This invention belongs to the field of gas sensing materials technology, and discloses a SnO2 / NiO three-dimensional
photonic crystal gas-sensitive material based on a
polystyrene (PS)
microsphere template, its preparation method, and its application. The method includes: pre-treating a
glass slide by ultrasonic and
solvent cleaning; adding a PS
microsphere dispersion to its surface and
drying it to form a template layer; preparing a precursor solution by dissolving SnCl2·2H2O and NiCl2·6H2O in
ethanol at a predetermined
molar ratio; adding the precursor solution to the surface of the PS
microsphere template layer and
drying it to form a precursor composite layer; calcining at 300–800 °C to remove the template and form a SnO2 / NiO three-dimensional
photonic crystal structure; and using the obtained material as a sensitive layer to construct a gas-sensitive element for
acetone gas detection. By controlling the
molar ratio of Sn to Ni, the gas response /
recovery time is effectively shortened, with a Sn:Ni ratio of 3:1 exhibiting superior response
kinetics performance. Gas-sensitive testing results show that the SnO2 / NiO three-dimensional
photonic crystal composite material with a Sn:Ni
molar ratio of 3:1 exhibits a response value of 9.60 and a
response time of 176 s to 100 ppm
acetone, while the pure SnO2 sample shows a response value of 7.84 and a
response time of 207 s. Both the response value and response speed are significantly improved. This material combines a three-dimensional ordered porous structure with the synergistic effect of a p-n
heterojunction, which can significantly improve gas
diffusion efficiency and interfacial charge transport capability, demonstrating excellent selectivity and
concentration response characteristics, making it suitable for the
rapid detection of
acetone gas.