Abstract
P-type Cu-TiN composites sensitive to CO gas, CuO-TiN and CuO-TiN-TiO2, were synthesized by ball milling Cu33Ti67 and Cu15Ti85 alloys for 25 h in a pressurized N2 atmosphere. The sensing materials of CuO-TiN and CuO-TiN-TiO2 were prepared via a two-step oxidation process following an investigation of their CO gas-sensing properties. Their sensing responses for CO gas were compared; typical for p-type semiconductors, the resistances of both sensing materials increased as CO was introduced. The CuO-TiN-TiO2 powder had a greater response than the CuO-TiN powder at all temperatures tested. The highest responses shown by the two materials were to 1000 ppm CO at 250 °C: a response of 5.4 by CuO-TiN-TiO2 and 3.1 by CuO-TiN. During the first oxidation step of CuO-TiN-TiO2, micropores were formed that significantly increased this material’s specific surface area. Therefore, we believe that the superior response of the CuO-TiN-TiO2 sensing material was due to this surface area enlargement during the oxidation treatment.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 330-336 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Metals and Materials International |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015.03 |
Keywords
- composites
- gas sensing materals
- mechanical milling
- nanostructured materials
- powder processing
Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics
- Materials Science
- Engineering - Mechanical
- Physics & Astronomy
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