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The sensing performance of WO3\u00b70.33H2O nanorod bundles prepared by the addition of PABA (100 ppm cyclohexene, Ra\/Rg = 50.6) was found to be better than the WO3 synthesized without PABA (100 ppm cyclohexene, Ra\/Rg = 1.3) for the detection of cyclohexene. The new synthesis route and sensing characteristics of as-synthesized WO3\u00b70.33H2O nanorods revealed a promising candidate for the preparation of the cost-effective gas sensors.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s19051257","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,3,13]],"date-time":"2019-03-13T04:07:37Z","timestamp":1552450057000},"page":"1257","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Hydrothermal Synthesis of WO3\u00b70.33H2O Nanorod Bundles as a Highly Sensitive Cyclohexene Sensor"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Xiaofei","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Ministry Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China"}]},{"given":"Xintai","family":"Su","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters (Ministry of Education), School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China"}]},{"given":"Chao","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ministry Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China"}]},{"given":"Kongjun","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ministry Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,3,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"6309","DOI":"10.1021\/es500362a","article-title":"An iodide-adduct high-resolution time-of-flight chemical-ionization mass spectrometer: Application to atmospheric inorganic and organic compounds","volume":"48","author":"Ben","year":"2014","journal-title":"Environ. 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