Study of Single Element Chemical Sensor Devices based on Semiconducting Metal Oxide Materials

• Grant number: 17/26219-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: May 01, 2018
• End date: April 30, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering - Nonmetallic Materials
• Principal Investigator: Marcelo Ornaghi Orlandi
• Grantee: Marcelo Ornaghi Orlandi
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Anderson André Felix ; Mario Cilense ; Pedro Henrique Suman ; Ranilson Angelo da Silva

Abstract

A detailed study of the gas sensor response of sensor devices based on 1D nanostructures is proposed in this project. For this, different stoichiometries of tin oxide (SnO2, SnO and Sn3O4) nanobelts, synthesized by the carbothermal reduction method, will be used as sensor elements. The materials will be characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission (TEM) and scanning (SEM) electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS and UPS). Sputtering and dual-beam microscopy (focused ion beam, FIB) will be used to assemble the sensor devices composed only of (a) an n-type semiconductor nanostructure (b) a p-type semiconductor nanostructure and (c) two crossed semiconductor nanostructures (one n-type and one p-type) in order to create p-n junctions. Gas sensor response of the sensor will be analyzed after exposure to low concentrations (in ppm range) of oxidizing and reducing gases at different operating temperatures. The major challenge of this work will be to build and characterize a "3-in-1" gas sensor device with a special design that allows simultaneous study of the sensor properties of each channel (p-channel, n-channel and p-n-channel) independently in a single device. The focus will be to understand how to optimize gas sensor performance that could enable the development of unique low power and high-performance gas sensor devices with great potential for future technological applications within the nanotechnology field. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

FREIRE, RAFAEL L. H.; MASTEGHIN, MATEUS G.; DA SILVA, JUAREZ L. F.; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.. Sn3O4 exfoliation process investigated by density functional theory and modern scotch-tape experiment. COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE, v. 170, DEC 2019. (17/26219-0, 17/11631-2)

FREIRE, RAFAEL L. H.; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.; DA SILVA, JUAREZ L. F.. Ab initio investigation of the role of charge transfer in the adsorption properties of H-2, N-2, O-2, CO, NO, CO2, NO2, and CH4 on the van der Waals layered Sn3O4 semiconductor. PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS, v. 4, n. 10, p. 10-pg., 2020-10-02. (17/26219-0, 17/11631-2, 18/21401-7)

MORAIS, PAULO V.; SUMAN, PEDRO H.; SCHOENING, MICHAEL J.; SIQUEIRA JR, JOSE R.; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.. Layer-by-Layer Film Based on Sn₃O₄ Nanobelts as Sensing Units to Detect Heavy Metals Using a Capacitive Field-Effect Sensor Platform. CHEMOSENSORS, v. 11, n. 8, p. 11-pg., 2023-08-01. (17/26219-0, 16/20808-0)

ESPINOZA-GONZALEZ, RODRIGO; CAAMANO, JOSEFA; CASTILLO, XIMENA; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.; FELIX, ANDERSON A.; FLORES, MARCOS; BLANCO, ADRIANA; CASTRO-CASTILLO, CARMEN; GRACIA, FRANCISCO. Selective NO2 Detection of CaCu3Ti4O12 Ceramic Prepared by the Sol-Gel Technique and DRIFT Measurements to Elucidate the Gas Sensing Mechanism. MATERIALS, v. 16, n. 9, p. 11-pg., 2023-04-26. (17/26219-0)

FELIX, A. A.; BARBOSA, M. S.; BUENO, P. R.; ORLANDI, M. O.. Real-Time Monitoring of Electrochromic Memory Loss of Layered alpha-MoO3 Nanoplates. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, v. 167, n. 16, DEC 1 2020. (19/06568-5, 17/26219-0, 17/24839-0)

MASTEGHIN, MATEUS G.; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.. A Gas Sensor Based on a Single SnO Micro-Disk. SENSORS, v. 18, n. 10, OCT 2018. (13/07296-2, 15/21033-0, 17/26219-0)

HUDA, A.; SUMAN, P. H.; TORQUATO, L. D. M.; SILVA, BIANCA F.; HANDOKO, C. T.; GULO, F.; ZANONI, M. V. B.; ORLANDI, M. O.. Visible light-driven photoelectrocatalytic degradation of acid yellow 17 using Sn3O4 flower-like thin films supported on Ti substrate (Sn3O4/TiO2/Ti). JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY, v. 376, p. 196-205, MAY 1 2019. (14/50945-4, 17/26219-0)

FELIX, A. A.; SILVA, R. A.; ORLANDI, M. O.. Layered alpha-MoO3 nanoplates for gas sensing applications. CrystEngComm, v. 22, n. 27, p. 4640-4649, JUL 21 2020. (17/26219-0)

FELIX, ANDERSON A.; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.. Emerging Chemical Sensing Technologies: Recent Advances and Future Trends. SURFACES, v. 5, n. 2, p. 3-pg., 2022-06-01. (17/26219-0)

OLIVEIRA, DANILO A.; DA SILVA, RANILSON A.; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.; SIQUEIRA JR, JOSE R.. Exploring ZnO nanostructures with reduced graphene oxide in layer-by-layer films as supercapacitor electrodes for energy storage. Journal of Materials Science, v. 57, n. 13, p. 12-pg., 2022-03-24. (17/26219-0)

MORAIS, V, PAULO; SUMAN, PEDRO H.; SILVA, RANILSON A.; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.. High gas sensor performance of WO3 nanofibers prepared by electrospinning. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, v. 864, MAY 25 2021. (17/26219-0, 16/20808-0)

MASTEGHIN, MATEUS G.; SILVA, RANILSON A.; COX, DAVID C.; GODOI, DENIS R. M.; SILVA, S. RAVI P.; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.. The role of surface stoichiometry in NO2 gas sensing using single and multiple nanobelts of tin oxide. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, APR 2021. (17/26219-0, 15/21033-0, 17/12870-0, 13/07296-2)

ROMEIRO, F. C.; SILVA, B. C.; MARTINS, A. S.; ZANONI, M. V. B.; ORLANDI, M. O.. Superior performance of rGO-tin oxide nanocomposite for selective reduction of CO2 to methanol. JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION, v. 46, APR 2021. (14/50945-4, 19/18856-5, 17/26219-0, 17/13123-4)

SANTOS, GIOVANA T.; FELIX, ANDERSON A.; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.. Ultrafast Growth of h-MoO3 Microrods and Its Acetone Sensing Performance. SURFACES, v. 4, n. 1, p. 9-16, MAR 2021. (17/26219-0)

OLIVEIRA, DANILO A.; DA SILVA, RANILSON A.; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.; SIQUEIRA JR, JOSE R.. Supercapacitor Based on Nanostructured Multilayer Films Consisting of Polyelectrolyte/Graphene Oxide-MnO2-ZnO for Energy Storage Applications. PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, v. N/A, p. 7-pg., 2022-04-12. (17/26219-0)

MASTEGHIN, MATEUS G.; GODOI, DENIS R. M.; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.. Heating Method Effect on SnO Micro-Disks as NO2 Gas Sensor. FRONTIERS IN MATERIALS, v. 6, JUL 16 2019. (13/07296-2, 15/21033-0, 17/12870-0, 17/26219-0)

RODRIGUES, ALINE V.; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.. Study of intense photoluminescence from monodispersed beta-Ga2O3 ellipsoidal structures. CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, v. 45, n. 4, p. 5023-5029, MAR 2019. (15/50526-4, 17/26219-0)

ROMEIRO, FERNANDA DA COSTA; MARTINS, ALYSSON STEFAN; COSTA E SILVA, BEATRIZ; BOLDRIN ZANONI, MARIA VALNICE; ORLANDI, MARCELO ORNAGHI. Photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation at hybrid rGO-Sn3O4/SnO2 nanocomposite. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, v. 52, n. 10, p. 12-pg., 2022-07-28. (17/13123-4, 19/18856-5, 17/26219-0, 14/50945-4)

JORGETTO, ALEXANDRE DE OLIVEIRA; ZANONI, MARIA VALNICE BOLDRIN; ORLANDI, MARCELO ORNAGHI. Assessment of the superior photocatalytic properties of Sn²⁺-containing SnO₂ microrods on the photodegradation of methyl orange. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 13, n. 1, p. 12-pg., 2023-09-07. (17/26219-0, 18/18787-0, 17/24839-0)

MASTEGHIN, MATEUS G.; SILVA, RANILSON A.; COX, DAVID C.; GODOI, DENIS R. M.; SILVA, S. RAVI P.; ORLANDI, MARCELO O.. The role of surface stoichiometry in NO2 gas sensing using single and multiple nanobelts of tin oxide. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, v. 23, n. 16, p. 10-pg., 2021-04-19. (17/26219-0, 13/07296-2, 17/12870-0, 15/21033-0)