SYNTHESIS OF NANOSTRUCTURED ZrO2 FOR GAS SENSING APPLICATION
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Nanocrystalline ZrO2 (Zirconia) has been synthesized by a conventional precipitation method. The structural, morphological, microstructural, optical and gas-sensing properties of ZrO2 were investigated by using X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis spectroscopy and static gas sensing unit, respectively. X-ray diffraction pattern and TEM of the synthesized product reveal their nano-crystalline nature with grain size 18 nm and 20 nm, respectively. Gas sensing properties of their thick films, which were fabricated by screen-printing to various gases (O2, NO2, C2H5OH, CO, CO2, NH3, LPG, H2S and H2) were tested in ambient air. The ZrO2 thick films showed a high response and selectivity to H2S gas. The effect of operating temperature, gas concentration on the sensing characteristics of these films towards H2S was discussed..
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