |
ppm | Pt/In2O3 | Pd/In2O3 | Au/In2O3 | ||||||||||
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°C | 1 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 50 | |
50 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.75 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.20 | 4.5 | 1.31 | 3.87 | 5.59 | 11.49 | |
100 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 1.72 | 6.09 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.60 | 3.6 | 1.44 | 5.54 | 8.92 | 19.88 | |
150 | 1.00 | 1.14 | 1.34 | 1.88 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.60 | 3.5 | 1.32 | 5.36 | 7.68 | 13.02 | |
200 | 1.00 | 1.16 | 1.41 | 2.24 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.60 | 5.2 | 1.39 | 3.41 | 5.12 | 9.58 |
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Hwang, J.; Jung, H.; Shin, H.-S.; Kim, D.-S.; Kim, D.S.; Ju, B.-K.; Chun, M. The Effect of Noble Metals on Co Gas Sensing Properties of In2O3 Nanoparticles. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 4903. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114903
Hwang J, Jung H, Shin H-S, Kim D-S, Kim DS, Ju B-K, Chun M. The Effect of Noble Metals on Co Gas Sensing Properties of In2O3 Nanoparticles. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(11):4903. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114903
Chicago/Turabian StyleHwang, JinAh, Hyunsung Jung, Hyo-Soon Shin, Dae-Sung Kim, Dong Soo Kim, Byeong-Kwon Ju, and MyoungPyo Chun. 2021. "The Effect of Noble Metals on Co Gas Sensing Properties of In2O3 Nanoparticles" Applied Sciences 11, no. 11: 4903. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114903