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Highly responsive and selective formaldehyde sensor based on La3+-doped barium stannate microtubes prepared by electrospinning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2019

Anish Bhattacharya Open the ORCID record for Anish Bhattacharya [Opens in a new window] ,
Yufang Jiang ,
Qi Gao ,
Xiangfeng Chu ,
Yongping Dong ,
Shiming Liang  and
Amit K. Chakraborty
Anish Bhattacharya
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, Anhui 240003, People’s Republic of China
Yufang Jiang
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, Anhui 240003, People’s Republic of China
Qi Gao
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, Anhui 240003, People’s Republic of China
Xiangfeng Chu*
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, Anhui 240003, People’s Republic of China
Yongping Dong
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, Anhui 240003, People’s Republic of China
Shiming Liang*
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, Shandong 276005, People’s Republic of China
Amit K. Chakraborty
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Centre of Excellence in Advanced Materials, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, WB 713209, India
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: maschem@sohu.com or xfchu99@ahut.edu.cn
b)e-mail: lsmwind@163.com
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Abstract

La3+-doped BaSnO3 microtubes (La3+–BaSnO3) have been synthesized by electrospinning method, and the influence of La3+ content on the sensing properties of BaSnO3 for detection of formaldehyde vapor has been investigated. The as-prepared materials have been characterized using XRD, SEM, DSC, XPS, and UV-Vis. The La3+–BaSnO3 sample doped with 4 wt% La exhibited a response as high as 220 to formaldehyde vapor (1000 ppm concentration) along with a very low detection limit of 0.1 ppm at 270 °C, whereas at 140 °C, it exhibited a response of 80 and detection limit of 1 ppm. In addition, the sensor showed excellent selectivity of 57 to formaldehyde at 140 °C when compared with other vapors. Further, the sensor also showed good repeatability and stability over a long period of time suggesting its strong potential as a commercial formaldehyde sensor.

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sensordopantelectrodeposition
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 34 , Issue 12 , 28 June 2019 , pp. 2067 - 2077
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