The gas-sensitive properties of nanostructured 94, 85, 71 and 7 mol% materials prepared by high-energy ball milling have been investigated in atmospheres containing alcohol, CO and gases. It has been found that the materials show a high sensitivity with a short response time to the alcohol gas and almost no sensitivity to the other two gases, CO and in the concentration ranges studied. Furthermore, the gas-sensitive behaviour of these materials in response to the alcohol gas has been discussed on the basis of the microstructure of the materials. It is found that the tin ion content in and tin ions on the surface of particles may play an important role in the enhancement of the gas sensitivity.
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