Star-Fruit-Shaped CuO Structures for High Performance Ethanol Gas Sensor Device

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 724-733
Author(s):  
Ahmad Umar ◽  
Ahmed A. Ibrahim ◽  
Rajesh Kumar ◽  
Hassan Algadi ◽  
Hasan Albargi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Sensor ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Crystal Size ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Sensor Applications ◽  
Sensor Device ◽  
Star Fruit ◽  
Micro Structures ◽  
Gas Response ◽  
Structural Crystal

In this paper, star-fruit-shaped CuO microstructures were hydrothermally synthesized and subsequently characterized through different techniques to understand morphological, compositional, structural, crystal, optical and vibrational properties. The formation of star-fruit-shaped structures along with some polygonal and spherical nanostructures was confirmed by FESEM analysis. XRD data and Raman spectrum confirmed the monoclinic tenorite crystalline phase of the CuO with crystal size 17.61 nm. Star-fruit-shaped CuO microstructures were examined for ethanol gas sensing behavior at various operating temperatures and concentrations. The gas response of 135% was observed at the optimal temperature of 225 °C. Due to excellent selectivity, stability and re-usability, the as-fabricated sensor based on star-fruit-shaped CuO micro-structures may be explored for future toxic gas sensor applications.

scholarly journals Enhancing room-temperature NO2 gas sensing performance based on a metal phthalocyanine/graphene quantum dot hybrid material

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 5618-5628
Author(s):  
Wenkai Jiang ◽  
Xinwei Chen ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Bolong Li ◽  
Min Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Gas Sensor ◽  
Hybrid Material ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Metal Phthalocyanine ◽  
Graphene Quantum Dot ◽  
Sensing Performance

A high performance gas sensor based on a metal phthalocyanine/graphene quantum dot hybrid material was fabricated for NO2 detection at room-temperature.

scholarly journals A Novel Type Room Temperature Surface Photovoltage Gas Sensor Device 

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Kwoka ◽  
Michal A. Borysiewicz ◽  
Pawel Tomkiewicz ◽  
Anna Piotrowska ◽  
Jacek Szuber
Keyword(s):  
Gas Sensor ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Surface Photovoltage ◽  
Kelvin Probe ◽  
Sensor Device ◽  
Developed Surface

In this paper a novel type of a highly sensitive gas sensor device based on the surface photovoltage effect is described. The developed surface photovoltage gas sensor is based on a reverse Kelvin probe approach. As the active gas sensing electrode the porous ZnO nanostructured thin films are used deposited by the direct current (DC) reactive magnetron sputtering method exhibiting the nanocoral surface morphology combined with an evident surface nonstoichiometry related to the unintentional surface carbon and water vapor contaminations. Among others, the demonstrated SPV gas sensor device exhibits a high sensitivity of 1 ppm to NO2 with a signal to noise ratio of about 50 and a fast response time of several seconds under the room temperature conditions.

scholarly journals Advanced Strategies to Improve Performances of Molybdenum-Based Gas Sensors

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angga Hermawan ◽  
Ni Luh Wulan Septiani ◽  
Ardiansyah Taufik ◽  
Brian Yuliarto ◽  
Suyatman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Molybdenum Oxides ◽  
Exhaled Breath ◽  
Sensor Applications ◽  
Theoretical Investigations ◽  
Gas Sensing Properties ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Made In

AbstractMolybdenum-based materials have been intensively investigated for high-performance gas sensor applications. Particularly, molybdenum oxides and dichalcogenides nanostructures have been widely examined due to their tunable structural and physicochemical properties that meet sensor requirements. These materials have good durability, are naturally abundant, low cost, and have facile preparation, allowing scalable fabrication to fulfill the growing demand of susceptible sensor devices. Significant advances have been made in recent decades to design and fabricate various molybdenum oxides- and dichalcogenides-based sensing materials, though it is still challenging to achieve high performances. Therefore, many experimental and theoretical investigations have been devoted to exploring suitable approaches which can significantly enhance their gas sensing properties. This review comprehensively examines recent advanced strategies to improve the nanostructured molybdenum-based material performance for detecting harmful pollutants, dangerous gases, or even exhaled breath monitoring. The summary and future challenges to advance their gas sensing performances will also be presented.

A Novel Tungsten Trioxide Based Gas Sensor for Indoor Formaldehyde Detection

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-367
Author(s):  
Gaoqi Zhang ◽  
Fan Zhang ◽  
Kaifang Wang ◽  
Tao Tian ◽  
Shanyu Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Gas Sensor ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sensing Material ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Gas Sensing Properties ◽  
Gas Response

Accurate and real-time detection of formaldehyde (HCHO) in indoor air is urgently needed for human health. In this work, a ceramic material (WO3·H2O) with unique structure was successfully prepared using an efficient hydrothermal method. The crystallinity, morphology and microstructure of the as-prepared sensing material were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) as well as transmission electron microscope (TEM). The characterization results suggest that the as-prepared sample is composed of square-like nanoplates with uneven surface. Formaldehyde vapor is utilized as the target gas to investigate gas sensing properties of the synthesized novel nanoplates. The testing results indicate that the as-fabricated gas sensor exhibit high gas response and excellent repeatability to HCHO gas. The response value (Ra/Rg) is 24.5 towards 70 ppm HCHO gas at 350 °C. Besides, the gas sensing mechanism was described.

Defect-Controlled Gas Sensing Property of Nanostructured ZnO Films

2015 ◽  
Vol 814 ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
Yong Qin Chang ◽  
Chang Jing Shao ◽  
Nan Jiang ◽  
Yan Jun Ma ◽  
Shi Qi Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Sensor ◽  
Oxygen Vacancies ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Zno Films ◽  
Sensor Applications ◽  
Cvd Method ◽  
Short Recovery Time ◽  
Gas Sensing Properties ◽  
Ethanol Sensing

Nanostructured ZnO films were fabricated by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method with different Sn source concentrations for ethanol sensing application. It was found that the morphology of the ZnO films were obviously affected by Sn concentration, while no any Sn signals were detected in the films. The response of the nanostructured ZnO films increases with the increase of ethanol concentrations, and the S2 sample displays the highest sensitivity. Thephotoluminescence spectra show that more oxygen vacancies exist in the S2 sample than the other samples, which reveals that oxygen vacancies may play a great role to improve the gas sensing properties of the ZnO films.A possible sensing mechanism was proposed to explain these phenomena.This work provides a very simple and efficient method to prepare ZnO gas sensor, its high response and short recovery time are also a merit for the ZnO films used in gas sensor applications.

A high-performance n-butanol gas sensor based on ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by a low-temperature solvothermal route

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (67) ◽  
pp. 54372-54378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Liu ◽  
Nan Chen ◽  
Xinxin Xing ◽  
Yuxiu Li ◽  
Xuechun Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Gas Sensor ◽  
Zno Nanoparticles ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Solvothermal Route ◽  
Response Performance ◽  
Gas Response

Solvothermally synthesized ZnO nanoparticles applied as a sensing layer for an n-butanol gas sensor show a very good gas response performance.

scholarly journals Nitrogen Dioxide Gas Sensor Based on Ag-Doped Graphene: A First-Principle Study

Chemosensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 227
Author(s):  
Qichao Li ◽  
Yamin Liu ◽  
Di Chen ◽  
Jianmin Miao ◽  
Xiao Zhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Sensor ◽  
Gas Sensors ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Noble Metals ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Mulliken Charge ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Doped Graphene ◽  
The Impact

High-performance tracking trace amounts of NO2 with gas sensors could be helpful in protecting human health since high levels of NO2 may increase the risk of developing acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Among various gas sensors, Graphene-based sensors have attracted broad attention due to their sensitivity, particularly with the addition of noble metals (e.g., Ag). Nevertheless, the internal mechanism of improving the gas sensing behavior through doping Ag is still unclear. Herein, the impact of Ag doping on the sensing properties of Graphene-based sensors is systematically analyzed via first principles. Based on the density-functional theory (DFT), the adsorption behavior of specific gases (NO2, NH3, H2O, CO2, CH4, and C2H6) on Ag-doped Graphene (Ag–Gr) is calculated and compared. It is found that NO2 shows the strongest interaction and largest Mulliken charge transfer to Ag–Gr among these studied gases, which may directly result in the highest sensitivity toward NO2 for the Ag–Gr-based gas sensor.

scholarly journals High Performance Acetylene Sensor with Heterostructure Based on WO3 Nanolamellae/Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) Nanosheets Operating at Low Temperature

Nanomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zikai Jiang ◽  
Weigen Chen ◽  
Lingfeng Jin ◽  
Fang Cui ◽  
Zihao Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Reduced Graphene Oxide ◽  
Gas Sensor ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Hybrid Nanocomposites ◽  
Transformer Oil ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
Sensing Performance

The development of functionalized metal oxide/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) hybrid nanocomposites concerning power equipment failure diagnosis is one of the most recent topics. In this work, WO3 nanolamellae/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposites with different contents of GO (0.5 wt %, 1 wt %, 2 wt %, 4 wt %) were synthesized via controlled hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), thermogravimetric analyses-derivative thermogravimetric analysis-differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DTG-DSC), BET, and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy were utilized to investigate morphological characterizations of prepared gas sensing materials and indicated that high quality WO3 nanolamellae were widely distributed among graphene sheets. Experimental ceramic planar gas sensors composing of interdigitated alumina substrates, Au electrodes, and RuO2 heating layer were coated with WO3 nanolamellae/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) films by spin-coating technique and then tested for gas sensing towards multi-concentrations of acetylene (C2H2) gases in a carrier gas with operating temperature ranging from 50 °C to 400 °C. Among four contents of prepared samples, sensing materials with 1 wt % GO nanocomposite exhibited the best C2H2 sensing performance with lower optimal working temperature (150 °C), higher sensor response (15.0 toward 50 ppm), faster response-recovery time (52 s and 27 s), lower detection limitation (1.3 ppm), long-term stability, and excellent repeatability. The gas sensing mechanism for enhanced sensing performance of nanocomposite is possibly attributed to the formation of p-n heterojunction and the active interaction between WO3 nanolamellae and rGO sheets. Besides, the introduction of rGO nanosheets leads to the impurity of synthesized materials, which creates more defects and promotes larger specific area for gas adsorption, outstanding conductivity, and faster carrier transport. The superior gas sensing properties of WO3/rGO based gas sensor may contribute to the development of a high-performance ppm-level gas sensor for the online monitoring of dissolved C2H2 gas in large-scale transformer oil.

scholarly journals Incorporating N Atoms into SnO2 Nanostructure as an Approach to Enhance Gas Sensing Property for Acetone

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangfeng Guan ◽  
Yongjing Wang ◽  
Peihui Luo ◽  
Yunlong Yu ◽  
Dagui Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Gas Sensor ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sno2 Nanostructure

The development of high-performance acetone gas sensor is of great significance for environmental protection and personal safety. SnO2 has been intensively applied in chemical sensing areas, because of its low cost, high mobility of electrons, and good chemical stability. Herein, we incorporated nitrogen atoms into the SnO2 nanostructure by simple solvothermal and subsequent calcination to improve gas sensing property for acetone. The crystallization, morphology, element composition, and microstructure of as-prepared products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), Raman spectroscopy, UV–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–vis DRS), and the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method. It has been found that N-incorporating resulted in decreased crystallite size, reduced band-gap width, increased surface oxygen vacancies, enlarged surface area, and narrowed pore size distribution. When evaluated as gas sensor, nitrogen-incorporated SnO2 nanostructure exhibited excellent sensitivity for acetone gas at the optimal operating temperature of 300 °C with high sensor response (Rair/Rgas − 1 = 357) and low limit of detection (7 ppb). The nitrogen-incorporated SnO2 gas sensor shows a good selectivity to acetone in the interfering gases of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, hydrogen, and methane. Furthermore, the possible gas-sensing mechanism of N-incorporated SnO2 toward acetone has been carefully discussed.

Using of SILD technology for surface modification of SnO2 films for gas sensor applications

2002 ◽  
Vol 750 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Korotcenkov ◽  
V. Macsanov ◽  
Y. Boris ◽  
V. Brinzari ◽  
V. Tolstoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Gas Sensor ◽  
Gas Sensors ◽  
Sensor Applications ◽  
Layer Deposition ◽  
Ag Clusters ◽  
Ag Deposition ◽  
Gas Response ◽  
Ionic Layer ◽  
Deposition Technology

ABSTRACTThe possibilities of SILD (successive ionic layer deposition) technology for modification of surface properties of nano-scaled SnO2 films for gas sensor applications were studied and are discussed in this article. Samples of SnO2 with thickness ranging from 30–40 nm were deposited by spray pyrolysis from SnCl4-water solutions. Nano-clusters of Pd and Ag, deposited by the SILD method were applied for surface modification. PdCl2 and AgNO3 were used as precursors for Pd and Ag deposition on the SnO2 surface.It was found that the method of surface modification by SILD can be used for improving both the sensitivity and the rate of gas response of SnO2-based gas sensors to CO and H2. At the same time, the presence of Pd and Ag clusters on the surface of SnO2 depresses the gas response to ozone.

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