Volume 2, 2023

Beneficial effect of Pd and MWCNT co-loading in SnO2 nanoparticles towards the low temperature detection of n-butane gas: synergistic effect on sensing performance

Abstract

A significant enhancement in sensor response and the lowering of operating temperature towards the detection of n-butane gas have been achieved by compositing SnO2 with a small amount of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and Pd. The sensor nanomaterial was prepared by a facile chemical route and characterized by multiple sophisticated techniques, viz., TGA, XRD, TEM, HR-TEM, and IV. The thick film, chemiresistive sensor was fabricated following the Taguchi model. While Pd induces chemical sensitization, both Pd and MWCNTs enhance the depletion layer thickness in SnO2 nanoparticles, leading to enhanced sensor response (93% to 2000 ppm n-butane), fast response time (2 s), repeatability, and stability. This sensor is suitable for applications in coal mines, oil refineries, LPG processing and storage plants, etc.

Graphical abstract: Beneficial effect of Pd and MWCNT co-loading in SnO2 nanoparticles towards the low temperature detection of n-butane gas: synergistic effect on sensing performance

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Mar 2023
Accepted
31 May 2023
First published
06 Jun 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Sens. Diagn., 2023,2, 909-917

Beneficial effect of Pd and MWCNT co-loading in SnO2 nanoparticles towards the low temperature detection of n-butane gas: synergistic effect on sensing performance

P. Rana, M. Narjinary, A. Sen and M. Pal, Sens. Diagn., 2023, 2, 909 DOI: 10.1039/D3SD00056G

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