Pure SnO2 Gas Sensor with High Sensitivity and Selectivity towards C2H5OH

Abstract

To observation, poisonous gases in the environment, Sensors with high selectivity, high response and low operating temperature are required. In this work, pure SnO2 nanoparticles was prepared by using a simple and inexpensive technique (hydrothermal method) without a template. Various confirmatory tests were performed to characterize SnO2 nanoparticles such as energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Transition Electron Microscopy (TEM), during the detection of the gas, we found that pure SnO2 nanoparticles has a high selectivity for ethanol to 100 ppm at a low temperature (180°C) and a high response (about 27 s) and a low detection limit of 5 ppm, also it have response/recovery times about (4 s, 2 s) respectively. The distinctive sensing properties of SnO2 sensor make it a promising candidate for ethanol detection. Furthermore, the gas-sensing mechanism have been examined.