Due to its unique physical,chemical and surface electronic properties,molybdenum disulfide(MoS_(2))nanosheets open up a new avenue for nitrogen dioxide(NO2)detection at room temperature.Nevertheless,the gas sensing pr...Due to its unique physical,chemical and surface electronic properties,molybdenum disulfide(MoS_(2))nanosheets open up a new avenue for nitrogen dioxide(NO2)detection at room temperature.Nevertheless,the gas sensing properties of pure MoS_(2) nanosheets are inevitably degenerated by the adsorption of atmospheric oxygen,which results in weak stability for MoS_(2)-based gas sensors.Reducing surface defects and constructing heterojunctions may be effective strategies to improve the gas sensing properties of MoS_(2) nanosheets.In this work,we design a novel nanocomposite based on MoS_(2) nanosheets decorated with tin disulfide(SnS_(2))nanoparticles(MoS_(2)/SnS_(2))via combining the mechanical exfoliation method with the facile hydrothermal method.The experimental results indicate that,after surfaces decoration with SnS_(2) nanoparticles,the as-prepared gas sensor based on MoS_(2)/SnS_(2) nanocomposites exhibits reliable long-term stability with the maximum response value drift of less than 3%at room temperature.Moreover,the MoS_(2)/SnS_(2) sensor also possesses desirable gas sensing properties upon NO_(2) at room temperature,such as high sensitivity,rapid response/recovery speed(28 s/3 s,5×10^(-6) NO_(2)),satisfactory selectivity,favorable repeatability and reversibility.The improved gas sensing properties of MoS_(2)/SnS_(2) nanocomposites can be attributed to the unique electronic properties of MoS 2 nanosheets with the fewer layers structure and the competitive adsorption effect of SnS_(2) nanoparticles.This work elucidates that SnS_(2) nanoparticles serving as an effective antioxidative decoration can promote the stability of MoS_(2) nanosheets,providing a promising approach to achieve high-stability NO2 gas sensors at room temperature.展开更多
MoS2,acting as a promising gas sensing material,has shown huge potential in monitoring of toxic and harmful gases at room temperature.However,MoS2-based gas sensors still suffer from poor gas sensing performance such ...MoS2,acting as a promising gas sensing material,has shown huge potential in monitoring of toxic and harmful gases at room temperature.However,MoS2-based gas sensors still suffer from poor gas sensing performance such as poor sensitivity,long response time.Constructing the hete ro structure is an effective approach to improve gas-sensing performance of MoS2.Herein,PbS@MoS2 composites synthesized by mechanical exfoliation combining with wet-chemical precipitation are used to investigate its performance in detecting NO2 at room temperature.The response value of PbS@MoS2 gas sensor against NO2 is significantly improved compared with the pure MoS2 gas sensor.At the same time,the modification with PbS also accelerates the response speed of MoS2,and the response time is almost reduced by two orders of magnitude,from hundreds of seconds to less than ten seconds.The enhanced response value and fast response time are mainly benefited from the modulation effect of NO2 to PbS@MoS2 heterostructure and the mechanically exfoliated MoS2 surface with few defects.This work can be expected to provide useful guidance for designing composite materials with excellent gas sensing properties.展开更多
基金financially supported by Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.2018JJ2404)the Scientific Research Foundation of Hunan Provincial Education Department(Nos.19A475 and 19C1739)Hunan Science and Technology Plan Program(No.2019RS1056)。
文摘Due to its unique physical,chemical and surface electronic properties,molybdenum disulfide(MoS_(2))nanosheets open up a new avenue for nitrogen dioxide(NO2)detection at room temperature.Nevertheless,the gas sensing properties of pure MoS_(2) nanosheets are inevitably degenerated by the adsorption of atmospheric oxygen,which results in weak stability for MoS_(2)-based gas sensors.Reducing surface defects and constructing heterojunctions may be effective strategies to improve the gas sensing properties of MoS_(2) nanosheets.In this work,we design a novel nanocomposite based on MoS_(2) nanosheets decorated with tin disulfide(SnS_(2))nanoparticles(MoS_(2)/SnS_(2))via combining the mechanical exfoliation method with the facile hydrothermal method.The experimental results indicate that,after surfaces decoration with SnS_(2) nanoparticles,the as-prepared gas sensor based on MoS_(2)/SnS_(2) nanocomposites exhibits reliable long-term stability with the maximum response value drift of less than 3%at room temperature.Moreover,the MoS_(2)/SnS_(2) sensor also possesses desirable gas sensing properties upon NO_(2) at room temperature,such as high sensitivity,rapid response/recovery speed(28 s/3 s,5×10^(-6) NO_(2)),satisfactory selectivity,favorable repeatability and reversibility.The improved gas sensing properties of MoS_(2)/SnS_(2) nanocomposites can be attributed to the unique electronic properties of MoS 2 nanosheets with the fewer layers structure and the competitive adsorption effect of SnS_(2) nanoparticles.This work elucidates that SnS_(2) nanoparticles serving as an effective antioxidative decoration can promote the stability of MoS_(2) nanosheets,providing a promising approach to achieve high-stability NO2 gas sensors at room temperature.
基金supported by Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.2018JJ2404)Scientific Research Foundation of Hunan Provincial Education Department(Nos.19A475,19C1739)Hunan Science and Technology Plan Program(No.2019RS1056)。
文摘MoS2,acting as a promising gas sensing material,has shown huge potential in monitoring of toxic and harmful gases at room temperature.However,MoS2-based gas sensors still suffer from poor gas sensing performance such as poor sensitivity,long response time.Constructing the hete ro structure is an effective approach to improve gas-sensing performance of MoS2.Herein,PbS@MoS2 composites synthesized by mechanical exfoliation combining with wet-chemical precipitation are used to investigate its performance in detecting NO2 at room temperature.The response value of PbS@MoS2 gas sensor against NO2 is significantly improved compared with the pure MoS2 gas sensor.At the same time,the modification with PbS also accelerates the response speed of MoS2,and the response time is almost reduced by two orders of magnitude,from hundreds of seconds to less than ten seconds.The enhanced response value and fast response time are mainly benefited from the modulation effect of NO2 to PbS@MoS2 heterostructure and the mechanically exfoliated MoS2 surface with few defects.This work can be expected to provide useful guidance for designing composite materials with excellent gas sensing properties.