Citation: Liyong DU, Yi LIU, Guoli YANG. Preparation and triethylamine sensing performance of ZnSnO₃/NiO heterostructur[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2025, 41(4): 729-740. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240404 shu

Preparation and triethylamine sensing performance of ZnSnO₃/NiO heterostructur

Liyong DU ^1,, ,
Yi LIU ² ,
Guoli YANG ^3,,

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Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University, Taiyuan 030032, China
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School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jinzhong University, Jinzhong, Shanxi 030619, China

Corresponding author: Liyong DU, 495431287@qq.com; duliyong@tyu.edu.cn Guoli YANG, galiyang@126.com
Received Date: 12 November 2024
Revised Date: 24 February 2025

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In this study, ZnSnO₃/NiO heterostructures were synthesized using a co-precipitation method followed by an annealing process. The gas-sensitive characteristics of the sensors based on these samples were evaluated. The results indicate that the sensor performance was optimized when the molar ratio of Ni to Zn was 1∶2. Specifically, the response values of the ZnSnO₃/NiO-2-based sensor to 100 μL·L^-1 triethylamine (TEA) gas at 220 ℃ reached 70.6, which were 6.1 times higher than that of the pure ZnSnO₃ based sensor. The findings demonstrate that ZnSnO₃/NiO heterostructures exhibited not only short response and recovery times (1 s/18 s) but also good gas selectivity, repeatability, and long-term stability. The enhanced sensing mechanism has been investigated in detail.
- heterostructures,
- ZnSnO₃/NiO,
- triethylamine,
- gas sensing performance,
- gas sensing mechanism
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