Abstract
Hydrogen sulfide even with low concentration in environment is very pernicious to the health, Therefore, the design of gas sensors for detecting H2S is highly desirable. In this work, porous spinel ZnCo2O4 nanosheets (NSs) were synthesized via a hydrothermal method and followed by the thermal treatment. Structural characterizations indicate that the porous NSs are composed of ~ 14 nm interconnected ZnCo2O4 nanoparticles. The porous spinel ZnCo2O4 NSs exhibit enhanced H2S sensing performance in comparison to Co3O4 NSs. The detection limit of the porous ZnCo2O4 NSs is down to 100 ppb H2S with a sensor response value of 1.32 even at relatively low operating temperature of 120 °C. Furthermore, the porous ZnCo2O4 NSs have fascinating selectivity and good long-term stability and relatively rapid response time. The gas sensing mechanism of the ZnCo2O4 NSs gas sensor is also discussed in terms of the effects of oxygen vacancies. In view of the exciting gas-sensing properties and facile preparation method, the porous ZnCo2O4 NSs are ideal candidates for the H2S sensors.
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