Nanostructured ceria thin film for ethanol and trimethylamine sensing

Nanostructured cerium dioxide (CeO2) thin films were deposited on glass substrates at an optimized substrate temperature of 503K, using spray pyrolysis technique under optimized deposition conditions. An aqueous solution of 0.05M concentration of Ce(NO3)3·6H2O was used as precursor. The X-ray diffra...

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Published in:Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical Chemical, 2013-02, Vol.177, p.19-26
Main Authors: Arun Kumar, Krishna Lokaiah, Durgajanani, Sivalingam, Jeyaprakash, Beri Gopalakrishnan, Balaguru Rayappan, John Bosco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
absorbance
Annealing
aqueous solutions
cerium
Chemiresistive
Deposition
energy
Ethanol
Ethyl alcohol
food quality
glass
Nanostructure
Nanostructured ceria film
Operating temperature
pyrolysis
scanning electron microscopy
Spray pyrolysis
temperature
Thin films
Trimethylamine
vapors
VOCs
volatile organic compounds
X-ray diffraction
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Summary:Nanostructured cerium dioxide (CeO2) thin films were deposited on glass substrates at an optimized substrate temperature of 503K, using spray pyrolysis technique under optimized deposition conditions. An aqueous solution of 0.05M concentration of Ce(NO3)3·6H2O was used as precursor. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern confirmed the polycrystalline nature of the film with fluorite type face-centered cubic structure. The scanning electron micrographs (SEM) of the annealed films were observed and it was found to be uniform and free from macroscopic defects. An optical energy band gap of 3.63eV for direct transition was calculated from UV–vis absorbance spectra. Further, the vapour sensing property of annealed CeO2 samples were studied by chemiresistive method for two different volatile organic compounds (VOCs) namely ethanol and trimethylamine at various operating temperatures. Results indicated that the CeO2 thin films changed from n- to p-type character in the presence of ethanol at 323K till to the maximum temperature studied (400K) and showed the higher response at 373K. Conversely, in trimethylamine, the films maintained their n-type character showing appreciable response in the temperature range studied (300–373K). Therefore, the influence of operating temperature on the selectivity of the CeO2 thin film samples can be effectively used for an efficient food quality assessment.
ISSN:0925-4005
1873-3077
DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2012.10.107