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  • Vanadium-doped tin oxide (SnO) nanofibers were created for improved hydrogen detection capabilities.
  • The introduction of vanadium alters the structure of the SnO crystal, affecting its performance.
  • With optimal vanadium levels, these porous nanofibers showed a 66% increase in sensitivity, responded 33% faster (2 seconds), and recovered 50% faster (1 second) compared to undoped counterparts.

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Vanadium (V)-doped tin oxide (SnO) one-dimensional porous nanofibers (PNFs) were fabricated for the hydrogen detection application. V-doping changes the distances of different facets of the SnO crystal in different roles, and therefore deform or distort the SnO structure. The modulation effects of V and V on hydrogen detecting performance were discussed. With a suitable amount of V-doping, the porous SnO nanofibers exhibits ~66% increase of response sensitivity, 33% faster in response (2s) and 50% faster in recovery time (1s), comparing with undoped SnO nanofibers.

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