scholarly journals Adsorption-Semiconductor Sensor Based on Nanosized SnO2 for Early Warning of Indoor Fires

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelli Maksymovych ◽  
Ludmila Oleksenko ◽  
George Fedorenko

The paper is devoted for a solution of indoors fires prevention at early stage by determination of H2 (fire precursor gas) in air using a semiconductor sensor. A material based on Pt-containing nanosized tin dioxide with an average particle size of 10–11 nm obtained via a sol–gel method was created for a gas sensitive layer of the sensor. The developed sensor has high sensitivity to H2 micro concentration, a wide range of its detectable content in air, selectivity of H2 measuring in the presence of СО and СН4, good dynamic properties. The combination of these properties is very important for prevention of inflammations on their early stages before the open fires appearance. Economic benefit of the proposed sensor is due to a lower cost and higher reliability of the fire situation detection.


2019 ◽  
Vol Vol. 14, No.1 ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelly Maksymovyc ◽  
Ludmila Oleksenko ◽  
Georgiy Fedorenko ◽  
Ganna Arinarkhova ◽  

Nanosized tin dioxide material with an average particle size of 10-11 nm was prepared by a sol-gel method. The material has been tested as a gas sensitive layer of a semiconductor sensor. Platinum was introduced into the gas sensitive layer to increase the sensor response to hydrogen. It was shown that the Pt-containing sensor has high sensitivity to hydrogen: its electrical resistance changes in 9.2 times in the presence of 22 ppm H2 in air. It was demonstrated that the sensor applicable to a wide range of H2 measurements in air (3-935 ppm) and has a fast dynamic response. The sensor demonstrates rather good reproducibility of its signal to H2 and withstands hydrogen overload (935 ppm) without a loss of its sensitivity to H2 microconcentration (22 ppm). The results are prospective for applying the sensor in the detectors for early warning of indoor fires.



2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Fedorenko ◽  
Ludmila Oleksenko ◽  
Nelly Maksymovych

Nanosized tin dioxide with an average particle size of 5.3 nm was synthesized by a sol-gel method and characterized by IR spectroscopy, TEM, X-ray, and electron diffraction. The obtained SnO2 can be used as initial material for creation of gas-sensitive layers of adsorption semiconductor sensors. Addition of palladium into the initial nanomaterial allows to improve response to hydrogen of such sensors in comparison with sensors based on undoped SnO2 and provides fast response and recovery time, a wide measuring range of hydrogen content in air ambient, and good repeatability of the sensor signal. Such promising properties could make useful the sensors based on these nanomaterials for devices intended to determine hydrogen in air.



2011 ◽  
Vol 266 ◽  
pp. 76-79
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
Xiao Lin Jia ◽  
Lin Dong ◽  
Shao Kang Guan

SnO2 nanoparticles were prepared via a sol-gel method by heating the mixture of hydrous SnO2 nanoparticles and SiO2 nanospheres at 600 °C. The average particle size of the obtained SnO2 nanoparticles is 3.3 nm, smaller than that of the SnO2 nanoparticles (~ 6.4 nm) prepared by calcining the pure hydrous SnO2 at 600 °C. The SiO2 nanospheres play an important role in restricting SnO2 nanocrystal growth. The ~3.3 nm-sized SnO2 nanoparticles exhibited high sensitivity for ethanol as well as quick response and recovery time. The concentration detection limit can be as low as 5 ppm at room temperature.



1998 ◽  
Vol 519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Del Monte ◽  
Yuhuan Xu ◽  
John D. Mackenzie ◽  
B. Claflin ◽  
G. Lucovsky

AbstractSemiconductor PbS quantum dot-doped Ormocers were successfully prepared by the sol-gel technique. Ormocers preparation was based on the use of trifunctional silane precursors at the solution stage. Formation of PbS particles took place in the pores of the Ormocers through lead precursor reaction with H2S gas. It was observed that temperature was an important factor in the reaction leading to the first appearance of PbS particles. The dot size of PbS was controlled through chemical interaction with the non-hydrolyzed groups of the trifunctional silane precursors. These groups prevent uncontrolled nucleation and aggregation processes during the particle formation and growth. The control of particle size was studied at different conditions for nucleation and aggregation. Determination of the average particle size was done by XR-Diffraction. Optical absorption spectra were also measured at the UV-VIS wavelength range. Absorption edge blue shifts show the quantum confinement effect in these materials.



Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 2318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heng Zhang ◽  
Hongwei Qin ◽  
Chengyong Gao ◽  
Jifan Hu

Au:SmFe0.9Zn0.1O3 is synthesized by a sol-gel method and annealed at 750 °C. Through XRD, SEM and XPS analysis methods, the microstructure of the material has been observed. The average particle size is about 50 nm. The sensor shows a high sensitivity toward acetone vapor. As the relative humidity increases, the resistance and sensitivity of the sensor decline. To obtain a low optimum operating temperature, light illumination with different wavelengths has been introduced. The sensitivity toward acetone is improved at lower operating temperature when the sensor is irradiated by light. The smaller the wavelengths, the better the sensitivity of the sensor. Compared with other gases, the sensor shows excellent selectivity to acetone vapor, with better sensitivity, selectivity and stability when under light illumination.



2002 ◽  
Vol 721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Sorescu

AbstractWe propose a two-lattice method for direct determination of the recoilless fraction using a single room-temperature transmission Mössbauer measurement. The method is first demonstrated for the case of iron and metallic glass two-foil system and is next generalized for the case of physical mixtures of two powders. We further apply this method to determine the recoilless fraction of hematite and magnetite particles. Finally, we provide direct measurement of the recoilless fraction in nanohematite and nanomagnetite with an average particle size of 19 nm.



2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (05n06) ◽  
pp. 1660002 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Kavitha ◽  
P. S. Ramesh ◽  
D. Geetha

Copper doped Titanium dioxide TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by sol–gel method using titanium tetraisopropoxide and copper sulfate as precursors. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-Visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Photoluminesce spectroscopy (PL) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). XRD analysis confirms the formation of anatase titanium dioxide and average particle size was 35[Formula: see text]nm. Cu– TiO2 exhibits a shift in the absorption edge toward visible spectrum. The rate of recombination and transfer behavior of the photoexcited electron–hole pairs in the semiconductors was recorded by photoluminescence. From SEM spherical shaped nanoparticles was observed. Comparing with pure TiO2 nanoparticles, Cu doped TiO2 photocatalyst exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity under natural sunlight irradiation in the decomposition of rhodamine B aqueous solution. The maximum 97% of degradation efficiency of Rhodamine B was observed at 0.6% Cu–TiO2 within 180[Formula: see text]min. The photocatalytic efficiency of Rhodamine B of Cu doped TiO2 nanoparticle was higher than the pure TiO2, which could be attributed to the small crystallinity intense light absorption in Sunlight and narrow bandgap energy of Copper.



1997 ◽  
Vol 496 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Derwin ◽  
Kim Kinoshita ◽  
Tri D. Tran ◽  
Peter Zaleski

AbstractSeveral types of carbonaceous materials from Superior Graphite Co. were investigated for lithium ion intercalation. These commercially available cokes, graphitized cokes and graphites have a wide range of physical and chemical properties. The coke materials were investigated in propylene carbonate based electrolytes and the graphitic materials were studied in ethylene carbonate / dimethyl solutions to prevent exfoliation. The reversible capacities of disordered cokes are below 230 mAh / g and those for many highly ordered synthetic (artificial) and natural graphites approached 372 mAh / g (LiC6). The irreversible capacity losses vary between 15 to as much as 200 % of reversible capacities for various types of carbon. Heat treated cokes with the average particle size of 10 microns showed marked improvements in reversible capacity for lithium intercalation. The electrochemical characteristics are correlated with data obtained from scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (TAM), X - ray diffraction (XRD) and BET surface area analysis. The electrochemical performance, availability, cost and manufacturability of these commercial carbons will be discussed.



2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahesh Gaidhane ◽  
Deepak Taikar ◽  
Pravin Gaidhane ◽  
Kalpana Nagde

Abstract Nanocrystalline α-Fe2O3 is synthesized by sol-gel technique. The prepared nanomaterial was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), SEM, TEM, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Vibrating Sample Magnetometry (VSM) and photoluminescence (PL) techniques. X-ray powder diffraction analysis confirmed the formation of α-Fe2O3. Electron microscopy showed spherical morphologies with an average particle size of 30-40 nm. The magnetic property of the prepared material was studied by VSM at room temperature. VSM study shows superparamagnetic nature of the synthesized nanoparticles. Photoluminescence (PL) emission spectra show intense broad emission band centered at 570 nm with 393 nm excitation indicating its usefulness for w-LED application. The CIE-chromaticity color coordinates of prepared material were calculated. The photocatalytic activity of the α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles was analyzed and the nanopowder exhibited good photocatalytic activity for the removal AO7 from its aqueous solution.



2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 1760012
Author(s):  
S. Gowreesan ◽  
A. Ruban Kumar

The scope of the present work is in enhancing the particle size, and dielectric properties of Mg-substituted Cobalt ferrites nanoparticles prepared by sol–gel auto combustion method. The different ratios of Mg-substituted Co Ferrites (Co[Formula: see text]MgxFe2O4([Formula: see text], 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20 and 0.30)) are calcinated at 850[Formula: see text]C. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by powder XRD, FTIR, FE-SEM, EDX techniques and dielectric behavior. The structural parameters were confirmed from powder XRD and the average particle size is obtained from 39 to 67 nm due to the substitution of Mg[Formula: see text] which was calculated by Debye Scherrer’s formula. FE-SEM showed the surface morphology of the different ratio of the sample. The dielectric loss has measured the frequency range of 50[Formula: see text]Hz–5[Formula: see text]MHz. From electrical modulus, conductivity relaxation and thermal activation of charge carriers has been discussed.



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