One-pot synthesis of crystalline SnO₂ nanoparticles and their low-temperature ethanol sensing characteristics

摘要

Crystalline SnO2 nanoparticles(NPs) with a diameter less than 6 nm are synthesized using potassium stannate trihydrate as the precursor in a basic system.The synthesized NPs can detect ethanol at a ppm level even at 100℃.Furthermore,the NPs have good selectivity to ethanol.The excellent ethanol sensing performances are attributed to the small size effect according to the space-charge model.