Micro-structure of graphite-intercalated tin oxide and its influence on SnO2-based gas sensors

Frontiers of Materials Science in China - Tập 1 - Trang 297-303 - 2007
Yinhong Zhang1, Yunqiu He1
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Tóm tắt

A nano-scaled graphite oxide (GO) was prepared with a micro-layer structure for intercalation. Graphite-intercalated SnO2 was obtained at temperatures lower than 100°C. The morphology, microstructure, crystalline phases and thermal property of this intercalative composite were studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry-thermogravimetry (DSC-TG) doped with a proper amount of graphite-intercalated composites (GITs), GIT-SnO2 composite was obtained after heat treatment. This combined gas sensor reveals low resistance and high sensitivity to butane between 200°C and 300°C.

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