Study on Synthesis and Gas Sensitivity of SnO₂ Nanobelts

Tin dioxide (SnO₂) nanobelts have been successfully synthesized in bulk quantity by the CVD process based on the thermal evaporation of tin powders. The x-ray diffraction analysis indicates that the nanobelts are the tetragonal rutile structure of SnO₂. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy observations reveal that the nanobelts are uniform. The selected-area electron diffraction analysis demonstrates that the nanobelts are single crystals. The energy dispersive x-ray analysis of the nanobelt shows that the nanobelts are composed of Sn and O. Gas-sensing components have been manufactured with prepared SnO₂ nanobelts. Their performance indicates that SnO₂ nanobelts have high sensitivity and selectivity to liquefied petroleum gas with fairly good response-recovery characteristic and stability at 220 °C.