Physical and ethanol sensing properties of sprayed Fe2(MoO4)3 thin films

Monoclinic Fe2(MoO4)3 thin films have been prepared by chemical spray technique deposited on glass substrates and investigated their physical properties. The obtained thin films were characterized by X-rays diffraction (XRD) using Rietveld's method which confirm the appearance of pure monoclini...

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Published in:Journal of alloys and compounds 2017-09, Vol.719, p.392-400
Main Authors: Arfaoui, A., Mhamdi, A., Jlidi, D., Belgacem, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ac conductivity
Chemical compounds
Detection
Electrical properties
Electrical resistivity
Ethanol
Ethanol sensors
Fe2(MoO4)3 thin films
Glass
Nanoparticles
Optical properties
Physical properties
Rietveld refinement
Spray pyrolysis
Substrates
Thin films
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Summary:Monoclinic Fe2(MoO4)3 thin films have been prepared by chemical spray technique deposited on glass substrates and investigated their physical properties. The obtained thin films were characterized by X-rays diffraction (XRD) using Rietveld's method which confirm the appearance of pure monoclinic Fe2(MoO4)3 thin films. Moreover, the surface morphological was investigated using scanning electron microscope (SEM), which showed the formation of porous microstructures with rough surfaces and spherical nanoparticles. The spectrophotometer UV–Vis–NIR reveals that the sample presents an optical gap equal to 2.0 eV. Electrical properties dependence on both temperature and frequency of the Fe2(MoO4)3 thin films have been reported. The ac conductivity plot showed a universal power law according to the Jonscher model. Activation energy values deduced from the relaxation frequency is of the order of 0.71 eV. Finally, Fe2(MoO4)3 thin films have been tested as sensitive films against ethanol vapor at different operating temperatures and gas concentrations. The films showed promising ethanol sensing behavior with good reproducibility and especially an excellent sensing performance at 275 °C. •Fe2(MoO4)3 thin film was prepared using chemical technique spray.•From Rietveld refinement we found that our layer has a monoclinic structure with no other impurities.•Fe2(MoO4)3 thin film was characterized by optical, electrical and gas sensing properties.•The ac conductivity of the sprayed Fe2(MoO4)3 thin layers obeys the frequency power law.
ISSN:0925-8388
1873-4669
DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.05.202