as a function of calcination temperature. Changes in the band gap explain the room
temperature H 2 gas sensing of doped nano-Sn O 2. The band gap was found to be lower
than those reported for Sn O 2 (3.6 eV) from 2.55 to 3.43 eV and may be explained by the
presence of nonequilibrium oxygen vacancies in the oxide lattice and band bending effects
at the nanoscale.