In the realm of gas sensors, p-type metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) usually exhibits inherently low sensitivity toward target gases caused by the hole accumulation layer configuration , which seriously hinders its practical application. Diatomics co-doping is an efficient tactic for adjusting the characteristics of MOS related to gas-sensing due to their synergistic effect . In this work, we controllably synthesized bare Co 3 O 4 , Sn-doped Co 3 O 4 , Mn-doped Co 3 O 4 and Sn/Mn co-doped Co 3 O 4 nanosheets . The experimental results reveal that Sn/Mn co-doped Co 3 O 4 sample presents porous nanosheets structure. 1 mol% Sn/Mn co-doped Co 3 O 4 sensor presents enhanced response [(R g -R a )/R a = 330 %∼40 ppm at 150 °C] toward CO compared with the bare Co 3 O 4 , 1 mol% Sn-doped Co 3 O 4 , and 1 mol% Mn-doped Co 3 O 4 nanosheets. Besides, 1 mol% Sn/Mn co-doped Co 3 O 4 nanosheets show a low limit of detection (500 ppb/experimental value), good stability and selectivity. We infer that the good CO-sensing properties may be ascribed to the oxygen vacancies defects generated by Sn 4+ and Mn 2+ /Mn 3+ co-doping, high Co 3+ ratio, and high specific surface area. This study affords an effective co-doping strategy for enhancing the gas-sensing performances of p-type MOS.
Abstract Single materials that exhibit efficient and stable white-light emission are highly desirable for lighting applications. This paper reports a novel zero-dimensional perovskite, Rb 4 CdCl 6 :Sn 2 + , Mn 2 + , which demonstrates exceptional white-light properties including adjustable correlated color temperature, high color rendering index of up to 85, and near-unity photoluminescence quantum yield of 99%. Using a co-doping strategy involving Sn 2+ and Mn 2+ , cyan-orange dual-band emission with complementary spectral ranges is activated by the self-trapped excitons and d-d transitions of the Sn 2+ and Mn 2+ centers in the Rb 4 CdCl 6 host, respectively. Intriguingly, although Mn 2+ ions doped in Rb 4 CdCl 6 are difficult to excite, efficient Mn 2+ emission can be realized through an ultra-high-efficient energy transfer between Sn 2+ and Mn 2+ via the formation of adjacent exchange-coupled Sn–Mn pairs. Benefiting from this efficient Dexter energy transfer process, the dual emission shares the same optimal excitation wavelengths of the Sn 2+ centers and suppresses the non-radiative vibration relaxation significantly. Moreover, the relative intensities of the dual-emission components can be modulated flexibly by adjusting the fraction of the Sn 2+ ions to the Sn–Mn pairs. This co-doping approach involving short-range energy transfer represents a promising avenue for achieving high-quality white light within a single material.