PVP-modified Bi2MoO6 nanosheets for highly selective ethanol gas sensing
摘要
Bi2MoO6 nanosheets were prepared via a hydrothermal method using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as an additive. The structure, morphology, and crystalline phase of the samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and nitrogen adsorption–desorption technique. The results revealed that the addition of PVP effectively refined the crystal size from 25 ± 0.4 nm to 17 ± 0.2 nm and increased the specific surface area from 6.42 to 9.70 m2/g, leading to more uniform and smoother nanosheets. The gas sensor based on Bi2MoO6 nanosheets exhibits good sensing performance, with a notably higher response to ethanol than to other gases. At an operating temperature of 350 °C, its response to 100 ppm ethanol is 16.2, with a response time of 4 s and a recovery time of 102 s. In addition, sensors based on this composite material have significant selectivity, good repeatability, and stability. The enhanced gas-sensing performance stems primarily from the larger specific surface area and more abundant active sites created by the PVP-induced morphological optimization. The results show that the nanosheet Bi2MoO6 exhibits significant ethanol selectivity and rapid response characteristics and is a potentially excellent sensing material.