Volume 19, Issue 39 2302327
Research Article

Pt-Pd Nanoalloys Functionalized Mesoporous SnO2 Spheres: Tailored Synthesis, Sensing Mechanism, and Device Integration

Lingxiao Xue

Lingxiao Xue

Department of Chemistry, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433 China

State Key Lab of Transducer Technology Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050 China

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Yuan Ren

Yuan Ren

Department of Chemistry, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433 China

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Yanyan Li

Yanyan Li

Department of Chemistry, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433 China

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Wenhe Xie

Wenhe Xie

Department of Chemistry, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433 China

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Keyu Chen

Keyu Chen

Department of Chemistry, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433 China

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Yidong Zou

Corresponding Author

Yidong Zou

Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804 China

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

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Limin Wu

Corresponding Author

Limin Wu

Institute of Energy and Materials Chemistry, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot, 010021 China

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Yonghui Deng

Corresponding Author

Yonghui Deng

Department of Chemistry, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433 China

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First published: 01 June 2023
Citations: 5

Abstract

Methane (CH4), as the vital energy resource and industrial chemicals, is highly flammable and explosive for concentrations above the explosive limit, triggering potential risks to personal and production safety. Therefore, exploiting smart gas sensors for real-time monitoring of CH4 becomes extremely important. Herein, the Pt-Pd nanoalloy functionalized mesoporous SnO2 microspheres (Pt-Pd/SnO2) were synthesized, which show uniform diameter (≈500 nm), high surface area (40.9–56.5 m2 g−1), and large mesopore size (8.8–15.8 nm). The highly dispersed Pt-Pd nanoalloys are confined in the mesopores of SnO2, causing the generation ofoxygen defects and increasing the carrier concentration of sensitive materials. The representative Pt1-Pd4/SnO2 exhibits superior CH4 sensing performance with ultrahigh response (Ra/Rg = 21.33 to 3000 ppm), fast response/recovery speed (4/9 s), as well as outstanding stability. Spectroscopic analyses imply that such an excellent CH4 sensing process involves the fast conversion of CH4 into formic acid and CO intermediates, and finally into CO2. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the attractive covalent bonding interaction and rapid electron transfer between the Pt-Pd nanoalloys and SnO2 support, dramatically promote the orbital hybridization of Pd4 sites and adsorbed CH4 molecules, enhancing the catalytic activation of CH4 over the sensing layer.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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