The self-assembly of octahedral CuxO and its triethylamine-sensing properties

Wangchang Geng, Zhiyan Ma, Yejun Zhao, Xiaowei He, Libing Duan, Jinchun Tu, Qiuyu Zhang

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Abstract

Cu2O with series adjustable octahedral morphologies was prepared via a simple, fast, and template-free method. X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy are used to characterize the structure and morphology. The evolution and formation mechanism of these morphologies is discussed in detail. An assembly mode of this morphology is proposed. The hollow octahedral CuO was obtained after the heat-treatment of the octahedral Cu2O. Analysis of gas sensing properties revealed that hollow octahedral CuO shows a high response to triethylamine with a low detection limit (10 ppm), good selectivity, and long-term stability. Finally, the gas sensing mechanism is also proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number128014
JournalSensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
Volume312
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2020

Keywords

  • CuO
  • CuO
  • Gas sensing
  • Morphology control
  • Octahedral
  • VOCs

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