Tin Dioxide Nanocrystal Sensors for VOC Detection (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Tin Dioxide Nanocrystal Sensors for VOC Detection

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(Top) Schematic representation of the SnO2 nanorod sensor for volatile organic compound detection. (Bottom) Sensor response in relation to pore size for 100 ppm ethanol gas changes by 5 orders of magnitude at 250 degrees Celsius. [Adapted with permission from: T. Kida, K. Suematsu, K. Hara, K. Kanie, and A. Muramatsu, 'Ultrasensitive detection of volatile organic compounds by a pore tuning approach using anisotropically shaped SnO2 nanocrystals,' ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 8, pp. 35485-35495, Nov. 2016. PMID: 27982565. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b13006. Copyright 2016 American Chemical Society.]

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Professor Tetsuya Kida

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