Hazardous gases have been strongly associated with being a detriment to human life within the environment The development of a reliable gas sensor with high response and selectivity is of great signifcance for detecti...Hazardous gases have been strongly associated with being a detriment to human life within the environment The development of a reliable gas sensor with high response and selectivity is of great signifcance for detecting different hazardous gases.TiO_(2) nanomaterials are promising candidates with great potential and excellent per-formance in gas sensor applications,such as hydrogen,acetone,ammonia,and ethanol detection.This review begins with a detailed discussion of the di ferent dimensional morphologies of TiO_(2),whitch affect the gas sensing performance of TiO_(2) sensors.The diverse morphologies of TiO_(2) can easily be tuned by regulating the manufacturing conditions.Meanwhile,they exhibit unique characteristics for detecting gases,including large specific suface area,superior elecron tr ansport rates,extraordinary pemmeability,and active reaction sites,which offer new opportunities to improve the gas sensing properties.In addition,a variety of efforts have been made to functional TiO_(2) nanomaterials to further enhance sensing properties,including TiO_(2)-based composites and light-assisted gas sensors.The enhanced gas sensing mechanisms of multi-component composite nano-materials based on TiO_(2) include loaded noble metals,doped elements,constructed heterojunctions,and com-pounded with other functional materials.Finally,several studies have been summarized to demonstate the compar ative sensing properties of TiO_(2)-based gas sensors.展开更多
SnO_(2)has been extensively used in the detection of various gases.As a gas sensing material,SnO_(2)has excellent physical-chemical properties,high reliability,and short adsorption-desorption time.The application of t...SnO_(2)has been extensively used in the detection of various gases.As a gas sensing material,SnO_(2)has excellent physical-chemical properties,high reliability,and short adsorption-desorption time.The application of the traditional SnO_(2)gas sensor is limited due to its higher work-temperature,low gas response,and poor selectivity.Nanomaterials can significantly impact gas-sensitive properties due to the quantum size,surface,and small size effects of nanomaterials.By applying nanotechnology to the preparation of SnO_(2),the SnO_(2)nanomaterial-based sensors could show better performance,which greatly expands the application of SnO_(2)gas sensors.In this review,the preparation method of the SnO_(2)nanostructure,the types of gas detected,and the improvements of SnO_(2)gas-sensing performances via elemental modification are introduced as well as the future development of SnO_(2)is discussed.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61761047 and 41876055)the Yunnan Provincial Depart-ment of Science and Technology through the Key Project for the Science and Technology(Grant No.2017FA025)Program for hnovative Research Team(in Science and Technology)in University of Yunnan Province.
文摘Hazardous gases have been strongly associated with being a detriment to human life within the environment The development of a reliable gas sensor with high response and selectivity is of great signifcance for detecting different hazardous gases.TiO_(2) nanomaterials are promising candidates with great potential and excellent per-formance in gas sensor applications,such as hydrogen,acetone,ammonia,and ethanol detection.This review begins with a detailed discussion of the di ferent dimensional morphologies of TiO_(2),whitch affect the gas sensing performance of TiO_(2) sensors.The diverse morphologies of TiO_(2) can easily be tuned by regulating the manufacturing conditions.Meanwhile,they exhibit unique characteristics for detecting gases,including large specific suface area,superior elecron tr ansport rates,extraordinary pemmeability,and active reaction sites,which offer new opportunities to improve the gas sensing properties.In addition,a variety of efforts have been made to functional TiO_(2) nanomaterials to further enhance sensing properties,including TiO_(2)-based composites and light-assisted gas sensors.The enhanced gas sensing mechanisms of multi-component composite nano-materials based on TiO_(2) include loaded noble metals,doped elements,constructed heterojunctions,and com-pounded with other functional materials.Finally,several studies have been summarized to demonstate the compar ative sensing properties of TiO_(2)-based gas sensors.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61761047 and 41876055)the Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province via the Key Project for the Science and Technology(Grant No.2017FA025)Program for Innovative Research Team(in Science and Technology)in University of Yunnan Province。
文摘SnO_(2)has been extensively used in the detection of various gases.As a gas sensing material,SnO_(2)has excellent physical-chemical properties,high reliability,and short adsorption-desorption time.The application of the traditional SnO_(2)gas sensor is limited due to its higher work-temperature,low gas response,and poor selectivity.Nanomaterials can significantly impact gas-sensitive properties due to the quantum size,surface,and small size effects of nanomaterials.By applying nanotechnology to the preparation of SnO_(2),the SnO_(2)nanomaterial-based sensors could show better performance,which greatly expands the application of SnO_(2)gas sensors.In this review,the preparation method of the SnO_(2)nanostructure,the types of gas detected,and the improvements of SnO_(2)gas-sensing performances via elemental modification are introduced as well as the future development of SnO_(2)is discussed.
