Abstract
In this work, sensors based on nanoparticles of α-Fe 2O3 doped with different amounts of Pd ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 wt.% were prepared by coprecipitation for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) detection. Solids were characterized by thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), adsorption-desorption of N2 (BET surface), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Sample tests of Pd-doped sensors showed much higher sensitivity than the undoped one revealing the promotion electronic effect of Pd2+ on the surface reaction. Among all samples, the sensor with 0.75 wt.% Pd presented the highest gas response at 300 C in all gas tested concentrations, likely due to the highest BET surface, well-defined hematite crystalline structure and best surface contact over Pd surface via electronic mechanism. © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
| Original language | Spanish |
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| Pages (from-to) | 79-85 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Microporous and Mesoporous Materials |
| Volume | 185 |
| State | Published - 1 Feb 2014 |
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