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Aquatic products contain an incredibly high nutritional value for the human body and gradually become indispensable ingredients on the Chinese table. Trimethylamine (TMA) from the deterioration of aquatic products can serve as an indicator to measure fish freshness. It is a challenge to develop an instant, fast, convenient, and efficient gas sensor for fish freshness. In this study, a novel Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 composite gas sensing material is prepared by introducing Cu3Mo2O9 nanoparticles on the surface of MoO3 nanobelts. The results of SEM and TEM images show that the Cu3Mo2O9 nanoparticles are uniformly dispersed. Then, the TMA sensing performance of a resistance-type gas sensor based the prepared Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 composite is tested at optimal operating temperature (240 °C). the results show that the sensor possesses good response (13.9) at low concentration (5×10–6), with excellent low detection limit (2×10–7). The response time is also significantly shortened. The high sensing performance of Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 composite is attributed to the heterojunction interface, which promotes the separation of electrons from holes through its strong oxygen adsorption and catalytic effect. This significantly improves the electron transport properties and gas sensing characteristics of the composite material. Electrons flow from MoO3 nanoribbons to Cu3Mo2O9, and the Fermi level reaches equilibrium. This process results in the formation of an electron loss layer underneath MoO3, and the charge transfer channel narrows, which is consistent with previous result. When trimethylamine dissociates on the nanoribbons to release electrons, the balance of the fermi lever is disrupted, and electrons flow from MoO3 to Cu3Mo2O9. As a result, the charge transfer channel becomes thinner, resulting in resistance modulation and increased sensitivity. In addition, the enhancement of trimethylamine sensing performance of Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 nanocomposite can be explained by the enhancement of gas adsorption and diffusion: MoO3 nanoribbons as a skeleton can effectively disperse Cu3Mo2O9 particles and increase the adsorption capacity of gas molecules. And the enhanced response of Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 may be due to the good catalytic effect of Cu3Mo2O9, which is conducive to oxygen adsorption. This work provides a new strategy for preparing high-performance MoO3-based gas sensing materials.
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Keywords:
- gas sensors /
- trimethylamine /
- MoO3 nanoribbons /
- Cu3Mo2O9 particles /
- heterojunctions
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图 1 (a) MoO3纳米带、Cu3Mo2O9颗粒及Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3纳米复合材料的XRD图谱; (b) Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3纳米复合材料的TEM图像; (c)—(e) 元素映射图像: Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3纳米复合材料的Mo, O, Cu图像
Figure 1. (a) XRD patterns of MoO3 nanobelts, Cu3Mo2O9 particle, and Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 nanocomposites; (b) TEM image of Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 nanocomposites; (c)–(e) Mo, O and Cu element mapping images of Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 nanocomposites.
图 2 (a), (b) 纯MoO3纳米带和Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3纳米复合材料的SEM图像; (c) Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3纳米复合材料的TEM图像 (插图为MoO3纳米带和Cu3Mo2O9颗粒的HRTEM图)
Figure 2. (a), (b) SEM image of pure MoO3 nanobelts and Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 nanocomposites; (c) TEM image of Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 nanocomposites (Inset shows HRTEM patten of the MoO3 nanobelts and Cu3Mo2O9 particle).
图 4 (a) 不同工作温度下MoO3纳米带、Cu3Mo2O9颗粒和Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3纳米复合材料对体积分数为5×10–6 的TMA的响应; (b) 190 ℃下MoO3纳米带、Cu3Mo2O9颗粒和Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3纳米复合材料对不同浓度TMA的响应折线图
Figure 4. (a) Response of MoO3 nanobelts, Cu3Mo2O9 particle, and Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 nanocomposites to TMA with a volume fraction of 5×10–6 at different working temperatures; (b) the corresponding line chart of MoO3 nanobelts, Cu3Mo2O9 particle, and Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 nanocomposites to different concentrations of TMA at 190 ℃.
图 5 (a) MoO3纳米带、Cu3Mo2O9颗粒和Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3纳米复合材料在190 ℃下对不同浓度TMA的实时响应/恢复曲线; (b) Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3纳米复合材料对体积分数为5×10–6的TMA的响应/恢复时间
Figure 5. (a) Real-time response/recovery curves of MoO3 nanobelts, Cu3Mo2O9 particle, and Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 nanocomposites to different concentrations of TMA at 190 ℃; (b) response/recovery time of Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 nanocomposites to TMA with a volume fraction of 5×10–6.
图 11 Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3纳米复合材料体系的能带图 (a) 平衡前 (b) 平衡后 (Evac, 真空水平; Ef, 费米能级; Ec, 导带底部; Ev, 价电子带顶部; Eg, 带隙). (c) Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3纳米复合材料暴露于TMA的示意图
Figure 11. Energy band diagrams of Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 nanocomposites system: (a) Before and (b) after equilibrium (Evac, the vacuum level; Ef, Fermi level; Ec, the bottom of conduction band; Ev, the top of valence band; Eg, band gap). (c) Schematic diagram of Cu3Mo2O9/MoO3 nanocomposites exposed to TMA.
表 1 不同材料对TMA的气敏性能对比
Table 1. Comparison of gas-sensing performance of gas towards TMA.
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[1] Wang T S, Zhang S F, Yu Q, Wang S P, Sun P, Lu H Y, Liu F M, Yan X, Lu G Y 2018 ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10 38Google Scholar
[2] Li C, Feng C H, Qu F D, Liu J, Zhu L H, Lin Y, Wang Y, Li F, Zhou J R, Ruan S P 2015 Sens. Actuators B 207 90Google Scholar
[3] Yoon H C, Liang X S, Kang Y C, Lee J H 2015 Sens. Actuators A 207 330Google Scholar
[4] Chu X, Liang S, Chen T 2010 Mater. Chem. Phys. 123 396Google Scholar
[5] Chu X F, Liang S M, Sun W Q 2010 Sens. Actuators, A 148 399Google Scholar
[6] Adamu B I, Falak A, Tian Y, Tan X H, Meng X M, Chen P P, Wang H F, Chu W G 2020 ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12 8411Google Scholar
[7] Xu K, Duan K L, Tang Q, Zhu Q, Zhao W, Yu W, Yang Y, Yu T, Yuan G L 2019 Cryst. Eng. Comm 21 5834Google Scholar
[8] Li Z Q, Song P, Yang Z X, Wang Q 2017 Ceram. Int. 44 3364Google Scholar
[9] Meng D, Li R X, Zhang L, Wang G S, Zhang Y, San X G, Wang X L 2022 Sens. Actuators. 4 87Google Scholar
[10] Wang L P, Jin Z, Luo T, Ding Y, Liu J H, Wang X F, Li M Q 2019 New J. Chem. 43 3619Google Scholar
[11] Ahn H, Noh H J, Kim S B, Overfelt R A, Yoon Y S, KimD J 2010 Mater. Chem. Phys. 124 563Google Scholar
[12] Zhang S, Song P, Zhang J, Li Z Q, Yang Z X, Wang Q 2016 RSC Adv. 6 50423Google Scholar
[13] Kathirvelan J, Vijayaraghavan R, Thomas A 2017 Sens. Rev. 37 147Google Scholar
[14] Gou Y, Yang L, Liu Z, Asiri A M, Hu J, Sun X P 2018 Inorg. Nano-Met. Chem. 57 147Google Scholar
[15] Wang W X, Jin W, Yang S, Jian Z L, Chen W 2021 Sens. Actuators B 15 129583Google Scholar
[16] Dutta D P, Rathore A, Ballal A, Tyagi A K 2015 RSC Adv. 10 10389Google Scholar
[17] Pan H, Jin L, Su H, Zhang B B, Zhang L, Zhang H T, Yang W Q 2017 J. Alloys Compd. 695 2965Google Scholar
[18] Shen S K, Zhang X F, Cheng X L, Xu Y M, Gao S, Zhao H, Zhou X, Huo L H 2019 ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2 8016Google Scholar
[19] 薄小庆, 刘唱白, 李海英, 刘丽, 郭欣, 刘震, 刘丽丽, 苏畅 2014 物理学报 63 176803Google Scholar
Bo X Q, Liu C B, Li H Y, Liu L, Guo X, Liu Z, Liu L L, Su C 2014 Acta Phys. Sin. 63 176803Google Scholar
[20] 韩丹, 刘志华, 刘琭琭, 韩晓美, 刘东明, 禚凯, 桑胜波 2022 物理学报 71 010701Google Scholar
Han D, Liu Z H, Liu L L, Han X M, Liu D M, Gao K, Sang S B 2022 Acta Phys. Sin. 71 010701Google Scholar
[21] Wang J X, Zhou Q, Peng S D, Xu L N, Zeng W 2020 Front. Nanochem. 8 339Google Scholar
[22] Sui L L, Xu Y M, Zhang X F, Cheng X L, Gao S, Zhao H, Cai Z, Huo L H 2015 Sens. Actuators, B 208 73Google Scholar
[23] 秦玉香, 王飞, 沈万江, 胡明 2012 物理学报 61 057301Google Scholar
Qin Y X, Wang F, Shen W J, Hu M 2012 Acta Phys. Sin. 61 057301Google Scholar
[24] 刘志福, 李培, 程铁栋, 黄文 2020 物理学报 69 248101Google Scholar
Liu Z F, Li P, Cheng T D, Huang W 2020 Acta Phys. Sin. 69 248101Google Scholar
[25] 李东珂, 贺冰彦, 陈坤权, 皮明雨, 崔玉亭, 张丁可 2019 物理学报 69 198101Google Scholar
Li D K, He B Y, Chen K Q, Pi M Y, Cui Y T, Zhang D K 2019 Acta Phys. Sin. 69 198101Google Scholar
[26] 艾雯, 胡小会, 潘林, 陈长春, 王一峰, 沈晓冬 2019 物理学报 68 197101Google Scholar
Ai W, Hu X H, Pan L, Chen C C, Wang Y F, Shen X D 2019 Acta Phys. Sin. 68 197101Google Scholar
[27] Sakaushi K, Thomas J, Kaskel S, Eckert J 2013 Chem. Mater. 25 2557Google Scholar
[28] Rothschild A, Komem Y 2004 Appl. Surf. Sci 95 6374Google Scholar
[29] Yao M S, Tang W X, Wang G E, Nath B, Xu G 2016 Adv. Mater. 28 5229Google Scholar
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