Facile synthesis and characterization of mesoporous titanium oxide nanoparticles for ethanol sensing properties

Altaf Hussain Shar; Muhammad Nazim Lakhan; Jingyuan Liu; Mukhtiar Ahmed; Muhammad Basit Chandio; Ahmer Hussain Shah; Abdul Hanan; Irfan Ali; Jun Wang

doi:10.30537/sjet.v3i1.541

Sukkur IBA Journal of Emerging Technologies (Jul 2020)

Facile synthesis and characterization of mesoporous titanium oxide nanoparticles for ethanol sensing properties

Altaf Hussain Shar,
Muhammad Nazim Lakhan,
Jingyuan Liu,
Mukhtiar Ahmed,
Muhammad Basit Chandio,
Ahmer Hussain Shah,
Abdul Hanan,
Irfan Ali,
Jun Wang

Affiliations

Altaf Hussain Shar: Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, PR People’s Republic of China
Muhammad Nazim Lakhan: Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, PR People’s Republic of China
Jingyuan Liu: Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, PR People’s Republic of China
Mukhtiar Ahmed: Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, PR People’s Republic of China
Muhammad Basit Chandio: College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University,People’s Republic of China
Ahmer Hussain Shah: Department of Textile Engineering, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan
Abdul Hanan: Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, PR People’s Republic of China
Irfan Ali: Collegeof Chemical Engineering, BeijingUniversity of Chemical Technology, People’s Republic of China
Jun Wang: Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, PR People’s Republic of China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30537/sjet.v3i1.541
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1

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Mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticles were successfully synthesized via solvothermal. The morphology and crystal structure was characterized by UV–vis spectrum (UV-Vis), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). All the observations confirmed that the as-fabricated mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticles were successfully synthesized with surface Plasmon resonance peak between a range of 250-350 nm, and its pattern meets with the JCPDS Standard (card No. 21-1272). TEM confirmed the mesoporous structure morphology and shows the incredible gas sensing performance due to their large accessible surface area. Furthermore, the as-prepared TiO2 nanoparticles exhibited more rapid response/recovery and higher sensitivity towards ethanol at 180°C, distinguished with isopropyl alcohol and methanol. Besides, it can be affirmed that the synthesized mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticles are a promising applicant for fabricating high-performance ethanol gas sensor in real-time monitoring.

Published in Sukkur IBA Journal of Emerging Technologies

ISSN: 2616-7069 (Print); 2617-3115 (Online)
Publisher: Sukkur IBA University
Country of publisher: Pakistan
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Website: http://journal.iba-suk.edu.pk:8089/SIBAJournals/index.php/sjet

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