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Room Temperature Gas Sensing Properties of Sn-Substituted Nickel Ferrite (NiFe2O4) Thin Film Sensors Prepared by Chemical Co-Precipitation Method

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Tin (Sn) substituted nickel ferrite (NiFe2O4) thin film sensors were prepared by a simple chemical co-precipitation method, which initially characterized their structure and surface morphology with the help of x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Surface morphology of the sensing films reveals particles stick together with nearer particles and this formation leads to a large specific area as a large specific area is very useful for easy adsorption of gas molecules. Transmission electron microscopy and selected area electron diffraction pattern images confirm particle size and nanocrystallnity as due to formation of circular rings. Fourier transform infrared analysis has supported the presence of functional groups. The 3.69 eV optical band gap of the film was found which enabled better gas sensing. Gas sensors demonstrate better response and recovery characteristics, and the maximum response was 68.43%.

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  1. Department of Physics, RVS Technical Campus, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641402, India

    V. Manikandan

  2. School of Electronic Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaogan Li

  3. Center for Nanomaterial and Energy Devices, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Dnyanteerth, Vishnupuri, Nanded, 431606, India

    R. S. Mane

  4. Department of Physics, Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641 020, India

    J. Chandrasekaran

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Manikandan, V., Li, X., Mane, R.S. et al. Room Temperature Gas Sensing Properties of Sn-Substituted Nickel Ferrite (NiFe2O4) Thin Film Sensors Prepared by Chemical Co-Precipitation Method. J. Electron. Mater. 47, 3403–3408 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-018-6295-5

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