Preparation of Mesoporous andor Macroporous SnO2-Based Powders and Their Gas-Sensing Properties as Thick Film Sensors 英文参考文献.docVIP

Sensors 2011, 11, 1261-1276; doi:10.3390/s110201261 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Preparation of Mesoporous and/or Macroporous SnO2-Based Powders and Their Gas-Sensing Properties as Thick Film Sensors Luyang Yuan 1, Takeo Hyodo 2, Yasuhiro Shimizu 2,* and Makoto Egashira 2 1 Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan; E-Mail: d708057c@cc.nagasaki-u.ac.jp (L.Y.) 2 Faculty of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan; E-Mails: hyodo@nagasaki-u.ac.jp (T.H.); egashira@nagasaki-u.ac.jp (M.E.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: shimizu@nagasaki-u.ac.jp; Tel.: +81-95-819-2642; Fax: +81-95-819-2643. Received: 13 December 2010 / in revised form: 10 January 2011 / Accepted: 19 January 2011 / Published: 25 January 2011 Abstract: Mesoporous and/or macroporous SnO2-based powders have been prepared and their gas-sensing properties as thick film sensors towards H2 and NO2 have been investigated. The mesopores and macropores of various SnO2-based powders were controlled by self-assembly of sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate and polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) microspheres (ca. 800 nm in diameter), respectively. The introduction of mesopores and macropores into SnO2-based sensors increased their sensor resistance in air significantly. The additions of SiO2 and Sb2O5 into mesoporous and/or macroporous SnO2 were found to improve the sensing properties of the sensors. The addition of SiO2 into mesoporous and/or macroporous SnO2 was found to increase the sensor resistance in air, whereas doping of Sb2O5 into mesoporous and/or macroporous SnO2 was found to markedly reduce the sensor resistance in air, and to increase the response to 1,000 ppm H2 as well as 1 ppm NO2 in air. Among all the sensors tested