Micromachined thermal heater platforms offer low electrical power consumption and high modulation speed, i.e. properties which are advantageous for realizing nondispersive infrared (NDIR) gasand liquid monitoring systems. In this paper, we report on investigations on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) based infrared (IR) emitter devices heated by employing different kinds of metallic and semiconductor ...

In this study, tin/tinoxide/multiwalled carbon nanotube (Sn/SnO2/MWCNT) nanocomposites were produced as anode materials for Li-ion batteries by a two-step process. Metallic tin was evaporated onto free-standing MWCNT buckypapers having controlled porosity and subsequently rf plasma oxidized in Ar:O2 (1:1) gas mixture. Besides, Sn/SnO2 nanocomposites were produced in the same conditions onto sta...

Tin oxide (SnO2) thin films are widely used by solgel method. One of the most important factors that influence the sensitivities of sensing material is its structural properties especially surface morphology. In this work, we present preparation and characterization of undoped and antimony-doped tin oxide (Sb: SnO2) thin film nanostructures for gas sensing applications. The films were character...

Tin oxide nanostructures, un-doped and Zn-doped, have been prepared by conventional sol-gel technique. Research grade tin chloride (SnCl2.2H2O) and zinc acetate (Zn(O2C2H3)2) were used as tin and zinc sources. Ethylene glycol and alcohol were used as solvents under different synthesis conditions. Transparent un-doped and Zn-doped SnO2 sol was prepared after continuous stirring and refluxing at ...

We have measured the thermal conductivities of a 53-nm-thick and a 64-nm-thick tin dioxide (SnO2) nanobelt using a microfabricated device in the temperature range of 80–350 K. The thermal conductivities of the nanobelts were found to be significantly lower than the bulk values, and agree with our calculation results using a full dispersion transmission function approach. Comparison between meas...

Controlling nanocomposite composition and morphology is a vital step toward designing new and advanced materials. The current work presents the results of an experimental investigation of the use of mixed-phase reactants for the synthesis of nanocomposite materials. Gas-phase tetramethyltin was used as a precursor for tin dioxide (SnO2). Metal additives were introduced to the SnO2 synthesis sys...

A Fluidized Bed Metal–Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (FB-MOCVD) process was developed for the growth of tin oxide thin films on large hollow Ni particles. Tetraethyl tin was used as tin source and dry air both as fluidization gas and oxidant reagent. The SnO2 films were grown in a FBCVD reactor under reduced pressure (13.3 kPa) in the temperature range of 633–663 K. A series of specific expe...

For atomic layer deposition (ALD) of doped, ternary, and quaternary materials achieved by combining multiple binary ALD processes, it is often difficult to correlate the material properties and growth characteristics with the process parameters due to a limited understanding of the underlying surface chemistry. In this work, in situ Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was employed du...

We fabricated nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas sensors with p-type carbon nanotubes (CNTs) / n-type tin (SnO2) nanoparticle heterojunctions using one-step dielectrophoretic assembly and investigated the effect of CNT/SnO2 ratio on their NO2 detection properties. CNTs SnO2 nanoparticles were mixed in various ratios, suspended deionized water, assembled by dielectrophoresis. The normalized response het...

Tin oxide nanoparticles have been prepared by conventional sol-gel technique. Research grade tin chloride (SnCl2.2H2O) was used as tin and zinc sources. Ethylene glycol and alcohol were used as solvents under different synthesis conditions. Transparent un-doped SnO2 sol was prepared after continuous stirring and refluxing at 40C. Thin films, prepared from SnO2 sol, have also been deposited on g...