TY - GEN
T1 - Chemical polishing of titanium foil and detachment of TiO2nanotubes as key synthesis parameters to gas sensing applications
AU - Arenas-Hernandez, Alba
AU - Zuniga, Carlos
AU - Jacome, Alfonso Torres
AU - Moreno, Mario
AU - Mendoza-Cervantes, Julio Cesar
AU - Ascencio-Hurtado, Carlos Roberto
AU - Orduna-Diaz, Abdu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 IEEE.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - In this work, we present two key parameters, chemical polishing and detachment, to improve the synthesis and organization of TiO2 nanotubes for gas sensing applications. Chemical polishing with an acid solution was applied to a titanium foil to reduce its roughness before synthesis. Next, TiO2 nanotubes were synthesized through a three-step anodization process, after the first and second steps, the detachment process was performed using two chemical solutions: one for partial detachment and one for complete detachment. The effect of these parameters was studied by FE-SEM and AFM. We found a significant decrease in roughness because the chemical polishing decreases the irregularities of titanium foil. Furthermore, the complete detachment improves the organization of nanotubes, like a honeycomb, because Ti nanobowls operate as a template. The TiO2 nanotubes were subjected to gas sensing tests, which showed that a better organization of nanotubes leads to an increase in the change of electrical resistance for reducing gas.
AB - In this work, we present two key parameters, chemical polishing and detachment, to improve the synthesis and organization of TiO2 nanotubes for gas sensing applications. Chemical polishing with an acid solution was applied to a titanium foil to reduce its roughness before synthesis. Next, TiO2 nanotubes were synthesized through a three-step anodization process, after the first and second steps, the detachment process was performed using two chemical solutions: one for partial detachment and one for complete detachment. The effect of these parameters was studied by FE-SEM and AFM. We found a significant decrease in roughness because the chemical polishing decreases the irregularities of titanium foil. Furthermore, the complete detachment improves the organization of nanotubes, like a honeycomb, because Ti nanobowls operate as a template. The TiO2 nanotubes were subjected to gas sensing tests, which showed that a better organization of nanotubes leads to an increase in the change of electrical resistance for reducing gas.
KW - TiO nanotubes
KW - chemical polishing
KW - detachment
KW - gas sensor
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85141371365&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/LAEDC54796.2022.9908234
DO - 10.1109/LAEDC54796.2022.9908234
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85141371365
T3 - 2022 IEEE Latin America Electron Devices Conference, LAEDC 2022
BT - 2022 IEEE Latin America Electron Devices Conference, LAEDC 2022
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2022 IEEE Latin America Electron Devices Conference, LAEDC 2022
Y2 - 4 July 2022 through 6 July 2022
ER -