摘要
Acetone,as widely used reagents in industry and laboratories,are extremely harmful to the human.So the detection of acetone gas concentrations and leaks in special environments at room temperature is essential.Herein,the nanocomposite combining SnO-SnO_(2)(p-n junction)and Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) MXene was successfully synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method.Because of the existence of a small amount of oxygen during the hydrothermal conditions,part of the p-type SnO was oxidized to n-type SnO_(2),forming in-situ p-n junctions on the surface of Sn O.The hamburger-like SnO-SnO_(2)/Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) sensor exhibited improved acetone gas sensing response of 12.1(R_(g)/R_(a))at room temperature,which were nearly 11 and 4 times higher than those of pristine Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) and pristine SnO-SnO_(2),respectively.Moreover,it expressed a short recovery time(9 s)and outstanding reproducibility.Because of the different work functions,the Schottky barrier was formed between the SnO and the Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) nanosheets,acting as a hole accumulation layer(HALs)between Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) and tin oxides.Herein,the sensing mechanism based on the formation of hetero-junctions and high conductivity of the metallic phase of Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) MXene in SnO-SnO_(2)/Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) sensors was discussed in detail.
基金
supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.,51572158 and 51972200)
the Graduate Innovation Fund of Shaanxi University of Science&Technology
funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS)Grant-in-Aid for the Scientific Research(KAKENHI Nos.20H00297 and Innovative Area“Mixed Anion”(No.16H06439))
the Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering
by the Dynamic Alliance for Open Innovations Bridging Human,Environment and Materials,the Cooperative Research Program of“Network Joint Research Center for Materials and Devices”。