Interfacial energy barrier tuning of hierarchical Bi_(2)O_(3)/WO_(3) heterojunctions for advanced triethylamine sensor

Traditional triethylamine(TEA)sensors suffer from the drawback of serious cross-sensitivity due to the low charge-transfer ability of gas-sensing materials.Herein,an advanced anti-interference TEA sensor is designed by utilizing interfacial energy barriers of hierarchical Bi_(2)O_(3)/WO_(3) composite.Benefiting from abundant slit-like pores,desirable defect features,and amplification effect of heterojunctions,the sensor based on Bi_(2)O_(3)/WO_(3) composite with 40%Bi_(2)O_(3)(0.4-Bi_(2)O_(3)/WO_(3))demonstrates remarkable performance in terms of faster response/recovery time(1.7-fold/1.2-fold),higher response(2.1-fold),and lower power consumption(30℃-decrement)as compared with the pristine WO_(3) sensor.Furthermore,the composite sensor exhibits long-term stability,reproducibility,and negligible response towards interfering molecules,indicating the promising potential of Bi_(2)O_(3)/WO_(3) heterojunctions in anti-interference detection of low-concentration TEA in real applications.This work not only offers a rational solution to design advanced gas sensors by tuning the interfacial energy barriers of heterojunctions,but also provides a fundamental understanding of hierarchical Bi_(2)O_(3) structures in the gas-sensing field.