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Journal
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By means of experiments and theory, the gas-sensing properties of tin diselenide (SnSe2) were elucidated. We discover that, while the stoichiometric single crystal is chemically inert even in air, the nonstoichiometric sample assumes a subnanometric SnO2 surface oxide layer once exposed to ambient atmosphere. The presence of Se vacancies induces the formation of a metastable SeO2-like layer, which is finally transformed into a SnO2 skin. Remarkably, the self-assembled SnO2/SnSe2-x heterostructure is particularly efficient in gas sensing, whereas the stoichiometric SnSe2 sample does not show sensing properties. Congruently with the theoretical model, direct sensing tests carried out on SnO2/SnSe2-x at an operational temperature of 150 °C provided sensitivities of (1.06 ± 0.03) and (0.43 ± 0.02) [ppm]−1 for NO2 and H2, respectively, in dry air. The corresponding calculated limits of detection are (0.36 ± 0 …
Publisher: 
American Chemical Society
Publication date: 
14 Jul 2020
Authors: 

Valentina Paolucci, Gianluca D’Olimpio, Chia-Nung Kuo, Chin Shan Lue, Danil W Boukhvalov, Carlo Cantalini, Antonio Politano

Biblio References: 
Volume: 12 Issue: 30 Pages: 34362-34369
Origin: 
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces