The influence of nonstoichiometry on electrical transport and ethanol sensing characteristics for nanocrystalline LaFexO3-δ sensors
The influence of nonstoichiometry on electrical transport and ethanol sensing characteristics for nanocrystalline LaFexO3-δ sensors
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非化学计量对纳米晶 LaFexO3 δ 传感器的电输运和乙醇传感特性的影响
DOI:
10.1016/j.snb.2016.02.096
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发表时间:
2016-07-01
影响因子:
8.4
通讯作者:
Peng, Hua
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作者:
Cao, Kang;Cao, Ensi;Peng, Hua
Nonstoichiometric nanocrystalline LaFexO3 - delta(x = 0.7/0.8/0.9/1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3) powers were prepared by sol-gel method with citric acid. Temperature dependence of resistance for LaFexO3 - delta sensors fits best to Holsteins model of small polaron hopping conduction. The resistance is determined by the competition between electrical valence compensation and oxygen vacancy compensation. And at each fixed temperature, the resistance is decreased with the introduction of more Fe deficiency. XPS analysis on O1s and Cl s spectra verifies the existence of La-carbonate on the surface. The variation of surface concentration of adsorbed oxygen and La-carbonate, atomic ratio of Fe4+/Fe3+ and Fe/La with x value are discussed in combination, which indicate that the release of electrons trapped by native active oxygen due to the decomposition of monodentate La-carbonate also makes contribution to the response of LaFexO3 - delta sensors to ethanol, in addition to the major contribution from adsorbed oxygen species. The best sensing performance of nanocrystalline LaFe0.8O3 - delta sensor is ascribed to its relatively large surface concentration of adsorbed oxygen species and monodantate La-carbonate. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.