Enhancement of CO gas sensing performance by Mn-doped porous ZnSnO<sub>3</sub> microspheres
Manish Kumar Tiwari, Subhash Chand Yadav, Abhishek Srivastava, Archana Kanwade, Jena Akash Kumar Satrughna, Sawanta S. Mali, Jyoti V. Patil, Chang Kook Hong, Parasharam M. Shirage
Abstract
Mn site in ZnSnO 3 plays a critical role to adsorb CO molecules. This generates more number of oxygen vacancies in the lattice and hence more number of free electrons, improving the gas sensing.
Topics & Concepts
MicrosphereMaterials sciencePorosityDopingChemical engineeringPorous mediumNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsComposite materialEngineeringGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsZnO doping and propertiesTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials