High Gas Response Performance Based on Reduced Graphene Oxide/SnO2 Nanowires Heterostructure for Triethylamine Detection

Abstract

SnO2 nanowires are locally synthesized by a simple thermal evaporation method and its growth mechanism is confirmed. Here, we present a simple strategy for realizing reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/SnO2 nanowires heterostructure. As expected, the heterostructure gas-sensing response is up to 63.3 when the gas concentration of trimethylamine (TEA) is 50 ppm, and it exhibits an excellent dynamic response with high stability at 180 °C. A low detection limit of 50 ppb level is fully realized. Compared to SnO2 nanowires, the sensing performance of the RGO/SnO2 heterostructure-based sensor is greatly enhanced, which can be ascribed to the RGO and the heterostructure. The RGO/SnO2 composite engineering poses an easy way to make full use of the advantages originating from RGO and heterostructure.