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Huang CH, Chang H, Yang TY, Wang YC, Chueh YL, Nomura K. Artificial Synapse Based on a 2D-SnO 2 Memtransistor with Dynamically Tunable Analog Switching for Neuromorphic Computing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:52822-52832. [PMID: 34714053 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c18329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A new type of two-dimensional (2D) SnO2 semiconductor-based gate-tunable memristor, that is, a memtransistor, an integrated device of a memristor and a transistor, was demonstrated to advance next-generation neuromorphic computing technology. The polycrystalline 2D-SnO2 memristors derived from a low-temperature and vacuum-free liquid metal process offer several interesting resistive switching properties such as excellent digital/analog resistive switching, multistate storage, and gate-tunability function of resistance switching states. Significantly, the gate tunability function that is not achievable in conventional two-terminal memristors provides the capability to implement heterosynaptic analog switching by regulating gate bias for enabling complex neuromorphic learning. We successfully demonstrated that the gate-tunable synaptic device dynamically modulated the analog switching behavior with good linearity and an improved conductance change ratio for high recognition accuracy learning. The presented gate-tunable 2D-oxide memtransistor will advance neuromorphic device technology and open up new opportunities to design learning schemes with an extra degree of freedom.
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Flower-like SnO 2 Nanoparticle Biofabrication Using Pometia pinnata Leaf Extract and Study on Its Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Activities. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11113012. [PMID: 34835776 PMCID: PMC8623890 DOI: 10.3390/nano11113012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The present study reported biofabrication of flower-like SnO2 nanoparticles using Pometia pinnata leaf extract. The study focused on the physicochemical characteristics of the prepared SnO2 nanoparticles and its activity as photocatalyst and antibacterial agent. The characterization was performed by XRD, SEM, TEM, UV-DRS and XPS analyses. Photocatalytic activity of the nanoparticles was examined on bromophenol blue photooxidation; meanwhile, the antibacterial activity was evaluated against Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. XRD and XPS analyses confirmed the single tetragonal SnO2 phase. The result from SEM analysis indicates the flower like morphology of SnO2 nanoparticles, and by TEM analysis, the nanoparticles were seen to be in uniform spherical shapes with a diameter ranging from 8 to 20 nm. SnO2 nanoparticles showed significant photocatalytic activity in photooxidation of bromophenol blue as the degradation efficiency reached 99.93%, and the photocatalyst exhibited the reusability as the degradation efficiency values were insignificantly changed until the fifth cycle. Antibacterial assay indicated that the synthesized SnO2 nanoparticles exhibit an inhibition of tested bacteria and showed a potential to be applied for further environmental and medical applications.
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Wang C, Wu J, Wang S, Liu X, Wang X, Yan Z, Chen L, Liu X, Li G, Sun W, Lan Z. Alkali Metal Fluoride-Modified Tin Oxide for n-i-p Planar Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:50083-50092. [PMID: 34648264 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c16519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The practical applications of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are limited by further improvement of their stability and performance. Additive engineering and interface engineering are promising medicine to cure this stubborn disease. Herein, an alkali metal fluoride as an additive is introduced into the tin oxide (SnO2) electron transport layer (ETL). The formation of coordination bonds of F- ions with the oxygen vacancy of Sn4+ ions decreases the trap-state density and improves the electron mobility; the hydrogen bond interaction between the F ion and amine group (FA+) of perovskite inhibits the diffusion of organic cations and promotes perovskite (PVK) stability. Meanwhile, the alkali metal ions (K+, Rb+, and Cs+) permeated into PVK fill the organic cation vacancies and ameliorate the crystal quality of PVK films. Consequently, a SnO2-based planar PSC exhibits a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 20.24%, while the PSC modified by CsF achieves a PCE of 22.51%, accompanied by effective enhancement of stability and negligible hysteresis. The research results provide a typical example for low-cost and multifunctional additives in high-performance PSCs.
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Lu X, Xiong Q, Yao Z, Qiu J, Xu Y, Shan R, He X, Cai Y. Effect of NaOH molarities to the microstructure and sodium storage performance of the Sn-MOF derived SnO 2microporous rod. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:485403. [PMID: 34375959 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac1c21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, we demonstrated a facile method to prepare a novel SnO2microporous rod with various microstructures by controlling NaOH molarities in precursor synthesis processes. Four different molarities of NaOH solution (0.005 M, 0.048 M, 0.12 M and 0.5 M) were used together with o-phthalic acid in Sn-MOF synthesis to determine the effect of ligand [o-C6H4CO222-] concentration on microstructure evolution. It was found that increasing NaOH molarity can effectively decrease the size of Sn-MOF rods. Then, the SnO2microporous rods were obtained by calcinating the as-prepared Sn-MOF as microstructures. Under an optimized experimental condition (NaOH molarity of 0.12 M), the SnO2rods shows a modest initial coulombic efficiency of 61.3% with a high reversible sodium storage capacity of 503 mAh g-1after 150 cycles at 50 mA g-1. Moreover, an impressive reversible sodium storage capacity of 206 mAh g-1can be obtained at long-term cycling performance (800 cycles at current density of 2 A g-1). Effects of morphologies to electrochemical performances have been further discussed in aspects of intrinsic resistance, pseudocapacitive contribution, surface area and porous structure and microstructural stability, and the enhanced electrochemical performance could be attributed to factors of enhanced pseudocapacitive charge contribution, optimized microstructures, and structural stability, which ensure the SnO2-0.12 M to have a good rate performance and cyclability. This nanoscale-engineering method adopted here could be a promising path to fabricate SnO2-based anodes with novel microstructures for sodium storage applications.
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Han JH, Lee SH, Jeong SG, Kim DY, Yang HL, Lee S, Yoo SY, Park I, Park HB, Lim KS, Yang WJ, Choi HC, Park JS. Atomic-Layer-Deposited SiO x/SnO x Nanolaminate Structure for Moisture and Hydrogen Gas Diffusion Barriers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:39584-39594. [PMID: 34383478 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c09901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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High-density SnOx and SiOx thin films were deposited via atomic layer deposition (ALD) at low temperatures (100 °C) using tetrakis(dimethylamino)tin(IV) (TDMASn) and di-isopropylaminosilane (DIPAS) as precursors and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and O2 plasma as reactants, respectively. The thin-film encapsulation (TFE) properties of SnOx and SiOx were demonstrated with thickness dependence measurements of the water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) evaluated at 50 °C and 90% relative humidity, and different TFE performance tendencies were observed between thermal and plasma ALD SnOx. The film density, crystallinity, and pinholes formed in the SnOx film appeared to be closely related to the diffusion barrier properties of the film. Based on the above results, a nanolaminate (NL) structure consisting of SiOx and SnOx deposited using plasma-enhanced ALD was measured using WVTR (H2O molecule diffusion) at 2.43 × 10-5 g/m2 day with a 10/10 nm NL structure and time-lag gas permeation measurement (H2 gas diffusion) for applications as passivation layers in various electronic devices.
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Büschges MI, Hoffmann RC, Regoutz A, Schlueter C, Schneider JJ. Atomic Layer Deposition of Ternary Indium/Tin/Aluminum Oxide Thin Films, Their Characterization and Transistor Performance under Illumination. Chemistry 2021; 27:9791-9800. [PMID: 34002896 PMCID: PMC8362207 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Multilayered heterostructures comprising of In2 O3 , SnO2 , and Al2 O3 were studied for their application in thin-film transistors (TFT). The compositional influence of tin oxide on the properties of the thin-film, as well as on the TFT characteristics is investigated. The heterostructures are fabricated by atomic layer deposition (ALD) at 200 °C, employing trimethylindium (TMI), tetrakis(dimethylamino)tin (TDMASn), trimethylaluminum (TMA), and water as precursors. After post-deposition annealing at 400 °C the thin-films are found to be amorphous, however, they show a discrete layer structure of the individual oxides of uniform film thickness and high optical transparency in the visible region. Incorporation of only two monolayers of Al2 O3 in the active semiconducting layer the formation of oxygen vacancies can be effectively suppressed, resulting in an improved semiconducting and switching behavior. The heterostacks comprising of In2 O3 /SnO2 /Al2 O3 are incorporated into TFT devices, exhibiting a saturation field-effect mobility (μsat ) of 2.0 cm2 ⋅ V-1 s-1 , a threshold-voltage (Vth ) of 8.6 V, a high current on/off ratio (IOn /IOff ) of 1.0×107 , and a subthreshold swing (SS) of 485 mV ⋅ dec-1 . The stability of the TFT under illumination is also altered to a significant extent. A change in the transfer characteristic towards conductive behavior is evident when illuminated with light of an energy of 3.1 eV (400 nm).
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Paleczek A, Szafraniak B, Fuśnik Ł, Brudnik A, Grochala D, Kluska S, Jurzecka-Szymacha M, Maciak E, Kałużyński P, Rydosz A. The Heterostructures of CuO and SnO x for NO 2 Detection. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21134387. [PMID: 34206823 PMCID: PMC8272026 DOI: 10.3390/s21134387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Controlling environmental pollution is a burning problem for all countries more than ever. Currently, due to the increasing industrialization, the number of days when the limits of air pollutants are over the threshold levels exceeds 80-85% of the year. Therefore, cheap and effective sensors are always welcome. One idea is to combine such solutions with cars and provide real-time information about the current pollution level. However, the environmental conditions are demanding, and thus the developed sensors need to be characterized by the high 3S parameters: sensitivity, stability and selectivity. In this paper, we present the results on the heterostructure of CuO/SnOx and SnOx/CuO as a possible approach for selective NO2 detection. The developed gas sensors exhibited lower operating temperature and high response in the wide range of NO2 and in a wide range of relative humidity changes. Material characterizations and impedance spectroscopy measurements were also conducted to analyze the chemical and electrical behavior.
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Kong T, Wang R, Zheng D, Yu J. Modification of the SnO 2 Electron Transporting Layer by Using Perylene Diimide Derivative for Efficient Organic Solar Cells. Front Chem 2021; 9:703561. [PMID: 34249871 PMCID: PMC8267467 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.703561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Recently, tin oxide (SnO2) nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted considerable attention as the electron transporting layer (ETL) for organic solar cells (OSCs) due to their superior electrical properties, excellent chemical stability, and compatibility with low-temperature solution fabrication. However, the rough surface of SnO2 NPs may generate numerous defects, which limits the performance of the OSCs. In this study, we introduce a perylene diimide derivative (PDINO) that could passivate the defects between SnO2 NP ETL and the active layer. Compared with the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the pristine SnO2 ETL–based OSCs (12.7%), the PDINO-modified device delivers a significantly increased PCE of 14.9%. Overall, this novel composite ETL exhibits lowered work function, improved electron mobility, and reduced surface defects, thus increasing charge collection efficiency and restraining defect-caused molecular recombination in the OSC. Overall, this work demonstrates a strategy of utilizing the organic–inorganic hybrid ETL that has the potential to overcome the drawbacks of SnO2 NPs, thereby developing efficient and stable OSCs.
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Zhou L, Hu Z, Li HY, Liu J, Zeng Y, Wang J, Huang Y, Miao L, Zhang G, Huang Y, Jiang J, Jiang S, Liu H. Template-Free Construction of Tin Oxide Porous Hollow Microspheres for Room-Temperature Gas Sensors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:25111-25120. [PMID: 34003629 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Porous hollow microsphere (PHM) materials represent ideal building blocks for realizing diverse functional applications such as catalysis, energy storage, drug delivery, and chemical sensing. This has stimulated intense efforts to construct metal oxide PHMs for achieving highly sensitive and low-power-consumption semiconductor gas sensors. Conventional methods for constructing PHMs rely on delicate reprogramming of templates and may suffer from the structural collapse issue during the removal of templates. Here, we propose a template-free method for the construction of tin oxide (SnO2) PHMs via the competition between the solvent evaporation rate and the phase separation dynamics of colloidal SnO2 quantum wires. The SnO2 PHMs (typically 3 ± 0.5 μm diameter and approximately 200 nm shell thickness) exhibit desirable structural stability with desirable processing compatibility with various substrates. This enables the realization of NO2 gas sensors having a superior response and recovery process at room temperature. The superior NO2-sensing characteristic is attributed to the effective gas adsorption competition on solid surfaces benefiting from efficient diffusion channels, enhancing the interaction of metal oxide solids with gas molecules in terms of the receptor function, transducer function, and utility factor. In addition, the one-step deposition of SnO2 PHMs directly onto device substrates simplifies the fabrication conditions for semiconductor gas sensors. The desirable structural stability of PHMs combined with the functional diversity of metal oxides may open new opportunities for the design of functional materials and devices.
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Chang JH, Chen SY, Kuo YL, Yang CR, Chen JZ. Carbon Dioxide Tornado-Type Atmospheric-Pressure-Plasma-Jet-Processed rGO-SnO 2 Nanocomposites for Symmetric Supercapacitors. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:2777. [PMID: 34073783 PMCID: PMC8197281 DOI: 10.3390/ma14112777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pastes containing reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and SnCl2 solution were screen printed on carbon cloth and then calcined using a CO2 tornado-type atmospheric-pressure plasma jet (APPJ). The tornado circulation of the plasma gas enhances the mixing of the reactive plasma species and thus ensures better reaction uniformity. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were performed to characterize the synthesized rGO-SnO2 nanocomposites on carbon cloth. After CO2 tornado-type APPJ treatment, the pastes were converted into rGO-SnO2 nanocomposites for use as the active electrode materials of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-H2SO4 gel-electrolyte flexible supercapacitors (SCs). Various APPJ scanning times were tested to obtain SCs with optimized performance. With seven APPJ scans, the SC achieved the best areal capacitance of 37.17 mF/cm2 in Galvanostatic charging/discharging (GCD) and a capacitance retention rate of 84.2% after 10,000-cycle cyclic voltammetry (CV) tests. The capacitance contribution ratio, calculated as pseudocapacitance/electrical double layer capacitance (PC/EDLC), is ~50/50 as analyzed by the Trasatti method. GCD data were also analyzed to obtain Ragone plots; these indicated an energy density comparable to those of SCs processed using a fixed-point nitrogen APPJ in our previous study.
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Energetic-Materials-Driven Synthesis of Graphene-Encapsulated Tin Oxide Nanoparticles for Sodium-Ion Batteries. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14102550. [PMID: 34069025 PMCID: PMC8157060 DOI: 10.3390/ma14102550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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By evenly mixing polytetrafluoroethylene-silicon energetic materials (PTFE-Si EMs) with tin oxide (SnO2) particles, we demonstrate a direct synthesis of graphene-encapsulated SnO2 (Gr-SnO2) nanoparticles through the self-propagated exothermic reaction of the EMs. The highly exothermic reaction of the PTFE-Si EMs released a huge amount of heat that induced an instantaneous temperature rise at the reaction zone, and the rapid expansion of the gaseous SiF4 product provided a high-speed gas flow for dispersing the molten particles into finer nanoscale particles. Furthermore, the reaction of the PTFE-NPs with Si resulted in a simultaneous synthesis of graphene that encapsulated the SnO2 nanoparticles in order to form the core-shell nanostructure. As sodium storage material, the graphene-encapsulated SnO2 nanoparticles exhibit a good cycling performance, superior rate capability, and a high initial Coulombic efficiency of 85.3%. This proves the effectiveness of our approach for the scalable synthesis of core-shell-structured graphene-encapsulated nanomaterials.
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Vázquez-López A, Maestre D, Ramírez-Castellanos J, Cremades A. In Situ Local Oxidation of SnO Induced by Laser Irradiation: A Stability Study. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:976. [PMID: 33920148 PMCID: PMC8070038 DOI: 10.3390/nano11040976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this work, semiconductor tin oxide (II) (SnO) nanoparticles and plates were synthesized at room conditions via a hydrolysis procedure. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed the high crystallinity of the as-synthesized romarchite SnO nanoparticles with dimensions ranging from 5 to 16 nm. The stability of the initial SnO and the controlled oxidation to SnO2 was studied based on either thermal treatments or controlled laser irradiation using a UV and a red laser in a confocal microscope. Thermal treatments induced the oxidation from SnO to SnO2 without formation of intermediate SnOx, as confirmed by thermodiffraction measurements, while by using UV or red laser irradiation the transition from SnO to SnO2 was controlled, assisted by formation of intermediate Sn3O4, as confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopy as a function of the laser excitation source, the laser power density, and the irradiation duration were analyzed in order to gain insights in the formation of SnO2 from SnO. Finally, a tailored spatial SnO/SnO2 micropatterning was achieved by controlled laser irradiation with potential applicability in optoelectronics and sensing devices.
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Altinkaya C, Aydin E, Ugur E, Isikgor FH, Subbiah AS, De Bastiani M, Liu J, Babayigit A, Allen TG, Laquai F, Yildiz A, De Wolf S. Tin Oxide Electron-Selective Layers for Efficient, Stable, and Scalable Perovskite Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2005504. [PMID: 33660306 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202005504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become a promising photovoltaic (PV) technology, where the evolution of the electron-selective layers (ESLs), an integral part of any PV device, has played a distinctive role to their progress. To date, the mesoporous titanium dioxide (TiO2 )/compact TiO2 stack has been among the most used ESLs in state-of-the-art PSCs. However, this material requires high-temperature sintering and may induce hysteresis under operational conditions, raising concerns about its use toward commercialization. Recently, tin oxide (SnO2 ) has emerged as an attractive alternative ESL, thanks to its wide bandgap, high optical transmission, high carrier mobility, suitable band alignment with perovskites, and decent chemical stability. Additionally, its low-temperature processability enables compatibility with temperature-sensitive substrates, and thus flexible devices and tandem solar cells. Here, the notable developments of SnO2 as a perovskite-relevant ESL are reviewed with emphasis placed on the various fabrication methods and interfacial passivation routes toward champion solar cells with high stability. Further, a techno-economic analysis of SnO2 materials for large-scale deployment, together with a processing-toxicology assessment, is presented. Finally, a perspective on how SnO2 materials can be instrumental in successful large-scale module and perovskite-based tandem solar cell manufacturing is provided.
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Nanosized SnO 2 Prepared by Electrospinning: Influence of the Polymer on Both Morphology and Microstructure. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13060977. [PMID: 33806718 PMCID: PMC8004968 DOI: 10.3390/polym13060977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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An electrospinning (ES) procedure of polymeric solutions containing metal oxide precursors, followed by thermal treatments, was exploited to obtain SnO2 nanofibers. Attention was focused on the effect of different templating polymers (polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), polyethylene oxide (PEO) and polyvinyl acetate (PVAc)) on the morphologies and particle size distributions of SnO2. We demonstrated that with different polymers, the final oxide's morphology and crystallite size change. Defined fibers, with homogeneous diameter, were obtained with each polymer, but, after calcination, the morphology of the oxide changes, leading to fibers, "flakes" or "sphere-shaped" particles when PVP, PEO or PVAc were used, respectively, as evidenced by SEM images. Data from HR-TEM and XRD measurements confirm that SnO2 samples consist of crystalline cassiterite, with small mean particle dimensions calculated by Debye-Scherrer equation, i.e., 30, 11 and 25 nm with PVP, PEO and PVAc, respectively. TEM measurements put in evidence lower average particle sizes and for SnO2 obtained with PEO average size of 8.5 nm with a standard deviation of ±4.9 nm was evidenced. By applying different calcination temperatures on fiber mat obtained by the same polymer, i.e., PEO, the influence of polymer not only on the final shape of the oxide particles but also on the crystallite size was definitively demonstrated.
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Tin Oxide Encapsulated into Pyrolyzed Chitosan as a Negative Electrode for Lithium Ion Batteries. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14051156. [PMID: 33804496 PMCID: PMC7957769 DOI: 10.3390/ma14051156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tin oxide is one of the most promising electrode materials as a negative electrode for lithium-ion batteries due to its higher theoretical specific capacity than graphite. However, it suffers lack of stability due to volume changes and low electrical conductivity while cycling. To overcome these issues, a new composite consisting of SnO2 and carbonaceous matrix was fabricated. Naturally abundant and renewable chitosan was chosen as a carbon source. The electrode material exhibiting 467 mAh g−1 at the current density of 18 mA g−1 and a capacity fade of only 2% after 70 cycles is a potential candidate for graphite replacement. Such good electrochemical performance is due to strong interaction between amine groups from chitosan and surface hydroxyl groups of SnO2 at the preparation stage. However, the charge storage is mainly contributed by a diffusion-controlled process showing that the best results might be obtained for low current rates.
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Huang PH, Zhang ZX, Hsu CH, Wu WY, Huang CJ, Lien SY. Chemical Reaction and Ion Bombardment Effects of Plasma Radicals on Optoelectrical Properties of SnO 2 Thin Films via Atomic Layer Deposition. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14030690. [PMID: 33540775 PMCID: PMC7867222 DOI: 10.3390/ma14030690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In this study, the effect of radical intensity on the deposition mechanism, optical, and electrical properties of tin oxide (SnO2) thin films is investigated. The SnO2 thin films are prepared by plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition with different plasma power from 1000 to 3000 W. The experimental results show that plasma contains different amount of argon radicals (Ar*) and oxygen radicals (O*) with the increased power. The three deposition mechanisms are indicated by the variation of Ar* and O* intensities evidenced by optical emission spectroscopy. The adequate intensities of Ar* and O* are obtained by the power of 1500 W, inducing the highest oxygen vacancies (OV) ratio, the narrowest band gap, and the densest film structure. The refractive index and optical loss increase with the plasma power, possibly owing to the increased film density. According to the Hall effect measurement results, the improved plasma power from 1000 to 1500 W enhances the carrier concentration due to the enlargement of OV ratio, while the plasma powers higher than 1500 W further cause the removal of OV and the significant bombardment from Ar*, leading to the increase of resistivity.
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Devabharathi N, M Umarji A, Dasgupta S. Fully Inkjet-Printed Mesoporous SnO 2-Based Ultrasensitive Gas Sensors for Trace Amount NO 2 Detection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:57207-57217. [PMID: 33291878 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c14704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Printed sensors are among the most successful groups of devices within the domain of printed electronics, both in terms of their application versatility and the emerging market share. However, reports on fully printed gas sensors are rare in the literature, even though it can be an important development toward fully printed multisensor platforms for diagnostics, process control, and environmental safety-related applications. In this regard, here, we present the traditional tin oxide-based completely inkjet-printed co-continuous and mesoporous thin films with an extremely large surface-to-volume ratio and then investigate their NO2 sensing properties at low temperatures. A method known as evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) has been mimicked in this study using pluronic F127 (PEO106-PPO70-PEO106) as the soft templating agent and xylene as the micelle expander to obtain highly reproducible and spatially homogeneous co-continuous mesoporous crystalline SnO2 with an average pore diameter of the order of 15-20 nm. The fully printed SnO2 gas sensors thus produced show high linearity for NO2 detection, along with extremely high average response of 11,507 at 5 ppm NO2. On the other hand, the sensors show an ultralow detection limit of the order of 20 ppb with an easy to amplify response of 31. While the excellent electronic transport properties along such co-continuous, mesoporous structures are ensured by their well-connected (co-continuous) ligaments and pores (thereby ensuring high surface area and high mobility transport at the same time) and may actually be responsible for the outstanding sensor performance that has been observed, the use of an industrial printing technique ascertains the possibility of high-throughput manufacturing of such sensor units toward inexpensive and wide-range applications.
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Guan J, Zan Y, Shao R, Niu J, Dou M, Zhu B, Zhang Z, Wang F. Phase Segregated Pt-SnO 2 /C Nanohybrids for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2005048. [PMID: 33314718 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202005048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Strengthening the interfacial interaction in heterogeneous catalysts can lead to a dramatic improvement in their performance and allow the use of smaller amounts of active noble metal, thus decreasing the cost without compromising their activity. In this work, a facile phase-segregation method is demonstrated for synthesizing platinum-tin oxide hybrids supported on carbon black (PtSnO2 /C) in situ by air annealing PtSn alloy nanoparticles on carbon black. Compared with a control sample formed by preloading SnO2 on carbon support followed by deposition of Pt nanoparticles, the phase-segregation-derived PtSnO2 /C exhibits a more strongly coupled PtSnO2 interface with lattice overlap of Pt (111) and SnO2 (200), along with enhanced electron transfer from SnO2 to Pt. Furthermore, the PtSnO2 active sites show a strong ability to degrade reactive oxygen species. As a result, the PtSnO2 /C nanohybrids exhibit both excellent activity and stability as a catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction, with an overall performance which is superior to both the control sample and commercial Pt/C catalyst. This phase-segregation method can be expected to be applicable in the preparation of other strongly coupled nanohybrids and offers a new route to high-performance heterogeneous catalysts for low-cost energy conversion devices.
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Juraić K, Gracin D, Čulo M, Rapljenović Ž, Plaisier JR, Hodzic A, Siketić Z, Pavić L, Bohač M. Origin of Mangetotransport Properties in APCVD Deposited Tin Oxide Thin Films. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13225182. [PMID: 33212831 PMCID: PMC7698347 DOI: 10.3390/ma13225182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Transparent conducting oxides (TCO) with high electrical conductivity and at the same time high transparency in the visible spectrum are an important class of materials widely used in many devices requiring a transparent contact such as light-emitting diodes, solar cells and display screens. Since the improvement of electrical conductivity usually leads to degradation of optical transparency, a fine-tuning sample preparation process and a better understanding of the correlation between structural and transport properties is necessary for optimizing the properties of TCO for use in such devices. Here we report a structural and magnetotransport study of tin oxide (SnO2), a well-known and commonly used TCO, prepared by a simple and relatively cheap Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapour Deposition (APCVD) method in the form of thin films deposited on soda-lime glass substrates. The thin films were deposited at two different temperatures (which were previously found to be close to optimum for our setup), 590 °C and 610 °C, and with (doped) or without (undoped) the addition of fluorine dopants. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction (GIXRD) revealed the presence of inhomogeneity in the samples, on a bigger scale in form of grains (80–200 nm), and on a smaller scale in form of crystallites (10–25 nm). Charge carrier density and mobility extracted from DC resistivity and Hall effect measurements were in the ranges 1–3 × 1020 cm−3 and 10–20 cm2/Vs, which are typical values for SnO2 films, and show a negligible temperature dependence from room temperature down to −269 °C. Such behaviour is ascribed to grain boundary scattering, with the interior of the grains degenerately doped (i.e., the Fermi level is situated well above the conduction band minimum) and with negligible electrostatic barriers at the grain boundaries (due to high dopant concentration). The observed difference for factor 2 in mobility among the thin-film SnO2 samples most likely arises due to the difference in the preferred orientation of crystallites (texture coefficient).
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Xiong Q, Yang L, Zhou Q, Wu T, Mai CL, Wang Z, Wu S, Li X, Gao P. NdCl 3 Dose as a Universal Approach for High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Low-Temperature-Processed SnO x. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:46306-46316. [PMID: 32956588 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The defects on the surface of low-temperature-processed electronic transport layers hindered the development of efficient flexible perovskite solar cells. Herein, we develop a universal NdCl3 dosing strategy to circumvent the residual Sn(II)-OH defects from the incomplete wet-chemical reaction. The introduction of NdCl3 does not lead to the doping of Nd3+ ions but rather the formation of a composite film of NdCl3 with SnOx. The dose of NdCl3 effectively reduces surface trap states at low-temperature-processed SnOx films, leading to increased carrier extraction and reduced carrier accumulation/recombination at the ETL/perovskite interface. These improvements result in perovskite solar cells (PvSCs) with significantly enhanced power conversion efficiency (PCE) and eliminated hysteresis. Finally, efficiencies of 18.62% and 21.49% for PvSCs based on MAPbI3 and FA1-xMAxPbI3 perovskites, respectively, were achieved on rigid substrates. The test on a flexible device based on Cs0.05(FA0.83MA0.17)0.95(I0.83Br0.17)3 perovskite realized a PCE of 16.14% and an incredible VOC of 1.158 V. This study indicated the potential of NdCl3 dose as a universal approach to enhance the performance of PvSCs with low-temperature-processed SnOx ETL.
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Chen W, Chen M, Zhen D, Li T, Wu X, Tang S, Wan L, Zhang S, He G. SO 42-/SnO 2 Solid Superacid Granular Stacked One-Dimensional Hollow Nanofiber for a Highly Conductive Proton-Exchange Membrane. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:40740-40748. [PMID: 32805848 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c09122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A novel sulfated tin oxide solid superacid granular stacked one-dimensional (1D) hollow nanofiber (SO42-/FSnO2) is proposed as a nanofiller in sulfonated poly(phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone) (SPPESK) to manipulate a highly conductive proton nanochannel. It has unique microstructures with an open-end hollow nanofibric morphology and grain-stacked single-layer mesoporous fiber wall, which greatly enlarge the specific surface area and aspect ratio. The diverse acid sites, that is, SO42-, Sn-OH Brönsted, and Sn4+ Lewis superacids, provide a high concentration of strong acidic proton carriers on the nanofiber surface and dynamically abundant hydrogen bonds for rapid proton transfer and interfacial interactions with -SO3H groups in the SPPESK along the 1D hollow nanofiber. As a result, long-range orientated ionic clusters are observed in the SO42-/FSnO2 incorporated membrane, leading to simultaneous enhancement of proton conductivity (226.7 mS/cm at 80 °C), mechanical stability (31.4 MPa for the hydrated membrane), fuel permeation resistance, and single-cell performance (936.5 and 147.3 mW/cm2 for H2/O2 and direct methanol fuel cells, respectively). The superior performance, as compared with that of the zero-dimensional nanoparticle-incorporated membrane, Nafion 115, and previously reported SPPESK-based membranes, suggests a great potential of elaborating superstructural 1D hollow nanofillers for highly conductive proton-exchange membranes.
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Bahuguna G, Mondal I, Verma M, Kumar M, Bhattacharya S, Gupta R, Kulkarni GU. Innovative Approach to Photo-Chemiresistive Sensing Technology: Surface-Fluorinated SnO 2 for VOC Detection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:37320-37329. [PMID: 32814406 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c08847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Transparent electronics continues to revolutionize the way we perceive futuristic devices to be. In this work, we propose a technologically advanced volatile organic compound (VOC) sensor in the form of a thin-film transparent display fabricated using fluorinated SnO2 films. A solution-processed method for surface fluorination of SnO2 films using Selectfluor as a fluorinating agent has been developed. The doped fluorine was optimized to be <1%, resulting in a significant increase in conductivity and reduction in persistent photoconductivity accompanied by a faster decay of the photogenerated charge carriers. A combination of these modified properties, together with the intrinsic sensing ability of SnO2, was exploited in designing a transparent display sensor for ppm-level detection of VOCs at an operating temperature of merely 150 °C. Even a transparent metal mesh heater is integrated with the sensor for ease of operation, portability, and less power usage. A sensor reset method is developed while shortening the UV exposure time, enabling complete sensor recovery at low operating temperatures. The sensor is tested toward a variety of polar and nonpolar VOCs (amines, alcohols, carbonyls, alkanes, halo-alkanes, and esters), and it exhibits an easily differentiable response with sensitivity in line with the electron-donating tendency of the functional group present. This work opens up the door for multiplexed sensor arrays with the ability to detect and analyze multiple VOCs with specificity.
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Smith JA, Game OS, Bishop JE, Spooner ELK, Kilbride RC, Greenland C, Jayaprakash R, Alanazi TI, Cassella EJ, Tejada A, Chistiakova G, Wong-Stringer M, Routledge TJ, Parnell AJ, Hammond DB, Lidzey DG. Rapid Scalable Processing of Tin Oxide Transport Layers for Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2020; 3:5552-5562. [PMID: 32596647 PMCID: PMC7313656 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c00525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The development of scalable deposition methods for perovskite solar cell materials is critical to enable the commercialization of this nascent technology. Herein, we investigate the use and processing of nanoparticle SnO2 films as electron transport layers in perovskite solar cells and develop deposition methods for ultrasonic spray coating and slot-die coating, leading to photovoltaic device efficiencies over 19%. The effects of postprocessing treatments (thermal annealing, UV ozone, and O2 plasma) are then probed using structural and spectroscopic techniques to characterize the nature of the np-SnO2/perovskite interface. We show that a brief "hot air flow" method can be used to replace extended thermal annealing, confirming that this approach is compatible with high-throughput processing. Our results highlight the importance of interface management to minimize nonradiative losses and provide a deeper understanding of the processing requirements for large-area deposition of nanoparticle metal oxides.
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Adeyemi JO, Onwudiwe DC. SnS 2 and SnO 2 Nanoparticles Obtained from Organotin(IV) Dithiocarbamate Complex and Their Photocatalytic Activities on Methylene Blue. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13122766. [PMID: 32570834 PMCID: PMC7345225 DOI: 10.3390/ma13122766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This work reports the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye using SnS2 and SnO2 nanoparticles obtained from a solvothermal decomposition (in oleylamine) and pyrolysis (in a furnace) processes, respectively, of the diphenyltin(IV) p-methylphenyldithiocarbamate complex. The complex, which was used as a single-source precursor and represented as [(C6H5)2Sn(L)2] (L = p-methylphenyldithiocarbamato), was synthesized and characterized using various spectroscopic techniques and elemental analysis. The structural properties and morphology of the as-synthesized nanoparticles were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). UV-visible spectroscopy was used to study the optical property. The hexagonal phase of SnS2 and tetragonal SnO2 nanoparticles were identified, which exhibited varying sizes of hexagonal platelets and rod-like morphologies, respectively. The direct band gap energies of both materials, estimated from their absorption spectra, were 2.31 and 3.79 eV for SnS2 and SnO2, respectively. The photocatalytic performances of the SnS2 and SnO2 nanoparticle, studied using methylene blue (MB) as a model dye pollutant under light irradiation, showed that SnO2 nanoparticles exhibited a degradation efficiency of 48.33% after 120 min reaction, while the SnS2 nanoparticles showed an efficiency of 62.42% after the same duration of time. The higher efficiency of SnS2 compared to the SnO2 nanoparticles may be attributed to the difference in the structural properties, morphology and nature of the material’s band gap energy.
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Behi S, Bohli N, Casanova-Cháfer J, Llobet E, Abdelghani A. Metal Oxide Nanoparticle-Decorated Few Layer Graphene Nanoflake Chemoresistors for the Detection of Aromatic Volatile Organic Compounds. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20123413. [PMID: 32560414 PMCID: PMC7349069 DOI: 10.3390/s20123413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Benzene, toluene, and xylene, commonly known as BTX, are hazardous aromatic organic vapors with high toxicity towards living organisms. Many techniques are being developed to provide the community with portable, cost effective, and high performance BTX sensing devices in order to effectively monitor the quality of air. In this paper, we study the effect of decorating graphene with tin oxide (SnO2) or tungsten oxide (WO3) nanoparticles on its performance as a chemoresistive material for detecting BTX vapors. Transmission electron microscopy and environmental scanning electron microscopy are used as morphological characterization techniques. SnO2-decorated graphene displayed high sensitivity towards benzene, toluene, and xylene with the lowest tested concentrations of 2 ppm, 1.5 ppm, and 0.2 ppm, respectively. In addition, we found that, by employing these nanomaterials, the observed response could provide a unique double signal confirmation to identify the presence of benzene vapors for monitoring occupational exposure in the textiles, painting, and adhesives industries or in fuel stations.
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