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Size effects of tin oxide quantum dot gas sensors: from partial depletion to volume depletion
- Source :
- Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol 9, Iss 6, Pp 16399-16409 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2020.
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Abstract
- The grain size effect is one of the fundamental characteristics of semiconductor gas sensors. However, it has not been fully understood due to the absence of studies on the volume-depleted grains. In this work, the gas-sensitive SnO2 quantum dots (QDs) from partial depletion to volume depletion are prepared to discuss the size effects. A facile aqueous-based method is used to prepare the size-controllable SnO2 QDs of 2.0–12.6 nm. The resistance shows a monotonically negative size effect while the response reaches the optimization when the grain radius is comparable to the depletion layer width. It is suggested that the design of highly sensitive gas sensors should consider the equal importance of the control of grain size and depletion layer width. The computational results illustrate size-dependent energy level of donors and number of quasi-free electrons, which are responsible for the negative size effect of resistivity in the volume-depleted SnO2 crystallites. This work provides a comprehensive understanding of grain size effects from partial depletion to volume depletion in semiconductor gas sensors.
- Subjects :
- Tin oxide quantum dot
lcsh:TN1-997
Materials science
02 engineering and technology
Electron
01 natural sciences
Biomaterials
Depletion region
Electrical resistivity and conductivity
0103 physical sciences
Size effect
lcsh:Mining engineering. Metallurgy
010302 applied physics
business.industry
Metals and Alloys
Volume depletion
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Tin oxide
Grain size
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Semiconductor
Quantum dot
Chemical physics
Ceramics and Composites
Crystallite
0210 nano-technology
business
Gas sensor
Receptor function
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22387854
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Materials Research and Technology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7b6c6ce14917d9e378e7bd7e98c49ac0