Abstract
In this study, a series of undoped and Eu-doped SnO2 nanofibers were synthesized via a simple electrospinning technique and subsequent calcination treatment. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were carefully used to characterize the morphologies, structures and chemical compositions of these samples. The results reveal that the as-prepared nanofibers are composed of crystallite grains with an average size of about 10nm and Eu3+ ions are successfully doped into the SnO2 lattice. Compared with pure SnO2 nanofibers, Eu-doped SnO2 nanofibers demonstrate significantly enhanced sensing characteristics (e.g., large response value, short response/recovery time and outstanding selectivity) toward acetone vapor, especially, the optimal sensor based on 2mol% Eu-doped SnO2 nanofibers shows the highest response (32.2 for 100ppm), which is two times higher than that of the pure SnO2 sensor at an operating temperature of 280°C. In addition, the sensor exhibits a good sensitivity to acetone in sub-ppm concentrations and the detection limit could extend down to 0.3ppm, making it a potential candidate for the breath diagnosis of diabetes.
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