Abstract
Multiple techniques were utilized to characterize the structure and morphology of the SnO2/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite, in which the composite was prepared by a facile one-pot microwave-assisted hydrothermal method. As a result, SnO2 nanoparticles with diameters of 3–5 nm were anchored uniformly on both sides of the rGO sheets. Meanwhile, a series of resistive-type gas sensors based on SnO2/rGO composite and pure SnO2 were fabricated and tested for analyzing the effects on introducing rGO. The results revealed that, the composite exhibited obviously enhanced gas sensing properties towards NO2 with high response, fast response and recovery speed, and good selectivity and reproducibility. At 75 °C, the response of the composite to 350 ppb NO2 was about 6.6 times of that to pure SnO2. In addition, the response and recovery time of the sensor was greatly reduced from 39.2/54.7 to 6.5/1 min, and the detecting limit of the sensor was even as low as 50 ppb. Provided with the enlarged surface area and local p-n heterojunctions, the synergistic effect of SnO2 nanoparticles and rGO contributed to the enhanced gas sensing properties of SnO2/rGO composite.
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