Study on Sensing Mechanism of Volatile Organic Compounds Using Pt-Loaded ZnO Nanocrystals.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the surface chemistry of target gases on sensing materials is essential for designing high-performance gas sensors. Here, we report the effect of Pt-loading on the sensing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with ZnO gas sensors, demonstrated by diffuse reflection infrared Fourier transform (DRIFT) spectroscopy. Pt-loaded ZnO nanocrystals (NCs) of 13~22 nm are synthesized using the hot soap method. The synthesized powder is deposited on an alumina substrate by screen-printing to form a particulate gas sensing film. The 0.1 wt% Pt-loaded ZnO NC sensor shows the highest sensor response to acetone and ethanol at 350 °C, while the responses to CO and H₂ are small and exhibit good selectivity to VOCs. The gas sensing mechanism of ethanol with Pt-ZnO NCs was studied by

SUBMITTER: Shinkai T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9415036 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature