Chromium and Ruthenium-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films for Propane Sensing Applications
Chromium and ruthenium-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Cr) and (ZnO:Ru) thin solid films were deposited on soda-lime glass substrates by the sol-gel dip-coating method. A 0.6 M solution of zinc acetate dihydrate dissolved in 2-methoxyethanol and monoethanolamine was used as basic solution. Chromium (III) acet...
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| author | Maximino Avendaño-Alejo Dwight Roberto Acosta María de la Luz Olvera Arturo Maldonado Jorge Rodríguez-Baez Gonzalo Alberto Torres José Luis González-Vidal Heberto Gómez-Pozos Luis Castañeda |
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| description | Chromium and ruthenium-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Cr) and (ZnO:Ru) thin solid films were deposited on soda-lime glass substrates by the sol-gel dip-coating method. A 0.6 M solution of zinc acetate dihydrate dissolved in 2-methoxyethanol and monoethanolamine was used as basic solution. Chromium (III) acetylacetonate and Ruthenium (III) trichloride were used as doping sources. The Ru incorporation and its distribution profile into the films were proved by the SIMS technique. The morphology and structure of the films were studied by SEM microscopy and X-ray diffraction measurements, respectively. The SEM images show porous surfaces covered by small grains with different grain size, depending on the doping element, and the immersions number into the doping solutions. The sensing properties of ZnO:Cr and ZnO:Ru films in a propane (C3H8) atmosphere, as a function of the immersions number in the doping solution, have been studied in the present work. The highest sensitivity values were obtained for films doped from five immersions, 5.8 and 900, for ZnO:Cr and ZnO:Ru films, respectively. In order to evidence the catalytic effect of the chromium (Cr) and ruthenium (Ru), the sensing characteristics of undoped ZnO films are reported as well. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c92aae17d0ad4d758eae7fa29fc4a3f52022-12-22T02:53:25ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202013-03-011333432344410.3390/s130303432Chromium and Ruthenium-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films for Propane Sensing ApplicationsMaximino Avendaño-AlejoDwight Roberto AcostaMaría de la Luz OlveraArturo MaldonadoJorge Rodríguez-BaezGonzalo Alberto TorresJosé Luis González-VidalHeberto Gómez-PozosLuis CastañedaChromium and ruthenium-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Cr) and (ZnO:Ru) thin solid films were deposited on soda-lime glass substrates by the sol-gel dip-coating method. A 0.6 M solution of zinc acetate dihydrate dissolved in 2-methoxyethanol and monoethanolamine was used as basic solution. Chromium (III) acetylacetonate and Ruthenium (III) trichloride were used as doping sources. The Ru incorporation and its distribution profile into the films were proved by the SIMS technique. The morphology and structure of the films were studied by SEM microscopy and X-ray diffraction measurements, respectively. The SEM images show porous surfaces covered by small grains with different grain size, depending on the doping element, and the immersions number into the doping solutions. The sensing properties of ZnO:Cr and ZnO:Ru films in a propane (C3H8) atmosphere, as a function of the immersions number in the doping solution, have been studied in the present work. The highest sensitivity values were obtained for films doped from five immersions, 5.8 and 900, for ZnO:Cr and ZnO:Ru films, respectively. In order to evidence the catalytic effect of the chromium (Cr) and ruthenium (Ru), the sensing characteristics of undoped ZnO films are reported as well.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/3/3432zinc oxidethin solid filmssol-gel |
| spellingShingle | Maximino Avendaño-Alejo Dwight Roberto Acosta María de la Luz Olvera Arturo Maldonado Jorge Rodríguez-Baez Gonzalo Alberto Torres José Luis González-Vidal Heberto Gómez-Pozos Luis Castañeda Chromium and Ruthenium-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films for Propane Sensing Applications Sensors zinc oxide thin solid films sol-gel |
| title | Chromium and Ruthenium-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films for Propane Sensing Applications |
| title_full | Chromium and Ruthenium-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films for Propane Sensing Applications |
| title_fullStr | Chromium and Ruthenium-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films for Propane Sensing Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chromium and Ruthenium-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films for Propane Sensing Applications |
| title_short | Chromium and Ruthenium-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films for Propane Sensing Applications |
| title_sort | chromium and ruthenium doped zinc oxide thin films for propane sensing applications |
| topic | zinc oxide thin solid films sol-gel |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/3/3432 |
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