scholarly journals A Separated Receptor/Transducer Scheme as Strategy to Enhance the Gas Sensing Performance Using Hematite–Carbon Nanotube Composite

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (18) ◽  
pp. 3915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Minh Hieu ◽  
Cao Van Phuoc ◽  
Truong Thi Hien ◽  
Nguyen Duc Chinh ◽  
Nguyen Duc Quang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Arc Discharge ◽  
Adsorption Sites ◽  
Thin Carbon ◽  
Sensor Structure ◽  
Ammonia Detection ◽  
Sensing Performance

Nanocomposite structures, where the Fe, Fe2O3, or Ni2O3 nanoparticles with thin carbon layers are distributed among a single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) network, are architectured using the co-arc discharge method. A synergistic effect between the nanoparticles and SWCNT is achieved with the composite structures, leading to the enhanced sensing response in ammonia detection. Thorough studies about the correlation between the electric properties and sensing performance confirm the independent operation of the receptor and transducer in the sensor structure by nanoparticles and SWCNT, respectively. Nanoparticles with a large specific surface area provide adsorption sites for the NH3 gas molecules, whereas hole carriers are supplied by the SWCNT to complete the chemisorption process. A new chemo-resistive sensor concept and its operating mechanism is proposed in our work. Furthermore, the separated receptor and transducer sensor scheme allows us more freedom in the design of sensor materials and structures, thereby enabling the design of high-performance gas sensors.

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.

Fabrication of a Carbon Nanotube Gas Sensor Microelectrodes and its Application for Ammonia Detection

2013 ◽  
Vol 431 ◽  
pp. 306-311
Author(s):  
Xiang Tao Ran ◽  
Zhi Wang ◽  
Li Yang
Keyword(s):  
Gas Sensors ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Manufacturing Method ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Ammonia Detection ◽  
Low Cost Manufacturing ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

With the increasing needs for high-performance gas sensors in industrial production, environmental monitoring and so on, the research on gas sensors is becoming more and more important. In this paper, the electric field intensity distribution simulation process of the interdigital microelectrodes (IMEs) is discussed in details to get the proper electrode structural parameters. The IMEs on the ITO surface with a minimum gap of about 4μm are achieved by lithography, which provides a reliable, low-cost manufacturing method. Sensitive components are made of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified materials. The gas-sensing property of the sensor is detected for ammonia. The experiment result shows that the performance of the nanomodified sensor is obviously improved.

scholarly journals High-Performance Gas Sensor of Polyaniline/Carbon Nanotube Composites Promoted by Interface Engineering

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiyu Zhang ◽  
Shuai Cao ◽  
Zhaofeng Wu ◽  
Min Zhang ◽  
Yali Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Hierarchical Structures ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
P Type ◽  
Sensing Performance

Inspired by the enhanced gas-sensing performance by the one-dimensional hierarchical structure, one-dimensional hierarchical polyaniline/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (PANI/CNT) fibers were prepared. Interestingly, the simple heating changed the sensing characteristics of PANI from p-type to n-type and n-type PANI and p-type CNTs form p–n hetero junctions at the core–shell interface of hierarchical PANI/CNT composites. The p-type PANI/CNT (p-PANI/CNT) and n-type PANI/CNT (n-PANI/CNT) performed the higher sensitivity to NO2 and NH3, respectively. The response times of p-PANI/CNT and n-PANI/CNT to 50 ppm of NO2 and NH3 are only 5.2 and 1.8 s, respectively, showing the real-time response. The estimated limit of detection for NO2 and NH3 is as low as to 16.7 and 6.4 ppb, respectively. After three months, the responses of p-PANI/CNT and n-PANI/CNT decreased by 19.1% and 11.3%, respectively. It was found that one-dimensional hierarchical structures and the deeper charge depletion layer enhanced by structural changes of PANI contributed to the sensitive and fast responses to NH3 and NO2. The formation process of the hierarchical PANI/CNT fibers, p–n transition, and the enhanced gas-sensing performance were systematically analyzed. This work also predicts the development prospects of cost-effective, high-performance PANI/CNT-based sensors.

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.

Post-treatment effects on the gas sensing performance of carbon nanotube sheets

2019 ◽  
Vol 481 ◽  
pp. 597-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maeum Han ◽  
Jae Keon Kim ◽  
Shin-Won Kang ◽  
Daewoong Jung
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Treatment Effects ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Sensing Performance

Substrate effect on the properties of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes grown by e-beam evaporation for high performance H2O2 detection

The Analyst ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 141 (21) ◽  
pp. 6149-6159 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Vijayalakshmi ◽  
D. Sivaraj
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Electrochemical Sensing ◽  
Substrate Effect ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
H2o2 Detection ◽  
Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Sensing Performance

In the present study, the properties of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube thin films deposited on Ta and Al2O3 substrates were compared for better electrochemical sensing performance towards H2O2.

scholarly journals Acetone Gas Sensing Properties of a Multiple-Networked Fe2O3-Functionalized CuO Nanorod Sensor

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunghoon Park ◽  
Hyejoon Kheel ◽  
Gun-Joo Sun ◽  
Taegyung Ko ◽  
Wan In Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Operating Temperature ◽  
Optimal Operating ◽  
Sensing Properties ◽  
Adsorption Sites ◽  
Gas Sensing Properties ◽  
Response And Recovery ◽  
Cuo Nanorods ◽  
Sensing Performance

Fe2O3-decorated CuO nanorods were prepared by Cu thermal oxidation followed by Fe2O3decoration via a solvothermal route. The acetone gas sensing properties of multiple-networked pristine and Fe2O3-decorated CuO nanorod sensors were examined. The optimal operating temperature of the sensors was found to be 240°C. The pristine and Fe2O3-decorated CuO nanorod sensors showed responses of 586 and 1,090%, respectively, to 1,000 ppm of acetone at 240°C. The Fe2O3-decorated CuO nanorod sensor also showed faster response and recovery than the latter sensor. The acetone gas sensing mechanism of the Fe2O3-decorated CuO nanorod sensor is discussed in detail. The origin of the enhanced sensing performance of the multiple-networked Fe2O3-decorated CuO nanorod sensor to acetone gas was explained by modulation of the potential barrier at the Fe2O3-CuO interface, highly catalytic activity of Fe2O3for acetone oxidation, and the creation of active adsorption sites by Fe2O3nanoparticles.

scholarly journals Superior Hydrogen Sensing Property of Porous NiO/SnO2 Nanofibers Synthesized via Carbonization

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongcheng Liu ◽  
Feipeng Wang ◽  
Kelin Hu ◽  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Li He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Surface Reaction ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Pure Sno2 ◽  
Hydrogen Sensing ◽  
Adsorption Sites ◽  
Electrospinning Method ◽  
Sensor Devices ◽  
Different Grain Size

In this paper, the porous NiO/SnO2 nanofibers were synthesized via the electrospinning method along with the carbonization process. The characterization results show that the pristine SnO2-based nanofibers can form porous structure with different grain size by carbonization. The hydrogen gas-sensing investigations indicate that the NiO/SnO2 sensor exhibits more prominent sensing properties than those of pure SnO2 sensor devices. Such enhanced performance is mainly attributed to the porous nanostructure, which can provide large active adsorption sites for surface reaction. Moreover, the existence of p-n heterojunctions between NiO and SnO2 also plays a key role in enhancing gas-sensing performances. Finally, the H2 sensing mechanism based on the NiO/SnO2 nanocomposite was proposed for developing high-performance gas sensor devices.

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