1. Enhanced n-butanol sensing properties of Au modified TiO2 nanorod arrays: A combined experimental and first-principle study.
- Author
-
Wang, Chongyang, Zhang, Bowen, Zhao, Zhiyong, Zhang, Zhenyang, Zhang, Saisai, Bala, Hari, and Zhang, Zhanying
- Subjects
- *
NANORODS , *TITANIUM dioxide , *GOLD nanoparticles , *BUTANOL , *MAGNETRON sputtering , *CATALYSIS - Abstract
[Display omitted] • Au-modified TiO 2 nanorod arrays were synthesized via a two-step method. • The Au/TiO 2 exhibited excellent n-butanol sensing performances. • The enhanced sensitivity mechanism of Au/TiO 2 was discussed detailed. • The experimental results are verified by first-principles calculation. In this paper, TiO 2 nanorod arrays were grown on FTO via a simple hydrothermal method. Then Au nanoparticles with an average size of ∼ 6 nm were modified on the surface of TiO 2 nanorods (NRs) using magnetron sputtering technology. The gas-sensing performance of pristine TiO 2 and Au-modified TiO 2 samples were systematically tested. The Au/TiO 2 -based sensors exhibited better gas-sensing properties to n-butanol gas than pristine TiO 2 sensors, including high sensitivity, lower working temperature, and faster response and recovery time. And 10 s-Au/TiO 2 sensor showed the highest response (S = 25) to 100 ppm n-butanol gas at 240 °C, which was 5 times higher than that of pristine TiO 2. Furthermore, the adsorption energies of TiO 2 and Au/TiO 2 surface to n-butanol molecules were calculated using first-principles calculations. It is revealed that the enhanced n-butanol sensing performance of Au/TiO 2 sensor is mainly attributed to the catalytic effects and chemical sensitization of Au toward n-butanol gas. The study confirms that Au-modified TiO 2 nanorods have great potential for application in n-butanol sensors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2023
- Full Text
- View/download PDF