Enhancing the sensing performance of WO<sub>2.72</sub> toward <i>n</i>-butanol <i>via</i> loading CeO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles
Rong Wu, Lu-Han Cheng, Chuan-Qi Ma, Zheng-Tao Yuan, Ji‐Ming Song
Abstract
The formation of heterojunctions between CeO 2 and WO 2.72 reduces the band gap. Sample WO 2.72 – x wt% CeO 2 shows hydrophobicity due to the effective shielding of the 4f 1 of Ce by the octet of electrons in the outer 5s 2 5p 6 layer.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceNanoparticleHeterojunctionElectromagnetic shieldingElectronBand gapLayer (electronics)Shielding effectNanotechnologyChemical engineeringAnalytical Chemistry (journal)OptoelectronicsPhysicsChemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryEngineeringQuantum mechanicsGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsAnalytical Chemistry and SensorsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials