scholarly journals Comparative study on gas sensing by a Schottky diode electrode prepared with graphene–semiconductor–polymer nanocomposites

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (20) ◽  
pp. 11484-11492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Rokon Ud Dowla Biswas ◽  
Won-Chun Oh

This paper studies the performance of a gas sensor based on an organic/inorganic diode for ammonia (NH3), nitrogen (N2) & oxygen (O2) sensing under atmospheric conditions at room temperature and different humidity levels.

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (18) ◽  
pp. 3815
Author(s):  
Renyun Zhang ◽  
Magnus Hummelgård ◽  
Joel Ljunggren ◽  
Håkan Olin

Metal-semiconductor junctions and interfaces have been studied for many years due to their importance in applications such as semiconductor electronics and solar cells. However, semiconductor-metal networks are less studied because there is a lack of effective methods to fabricate such structures. Here, we report a novel Au–ZnO-based metal-semiconductor (M-S)n network in which ZnO nanowires were grown horizontally on gold particles and extended to reach the neighboring particles, forming an (M-S)n network. The (M-S)n network was further used as a gas sensor for sensing ethanol and acetone gases. The results show that the (M-S)n network is sensitive to ethanol (28.1 ppm) and acetone (22.3 ppm) gases and has the capacity to recognize the two gases based on differences in the saturation time. This study provides a method for producing a new type of metal-semiconductor network structure and demonstrates its application in gas sensing.


RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 5618-5628
Author(s):  
Wenkai Jiang ◽  
Xinwei Chen ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Bolong Li ◽  
Min Zeng ◽  
...  

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


Author(s):  
Monika Kwoka ◽  
Michal A. Borysiewicz ◽  
Pawel Tomkiewicz ◽  
Anna Piotrowska ◽  
Jacek Szuber

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.


Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Wang ◽  
Huan Wang ◽  
Dan Zhao ◽  
Xianqi Wei ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
...  

A novel hybrid structure sensor based on cobalt carbonate hydroxide hydrate (CCHH) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) was designed for room temperature NH3 detection. This hybrid structure consisted of CCHH and RGO (synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method), in which RGO uniformly dispersed in CCHH, being used as the gas sensing film. The resistivity of the hybrid structure was highly sensitive to the changes on NH3 concentration. CCHH in the hybrid structure was the sensing material and RGO was the conductive channel material. The hybrid structure could improve signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the sensitivity by obtaining the optimal mass proportion of RGO, since the proportion of RGO was directly related to sensitivity. The gas sensor with 0.4 wt% RGO showed the highest gas sensing response reach to 9% to 1 ppm NH3. Compared to a conventional gas sensor, the proposed sensor not only showed high gas sensing response at room temperature but also was easy to achieve large-scale production due to the good stability and simple synthesis process.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sweejiang Yoo ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
Yuan Wu ◽  
Weihua Liu ◽  
Xiaoli Wang ◽  
...  

Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) based chemiresistor gas sensor has received much attention in gas sensing for high sensitivity, room temperature operation, and reversible. Here, for the first time, we present a promising chemiresistor for ammonia gas detection based on tannic acid (TA) functionalized and reduced graphene oxide (rGOTA functionalized). Green reductant of TA plays a major role in both reducing process and enhancing the gas sensing properties ofrGOTA functionalized. Our results showrGOTA functionalizedonly selective to ammonia with excellent respond, recovery, respond time, and recovery times.rGOTA functionalizedelectrical resistance decreases upon exposure to NH3where we postulated that it is due to n-doping by TA and charge transfer betweenrGOTA functionalizedand NH3through hydrogen bonding. Furthermore,rGOTA functionalizedhinders the needs for stimulus for both recovery and respond. The combination of greener sensing material and simplicity in overall sensor design provides a new sight for green reductant approach of rGO based chemiresistor gas sensor.


Chemosensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 225
Author(s):  
Qingting Li ◽  
Yanqiong Li ◽  
Wen Zeng

Since MXene (a two-dimensional material) was discovered in 2011, it has been favored in all aspects due to its rich surface functional groups, large specific surface area, high conductivity, large porosity, rich organic bonds, and high hydrophilicity. In this paper, the preparation of MXene is introduced first. HF etching was the first etching method for MXene; however, HF is corrosive, resulting in the development of the in situ HF method (fluoride + HCl). Due to the harmful effects of fluorine terminal on the performance of MXene, a fluorine-free preparation method was developed. The increase in interlayer spacing brought about by adding an intercalator can affect MXene’s performance. The usual preparation methods render MXene inevitably agglomerate and the resulting yields are insufficient. Many new preparation methods were researched in order to solve the problems of agglomeration and yield. Secondly, the application of MXene-based materials in gas sensors was discussed. MXene is often regarded as a flexible gas sensor, and the detection of ppb-level acetone at room temperature was observed for the first time. After the formation of composite materials, the increasing interlayer spacing and the specific surface area increased the number of active sites of gas adsorption and the gas sensitivity performance improved. Moreover, this paper discusses the gas-sensing mechanism of MXene. The gas-sensing mechanism of metallic MXene is affected by the expansion of the lamellae and will be doped with H2O and oxygen during the etching process in order to become a p-type semiconductor. A p-n heterojunction and a Schottky barrier forms due to combinations with other semiconductors; thus, the gas sensitivities of composite materials are regulated and controlled by them. Although there are only several reports on the application of MXene materials to gas sensors, MXene and its composite materials are expected to become materials that can effectively detect gases at room temperature, especially for the detection of NH3 and VOC gas. Finally, the challenges and opportunities of MXene as a gas sensor are discussed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 145-155
Author(s):  
Hadi Riyahi Madvar ◽  
Zoheir Kordrostami ◽  
Samaneh Hamedi

A resistive ethanol gas sensor with a high sensitivity has been proposed. The fabricated gas sensor has a very promising response and recovery at room temperature. The proposed sensor has been fabricated by depositing sensitive nanostructured material on printed circuit board interdigitated electrodes. As the sensitive material, ZnO nanorods of high uniformity have been synthesized by hydrothermal method and then decorated by PbS nanoparticles. The synthesized decorated nanorods were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope which confirmed the formation of the desired nanostructures. The ethanol gas sensing properties of the ZnO nanorods decorated with PdS nanoparticles was measured in a test chamber. The minimum ethanol concentration detected by the sensor has been 10 ppm. The results showed the higher sensitivity of the proposed sensor to the ethanol at room temperature compared to similar works.


Author(s):  
Zhuo Liu ◽  
He Lv ◽  
Ying Xie ◽  
Jue Wang ◽  
Jiahui Fan ◽  
...  

The very diverse two-dimensional (2D) materials have bloomed in NO2 gas sensing application that provide new opportunities and challenges in function oriented gas sensors. In this work, a 2D/2D/2D structure...


2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 503-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Chen ◽  
Yuan Liu ◽  
Changsheng Xie ◽  
Jun Wu ◽  
Dawen Zeng ◽  
...  

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