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One-Step Synthesis of Co-Doped In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nanorods for High Response of Formaldehyde Sensor at Low Temperature
Uniform and monodisperse
Co-doped In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanorods
were fabricated by a facile and environmentally friendly hydrothermal
strategy that combined the subsequent annealing process, and their
morphology, structure, and formaldehyde (HCHO) gas sensing performance
were investigated systematically. Both pure and Co-doped In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanorods had a high specific surface area, which could
offer abundant reaction sites to gas molecular diffusion and improve
the response of the gas sensor. Results revealed that the In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/1%Co nanorods exhibited a higher response of 23.2 for
10 ppm of HCHO than that of the pure In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanorods
by 4.5 times at 130 °C. More importantly, the In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/1%Co nanorods also presented outstanding selectivity and
long-term stability. The superior gas sensing properties were mainly
attributed to the incorporation of Co, which suggested the important
role of the amount of oxygen vacancies and adsorbed oxygen in enhancing
HCHO sensing performance of In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> sensors