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A smart LPG sensor based on chemo-bio synthesized MgO nanostructure

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The present work reports the synthesis of magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO NP’s) using A. barbadensis Mill (aloe vera) as the stabilizer by green synthesis approach as well as solution-combustion method. The morphological, structural and optical properties of synthesized MgO NP’s were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The characterization results show the fibrous shaped porous structure of synthesized MgO NP’s with size range of 2–25 nm. The as-synthesized MgO NP’s were subjected to sensing of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) having different concentration ranges (400–1000 ppm) and different operating temperatures along with dynamic characteristics. The sensor exhibits high selectivity and sensitivity towards LPG.

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  1. Sukhpreet Kaur and Jagpreet Singh have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Nanotechnology, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, 140406, India

    Sukhpreet Kaur, Jagpreet Singh & Mohit Rawat

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana, 136119, India

    Rohit Rawat

  3. Department of Physics, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, 140406, India

    Sanjeev Kumar & Harpreet Kaur

  4. Centre of Nanoscience and Technology, Institution of Science and Technology, JNT University, Hyderabad, 500085, India

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Kaur, S., Singh, J., Rawat, R. et al. A smart LPG sensor based on chemo-bio synthesized MgO nanostructure. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 11679–11687 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9266-y

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