Porous Cu-doped SnO<sub>2</sub> thin films were synthesized by the sol-gel dip-coating method for enhancing methanol sensing performance. The effect of Cu doping concentration on the SnO<sub>2</su...Porous Cu-doped SnO<sub>2</sub> thin films were synthesized by the sol-gel dip-coating method for enhancing methanol sensing performance. The effect of Cu doping concentration on the SnO<sub>2</sub> sensibility was investigated. XRD data confirm that the fabricated SnO<sub>2</sub> films are polycrystalline with tetragonal rutile crystal structure. AFM and SEM micrographs confirmed the roughness and the porosity of SnO<sub>2</sub> surface, respectively. UV-Vis spectrum shows that SnO<sub>2</sub> thin films exhibit high transmittance in the visible region ~95%. The band gap (3.80 - 3.92 eV) and the optical thickness (893 - 131 nm) of prepared films were calculated from transmittance data. The sensing results demonstrate that SnO<sub>2</sub> films have a high sensitivity and a fast response to methanol. In particular, 3% Cu-SnO<sub>2</sub> films have a higher sensitivity (98%), faster response (10-<sup>2</sup> s) and shorter recovery time (18 s) than other films.展开更多
文摘Porous Cu-doped SnO<sub>2</sub> thin films were synthesized by the sol-gel dip-coating method for enhancing methanol sensing performance. The effect of Cu doping concentration on the SnO<sub>2</sub> sensibility was investigated. XRD data confirm that the fabricated SnO<sub>2</sub> films are polycrystalline with tetragonal rutile crystal structure. AFM and SEM micrographs confirmed the roughness and the porosity of SnO<sub>2</sub> surface, respectively. UV-Vis spectrum shows that SnO<sub>2</sub> thin films exhibit high transmittance in the visible region ~95%. The band gap (3.80 - 3.92 eV) and the optical thickness (893 - 131 nm) of prepared films were calculated from transmittance data. The sensing results demonstrate that SnO<sub>2</sub> films have a high sensitivity and a fast response to methanol. In particular, 3% Cu-SnO<sub>2</sub> films have a higher sensitivity (98%), faster response (10-<sup>2</sup> s) and shorter recovery time (18 s) than other films.
