Preparation and characterization of semiconductor nanoheterojunctions applied in photoactived gas sensors

• Grant number: 17/12437-5
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: October 01, 2017
• End date: September 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering - Nonmetallic Materials
• Principal Investigator: Luís Fernando da Silva
• Grantee: Luís Fernando da Silva
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Gas sensor devices display a variety of applications, ranging from environmental monitoring to healthcare. The main attractive of these devices, in the healthcare, is the possibility of performing noninvasive diagnosis of some diseases. Diabetes is a lifelong condition that may cause death and seriously affects the quality of life of a rapidly growing number of peoples. Acetone is a selective human breath marker for diabetes, thus, gas sensors have been used in detection of acetone in breath. Among the materials for acetone gas sensing, SnO2 and Fe2O3 have been considered promising. However, the high operating temperatures (150 a 500 oC) of these sensors make their applications difficult. The UV photoactivation of these sensors has been an efficient way to use these devices at room-temperature. Nevertheless, the electronic effects adverse during the charge separation process reduce the sensors performance. Heterostructures have been investigated as simple and alternative way to reduce the recombination process. Despite their potential, few papers have reported the influence of UV irradiation on the heterostructures gas sensing performance. In this way, the general purpose of this project will be establish a new laboratory in the department of physics at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) devoted for investigation of semiconductor heterojunctions applied as photoactivated gas sensors. To attain this objective, we will prepare SnO2 and Fe2O3 nanostructures and Fe2O3/SnO2 heterojunctions for investigation as UV-activated gas sensor. The samples will be synthesized via nonaqueous Sol-gel route, which enables a controlled and reproductive preparation of these materials. Electrical DC measurements will be performed with and without UV-light radiation using oxidizing and reducing gases for evaluation of the gas sensing performance. Furthermore, we also propose an investigation "in-situ e operando" by using AC impedance spectroscopy to understand the role of different regions of the device (electrodes, bulk, and grain boundaries) involved in the gas sensing mechanism of the synthesized samples. (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)

DA SILVA, LUIS F.; CATTO, ARIADNE C.; BERNARDINI, SANDRINE; FIORIDO, TOMAS; DE PALMA, JOAO V. N.; AVANSI, JR., WALDIR; AGUIR, KHALIFA; BENDAHAN, MARC. BTEX gas sensor based on hematite microrhombuses. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL, v. 326, JAN 1 2021. (18/18208-0, 13/07296-2, 17/12437-5)

SANTOS, EMERSON; CATTO, ARIADNE C.; PETERLINE, ALLAN F.; AVANSI JR, WALDIR. Transition metal (Nb and W) doped TiO2 nanostructures: The role of metal doping in their photocatalytic activity and ozone gas-sensing performance. Applied Surface Science, v. 579, MAR 30 2022. (17/18649-4, 18/18208-0, 17/12437-5, 13/17639-4, 13/07296-2)

ONOFRE, YINA J.; CATTO, ARIADNE C.; BERNARDINI, SANDRINE; FIORIDO, TOMAS; AGUIR, KHALIFA; LONGO, ELSON; MASTELARO, VALMOR R.; DA SILVA, LUIS F.; DE GODOY, MARCIO P. F.. Highly selective ozone gas sensor based on nanocrystalline Zn0.95Co0.05O thin film obtained via spray pyrolysis technique. Applied Surface Science, v. 478, p. 347-354, JUN 1 2019. (13/07296-2, 16/10973-4, 17/12437-5)

CRUZ, LILIAN; TEIXEIRA, MAYARA M.; TEODORO, VINICIUS; JACOMACI, NATALIA; LAIER, LETICIA O.; ASSIS, MARCELO; MACEDO, NADIA G.; TELLO, ANA C. M.; SILVA, LUIS F.; MARQUES, GILMAR E.; et al. Multi-dimensional architecture of Ag/alpha-Ag2WO4 crystals: insights into microstructural, morphological, and photoluminescence properties. CrystEngComm, v. 22, n. 45, p. 7903-7917, DEC 7 2020. (17/12437-5, 13/07296-2)

DA SILVA, LUIS F.; AVANSI, JR., WALDIR; CATTO, ARIADNE C.; RODRIGUES, JOAO E. F. S.; BERNARDI, MARIA I. B.; MASTELARO, VALMOR R.. The Role of Nb Addition in TiO2 Nanoparticles: Phase Transition and Photocatalytic Properties. PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, v. 215, n. 21, NOV 7 2018. (13/07296-2, 13/17639-4, 17/12437-5)

CURCIO, ANA LAURA; DA SILVA, LUIS FERNANDO; BASSO BERNARDI, MARIA INES; LONGO, ELSON; MESQUITA, ALEXANDRE. Nanostructured ZnS:Cu phosphor: Correlation between photoluminescence properties and local structure. Journal of Luminescence, v. 206, p. 292-297, FEB 2019. (17/12437-5, 13/12993-4, 13/07296-2)

CATTO, ARIADNE C.; FIORIDO, TOMAS; SOUZA, ERICA L. S.; AVANSI, JR., WALDIR; ANDRES, JUAN; AGUIR, KHALIFA; LONGO, ELSON; CAVALCANTE, LAECIO S.; DA SILVA, LUIS F.. Improving the ozone gas-sensing properties of CuWO4 nanoparticles. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, v. 748, p. 411-417, JUN 5 2018. (13/07296-2, 17/12437-5)

CATTO, ARIADNE C.; OLIVEIRA, MARISA C.; RIBEIRO, RENAN A. P.; AVANSI JR, WALDIR; DA SILVA, LUIS F.; LONGO, ELSON. Hematite rhombuses for chemiresitive ozone sensors: Experimental and theoretical approaches. Applied Surface Science, v. 563, OCT 15 2021. (13/07296-2, 17/12437-5, 18/18208-0, 21/01651-1)

OLIVEIRA, FERNANDA K. F.; SANTIAGO, ANDERSON A. G.; CATTO, ARIADNE C.; DA SILVA, LUIS F.; TRANQUILIN, RICARDO L.; LONGO, ELSON; MOTTA, V, FABIANA; BOMIO, MAURICIO R. D.. Cerium molybdate nanocrystals: Microstructural, optical and gas-sensing properties. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, v. 857, MAR 15 2021. (13/07296-2, 17/12437-5)

MIRABELLA, D. A.; DESIMONE, P. M.; PONCE, M. A.; ALDAO, C. M.; DA SILVA, L. F.; CATTO, A. C.; LONGO, E.. Effects of donor density on power-law response in tin dioxide gas sensors. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL, v. 329, FEB 15 2021. (18/18208-0, 13/07296-2, 17/12437-5)

DA SILVA, LUIS F.; CATTO, ANADNE C.; AVANSI JR, WALDIR; MESQUITA, ALEXANDRE; MAIA, LAURO J. Q.; LOPES, OSMANDO F.; LI, MAXIMO SIU; MOREIRA, MARIO L.; LONGO, ELSON; ANDRES, JUAN; et al. Unveiling the efficiency of microwave-assisted hydrothermal treatment for the preparation of SrTiO3 mesocrystals. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, v. 21, n. 39, p. 22031-22038, OCT 21 2019. (17/12437-5, 13/07296-2)

CATTO, ARIADNE C.; FERRER, MATEUS M.; LOPES, OSMANDO F.; MASTELARO, VALMOR R.; ANDRES, JUAN; DA SILVA, LUIS F.; LONGO, ELSON; AVANSI JR, WALDIR. The role of counter-ions in crystal morphology, surface structure and photocatalytic activity of ZnO crystals grown onto a substrate. Applied Surface Science, v. 529, NOV 1 2020. (18/18208-0, 17/12437-5, 13/13888-0, 13/07296-2, 12/15170-6)

AVANSI, JR., WALDIR; CATTO, ARIADNE C.; DA SILVA, LUIS F.; FIORIDO, TOMAS; BERNARDINI, SANDRINE; MASTELARO, VALMOR R.; AGUIR, KHALIFA; ARENAL, RAUL. One-Dimensional V2O5/TiO2 Heterostructures for Chemiresistive Ozone Sensors. ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS, v. 2, n. 8, p. 4756-4764, AUG 2019. (17/18649-4, 13/17639-4, 13/07296-2, 17/12437-5)

JOSHI, NIRAV; DA SILVA, LUIS F.; SHIMIZU, FLAVIO M.; MASTELARO, VALMOR R.; M'PEKO, JEAN-CLAUDE; LIN, LIWEI; OLIVEIRA, JR., OSVALDO N.. UV-assisted chemiresistors made with gold-modified ZnO nanorods to detect ozone gas at room temperature. Microchimica Acta, v. 186, n. 7, JUL 2019. (13/14262-7, 16/23474-6, 14/23546-1, 12/15543-7, 13/07296-2, 17/12437-5)