Efficient Formaldehyde Gas Sensing Performance via Promotion of Oxygen Vacancy on In-Doped LaFeO<sub>3</sub> Nanofibers

Perovskite oxide LaFeO<sub>3</sub>(LFO) emerges as a potential candidate for formaldehyde (HCHO) detection due to its exceptional electrical conductivity and abundant active metal sites. However, the sensitivity of the LFO sensor needs to be further enhanced. Herein, a series of La<su...

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Main Authors: Lei Zhu, Jiaxin Zhang, Jianan Wang, Jianwei Liu, Wei Zhao, Wei Yan
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description Perovskite oxide LaFeO<sub>3</sub>(LFO) emerges as a potential candidate for formaldehyde (HCHO) detection due to its exceptional electrical conductivity and abundant active metal sites. However, the sensitivity of the LFO sensor needs to be further enhanced. Herein, a series of La<sub>x</sub>In<sub>1-x</sub>FeO<sub>3</sub> (x = 1.0, 0.9, 0.8, and 0.7) nanofibers (L<sub>x</sub>In<sub>1-x</sub>FO NFs) with different ratios of La/In were obtained via the electrospinning method followed by a calcination process. Among all these L<sub>x</sub>In<sub>1-x</sub>FO NFs sensors, the sensor based on the L<sub>0.8</sub>In<sub>0.2</sub>FO NFs possessed the maximum response value of 18.8 to 100 ppm HCHO at the operating temperature of 180 °C, which was 4.47 times higher than that based on pristine LFO NFs (4.2). Furthermore, the L<sub>0.8</sub>In<sub>0.2</sub>FO NFs sensor also exhibited a rapid response/recovery time (2 s/22 s), exceptional repeatability, and long-term stability. This excellent gas sensing performance of the L<sub>0.8</sub>In<sub>0.2</sub>FO NFs can be attributed to the large number of oxygen vacancies induced by the replacement of the A-site La<sup>3+</sup> by In<sup>3+</sup>, the large specific surface area, and the porous structure. This research presents an approach to enhance the HCHO gas sensing capabilities by adjusting the introduced oxygen vacancies through the doping of A-sites in perovskite oxides.
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spelling doaj-art-162c57b8bca64a8a8799d6a18b0078132025-08-20T01:47:38ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912024-10-011419159510.3390/nano14191595Efficient Formaldehyde Gas Sensing Performance via Promotion of Oxygen Vacancy on In-Doped LaFeO<sub>3</sub> NanofibersLei Zhu0Jiaxin Zhang1Jianan Wang2Jianwei Liu3Wei Zhao4Wei Yan5Xi’an Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Resource Regeneration and Recycling, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaXi’an Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Resource Regeneration and Recycling, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaXi’an Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Resource Regeneration and Recycling, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaXi’an Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Resource Regeneration and Recycling, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaSchool of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Weinan Normal University, Chaoyang Street, Weinan 714099, ChinaXi’an Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Resource Regeneration and Recycling, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaPerovskite oxide LaFeO<sub>3</sub>(LFO) emerges as a potential candidate for formaldehyde (HCHO) detection due to its exceptional electrical conductivity and abundant active metal sites. However, the sensitivity of the LFO sensor needs to be further enhanced. Herein, a series of La<sub>x</sub>In<sub>1-x</sub>FeO<sub>3</sub> (x = 1.0, 0.9, 0.8, and 0.7) nanofibers (L<sub>x</sub>In<sub>1-x</sub>FO NFs) with different ratios of La/In were obtained via the electrospinning method followed by a calcination process. Among all these L<sub>x</sub>In<sub>1-x</sub>FO NFs sensors, the sensor based on the L<sub>0.8</sub>In<sub>0.2</sub>FO NFs possessed the maximum response value of 18.8 to 100 ppm HCHO at the operating temperature of 180 °C, which was 4.47 times higher than that based on pristine LFO NFs (4.2). Furthermore, the L<sub>0.8</sub>In<sub>0.2</sub>FO NFs sensor also exhibited a rapid response/recovery time (2 s/22 s), exceptional repeatability, and long-term stability. This excellent gas sensing performance of the L<sub>0.8</sub>In<sub>0.2</sub>FO NFs can be attributed to the large number of oxygen vacancies induced by the replacement of the A-site La<sup>3+</sup> by In<sup>3+</sup>, the large specific surface area, and the porous structure. This research presents an approach to enhance the HCHO gas sensing capabilities by adjusting the introduced oxygen vacancies through the doping of A-sites in perovskite oxides.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/14/19/1595LaFeO<sub>3</sub>oxygen vacancydopingformaldehyde detectionnanofibers
spellingShingle Lei Zhu
Jiaxin Zhang
Jianan Wang
Jianwei Liu
Wei Zhao
Wei Yan
Efficient Formaldehyde Gas Sensing Performance via Promotion of Oxygen Vacancy on In-Doped LaFeO<sub>3</sub> Nanofibers
Nanomaterials
LaFeO<sub>3</sub>
oxygen vacancy
doping
formaldehyde detection
nanofibers
title Efficient Formaldehyde Gas Sensing Performance via Promotion of Oxygen Vacancy on In-Doped LaFeO<sub>3</sub> Nanofibers
title_full Efficient Formaldehyde Gas Sensing Performance via Promotion of Oxygen Vacancy on In-Doped LaFeO<sub>3</sub> Nanofibers
title_fullStr Efficient Formaldehyde Gas Sensing Performance via Promotion of Oxygen Vacancy on In-Doped LaFeO<sub>3</sub> Nanofibers
title_full_unstemmed Efficient Formaldehyde Gas Sensing Performance via Promotion of Oxygen Vacancy on In-Doped LaFeO<sub>3</sub> Nanofibers
title_short Efficient Formaldehyde Gas Sensing Performance via Promotion of Oxygen Vacancy on In-Doped LaFeO<sub>3</sub> Nanofibers
title_sort efficient formaldehyde gas sensing performance via promotion of oxygen vacancy on in doped lafeo sub 3 sub nanofibers
topic LaFeO<sub>3</sub>
oxygen vacancy
doping
formaldehyde detection
nanofibers
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/14/19/1595
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