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Ethanol Gas Detection Using a Yolk-Shell (Core-Shell) α-Fe 2 O 3 Nanospheres as Sensing Material

2015; American Chemical Society; Volume: 7; Issue: 23 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/acsami.5b03978

1944-8252

Lili Wang, Zheng Lou, Jianan Deng, Rui Zhang, Tong Zhang,

Iron oxide chemistry and applications

Three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures of α-Fe2O3 materials, including both hollow sphere-shaped and yolk-shell (core-shell)-shaped, have been successfully synthesized via an environmentally friendly hydrothermal approach. By expertly adjusting the reaction time, the solid, hollow, and yolk-shell shaped α-Fe2O3 can be selectively synthesized. Yolk-shell α-Fe2O3 nanospheres display outer diameters of 350 nm, and the interstitial hollow spaces layer is intimately sandwiched between the inner and outer shell of α-Fe2O3 nanostructures. The possible growth mechanism of the yolk-shell nanostructure is proposed. The results showed that the well-defined bilayer interface effectively enhanced the sensing performance of the α-Fe2O3 nanostructures (i.e., yolk-shell α-Fe2O3@α-Fe2O3), owing predominantly to the unique nanostructure, thus facilitated the transport rate and augmented the adsorption quantity of the target gas molecule under gas detection.