Abstract
Coral-like SnO2 hierarchical nanostructures were successfully fabricated by a simple hydrothermal route. By means of a comprehensive analysis of microstructures and morphologies of the hierarchical SnO2, we found that the coral-like nanostructures were comprised of irregular nanorods and nanosheets. Considering the essential advantages of hierarchical architectures, its gas sensitivity and the formation mechanism have been further explored. The sensor response to 100 ppm ethanol is about 25 at the optimum working temperature of 240 °C, and the response and recovery time are about 17 s and 7 s, respectively. Based on the experimental results, a possible morphology-dependent sensing mechanism are speculated.
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