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Gas-sensing properties and in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy study of formaldehyde adsorption and reactions on SnO2 films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 November 2013

Zhenxin Zhang ,
Kaijin Huang ,
Fangli Yuan  and
Changsheng Xie
Zhenxin Zhang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
Kaijin Huang*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China; and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
Fangli Yuan
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
Changsheng Xie
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: huangkaijin@hust.edu.cn
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Abstract

Formaldehyde (HCHO) is widely used in construction, wood processing, furniture, textile, and carpeting industries. However, it is highly toxic. It strongly irritates human eyes and nose, and is a carcinogen. In this paper, the effects of gas concentration and operating temperature on the sensing properties of the nano-SnO2 flat-type coplanar gas sensor arrays to formaldehyde were studied. The results revealed that the nano-SnO2 flat-type coplanar gas sensor arrays exhibited good sensitivity such as a fast response, short recovery time, and low detection limit. In addition, the adsorption and surface reactions of formaldehyde on SnO2 films were also studied by in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) at 200–300 °C. Molecularly adsorbed formaldehyde, formate, dioxymethylene, polyoxymethylene, H2O, and CO2 surface species were formed during formaldehyde adsorption at 200–300 °C. Moreover, a possible mechanism of the reaction process was given.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 29 , Issue 1: Focus Issue: Synthesis of Nanostructured Functional Oxides , 14 January 2014 , pp. 139 - 147
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

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