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Synthesis, microstructure, and gas-sensing properties of SnO2/MoO3 nanocomposites

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SnO2/MoO3 nanocomposites are synthesized in a broad composition range through chemical precipitation from solution, and their phase composition and microstructure are investigated by x-ray diffraction. The gas sensitivity of the nanocomposites to lower alcohols (CnH2n + 1 OH, n=1–4) is studied by in situ conductance measurements. The results are interpreted in terms of the acid-base properties of the nanocomposite surface.

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    E. A. Makeeva, M. N. Rumyantseva & A. M. Gas’kov

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Translated from Neorganicheskie Materialy, Vol. 41, No. 4, 2005, pp. 442–449.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Makeeva, Rumyantseva, Gas’kov.

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Makeeva, E.A., Rumyantseva, M.N. & Gas’kov, A.M. Synthesis, microstructure, and gas-sensing properties of SnO2/MoO3 nanocomposites. Inorg Mater 41, 370–377 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10789-005-0139-4

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