Semiconductor materials based on composite metal oxide nanomaterials have attracted enormous attention recently due to their unique chemical and electrical properties.P-p heterojunction CuO/CuCo_(2)O_(4)nanotubes were...Semiconductor materials based on composite metal oxide nanomaterials have attracted enormous attention recently due to their unique chemical and electrical properties.P-p heterojunction CuO/CuCo_(2)O_(4)nanotubes were synthesized by simple single-capillary electrospinning technology followed by a heat treatment process to achieve the tubular structure.Nanotubes with diameters in the range of 60-70 nm with a large specific surface area of as-prepared materials have been demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),and N_(2)absorption-desorption isothermal analysis(Brunauer-Emmett-Teller,BET)of composite CuO/CuCo_(2)O_(4)nanotubes.The composition and crystal structure of CuO/CuCo_(2)O_(4)nanotubes were confirmed by X-ray diffraction,energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry(EDX)analyses,and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).Room temperature gas sensing performance of CuO/CuCo_(2)O_(4)nanotubes toward n-propanol gas was investigated,where a response of 14 with rapid response(6.3 s)-recovery(4.1 s)times have been measured for 10 ppm n-propanol at room temperature.The stability,selectivity and sensing mechanism of p-p heterostructure CuO/CuCo_(2)O_(4)nanotubes were investigated and discussed as well.展开更多
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文摘Semiconductor materials based on composite metal oxide nanomaterials have attracted enormous attention recently due to their unique chemical and electrical properties.P-p heterojunction CuO/CuCo_(2)O_(4)nanotubes were synthesized by simple single-capillary electrospinning technology followed by a heat treatment process to achieve the tubular structure.Nanotubes with diameters in the range of 60-70 nm with a large specific surface area of as-prepared materials have been demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),and N_(2)absorption-desorption isothermal analysis(Brunauer-Emmett-Teller,BET)of composite CuO/CuCo_(2)O_(4)nanotubes.The composition and crystal structure of CuO/CuCo_(2)O_(4)nanotubes were confirmed by X-ray diffraction,energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry(EDX)analyses,and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).Room temperature gas sensing performance of CuO/CuCo_(2)O_(4)nanotubes toward n-propanol gas was investigated,where a response of 14 with rapid response(6.3 s)-recovery(4.1 s)times have been measured for 10 ppm n-propanol at room temperature.The stability,selectivity and sensing mechanism of p-p heterostructure CuO/CuCo_(2)O_(4)nanotubes were investigated and discussed as well.