Electrical Characterization of Hydrothermally Synthesized Manganese Dioxide Nanowires with Regard to NO<inf>2</inf> Adsorption/Desorption Thermodynamics †

Self-assembled MnO2 nanowires were hydrothermally synthesized and electrically characterized under different conditions. The nanowires were approximately 3–10 µm long and about 20–100 nm in diameter. Single nanowires were aligned perpendicularly across two parallel gold electrode transducers by mean...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Smisitel, Petr, Simunkova, Helena, Chmela, Ondrej, Claros, Martha, Vallejos, Stella, Hubalek, Jaromir
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/351434
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/351434
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85186472547
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Arrhenius plot | defect structure | gas sensing | ion mobility | manganese dioxide | nanowires | nitrogen dioxide | structural instability | variable oxidation state
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Sumario:Self-assembled MnO2 nanowires were hydrothermally synthesized and electrically characterized under different conditions. The nanowires were approximately 3–10 µm long and about 20–100 nm in diameter. Single nanowires were aligned perpendicularly across two parallel gold electrode transducers by means of the dielectrophoresis (DEP) technique. Resistivity changes in synthetic air, nitrogen, and NO2 were tested in a range from 100 °C up to 300 °C. The resistivity changes were observed to account for the oxygen reduction on the NWs’ surface as the electrons were moving from the NWs to the oxygen. The resistivity was explored through a constant current arrangement test. Based on the resistivity changes, electrical properties, such as activation energy and type of semiconductor, were estimated.