Nanostructured Cobalt Doped Barium Strontium Titanate Thin Films with Potential in CO2 Detection

In this work, (Ba0.75Sr0.25) (Ti0.95Co0.05) O3 perovskite nanostructured material, denoted subsequently as Co-doped BaSrTiO3, was synthesized in a one-step process in hydrothermal conditions. The obtained powder was heat-treated at 800 °C and 1000 °C, respectively, in order to study nanostructured p...

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Published in:Materials 2020-10, Vol.13 (21), p.4797
Main Authors: Ciobota, Cristina F., Piticescu, Roxana M., Neagoe, Ciprian, Tudor, Ioan A., Matei, Alexandru, Dragut, Dumitru V., Sobetkii, Arcadie, Anghel, Elena M., Stanoiu, Adelina, Simion, Cristian E., Florea, Ovidiu G., Bejan, Simona E.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum oxide
Barium
Barium strontium titanates
Carbon dioxide
Electrical properties
Gas sensors
Gases
Heat treatment
Humidity
Lasers
Nanostructure
Nanostructured materials
Particle size
Perovskites
Power consumption
Precipitation
Relative humidity
Room temperature
Sensors
Spectrum analysis
Stability analysis
Substrates
Thin films
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Summary:In this work, (Ba0.75Sr0.25) (Ti0.95Co0.05) O3 perovskite nanostructured material, denoted subsequently as Co-doped BaSrTiO3, was synthesized in a one-step process in hydrothermal conditions. The obtained powder was heat-treated at 800 °C and 1000 °C, respectively, in order to study nanostructured powder behavior during thermal treatment. The Co-doped BaSrTiO3 powder was pressed into pellets of 5.08 cm (2 inches) then used for thin film deposition onto commercial Al2O3 substrates by RF sputtering method. The microstructural, thermal, and gas sensing properties were investigated. The electrical and thermodynamic characterization allowed the evaluation of thermodynamic stability and the correlation of structural features with the sensing properties revealed under real operating conditions. The sensing behavior with respect to the temperature range between 23 and 400 °C, for a fixed CO2 concentration of 3000 ppm, highlighted specific differences between Co-doped BaSrTiO3 treated at 800 °C compared to that treated at 1000 °C. The influence of the relative humidity level on the CO2 concentrations and the other potential interfering gases was also analyzed. Two possible mechanisms for CO2 interaction were then proposed. The simple and low-cost technology, together with the high sensitivity when operating at room temperature corresponding to low power consumption, suggests that Co-doped BaSrTiO3 has a good potential for use in developing portable CO2 detectors.
ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma13214797