scholarly journals Recent Advances in Palladium Nanoparticles-Based Hydrogen Sensors for Leak Detection

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (20) ◽  
pp. 4478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Cibaka Ndaya ◽  
Nicolas Javahiraly ◽  
Arnaud Brioude
Keyword(s):  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Hydrogen Sensors ◽  
Effective Surface ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Detection Techniques ◽  
Hydrogen Sensing ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Gas Molecules

Along with the development of hydrogen as a sustainable energy carrier, it is imperative to develop very rapid and sensitive hydrogen leaks sensors due to the highly explosive and flammable character of this gas. For this purpose, palladium-based materials are being widely investigated by research teams because of the high affinity between this metal and hydrogen. Furthermore, nanostructured palladium may provide improved sensing performances compared to the use of bulk palladium. This arises from a higher effective surface available for interaction of palladium with the hydrogen gas molecules. Several works taking advantage of palladium nanostructures properties for hydrogen sensing applications have been published. This paper reviews the recent advances reported in the literature in this scope. The electrical and optical detection techniques, most common ones, are investigated and less common techniques such as gasochromic and surface wave acoustic sensors are also addressed. Here, the sensor performances are mostly evaluated by considering their response time and limit of detection.

scholarly journals Enhanced Hydrogen Detection in ppb-Level by Electrospun SnO2-Loaded ZnO Nanofibers

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-Hyoung Lee ◽  
Jin-Young Kim ◽  
Jae-Hun Kim ◽  
Sang Kim
Keyword(s):  
Gas Sensor ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Hydrogen Sensors ◽  
Excellent Performance ◽  
Electrospinning Technique ◽  
Hydrogen Sensing ◽  
Working Temperature ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Zno Nanofibers

High-performance hydrogen sensors are important in many industries to effectively address safety concerns related to the production, delivering, storage and use of H2 gas. Herein, we present a highly sensitive hydrogen gas sensor based on SnO2-loaded ZnO nanofibers (NFs). The xSnO2-loaded (x = 0.05, 0.1 and 0.15) ZnO NFs were fabricated using an electrospinning technique followed by calcination at high temperature. Microscopic analyses demonstrated the formation of NFs with expected morphology and chemical composition. Hydrogen sensing studies were performed at various temperatures and the optimal working temperature was selected as 300 °C. The optimal gas sensor (0.1 SnO2 loaded ZnO NFs) not only showed a high response to 50 ppb hydrogen gas, but also showed an excellent selectivity to hydrogen gas. The excellent performance of the gas sensor to hydrogen gas was mainly related to the formation of SnO2-ZnO heterojunctions and the metallization effect of ZnO.

Wearable colorimetric sensing fiber based on polyacrylonitrile with PdO@ZnO hybrids for the application of detecting H2 leakage

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (19-20) ◽  
pp. 2198-2211
Author(s):  
Sung-Ho Hwang ◽  
Young Kwang Kim ◽  
Soon Moon Jeong ◽  
Changsoon Choi ◽  
Ka Young Son ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Color Change ◽  
Hydrogen Sensor ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Hybrid Nanoparticles ◽  
Hydrogen Sensors ◽  
Colorimetric Sensing ◽  
Hydrogen Sensing ◽  
Detection Systems ◽  
Sensing Material ◽  
Novel Method

A colorimetric hydrogen sensor has great potential for accurately detecting and monitoring the leakage of hydrogen gas on account of its fast color change in contact with hydrogen gas. However, for the practical application of the sensor, such as in gas detection systems in clothing, the flexibility and stability of the sensor need to be improved. Here, we present a novel method to fabricate a flexible colorimetric hydrogen sensor with the stable embedment of sensing material. To improve the flexibility and stability of the sensor, polyacrylonitrile nanofiber containing palladium oxide and zinc oxide hybrid nanoparticles was prepared by electrospinning. The flexible colorimetric hydrogen sensor can detect 1000 ppm hydrogen gas with excellent selectivity within 2 min. We also suggest film and yarn-type flexible colorimetric hydrogen sensors for industrial and wearable applications. A laminating process was used to prepare the film. In contrast, twisting and polydimethylsiloxane coating were used to prepare the yarn-type flexible colorimetric hydrogen sensor. Compared with a flexible colorimetric hydrogen-sensing nanofiber, the film and yarn show identical sensitivity for detecting a hydrogen leakage. These applications of hydrogen sensors could be a new insight into the design of a flexible sensor for detecting hydrogen leakage with the naked eye.

scholarly journals Tuning Stoichiometry and Structure of Pd-WO3−x Thin Films for Hydrogen Gas Sensing by High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 5101
Author(s):  
Nirmal Kumar ◽  
Stanislav Haviar ◽  
Jiří Rezek ◽  
Pavel Baroch ◽  
Petr Zeman
Keyword(s):  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
High Power ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Pulse Length ◽  
Pd Nanoparticles ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Sensory Response ◽  
Hydrogen Sensing ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Deposition Parameters

By tuning the deposition parameters of reactive high-power impulse magnetron sputtering, specifically the pulse length, we were able to prepare WO3−x films with various stoichiometry and structure. Subsequently, the films were annealed in air at moderate temperature (350 °C). We demonstrate that the stoichiometry of the as-deposited films influences considerably the type of crystalline phase formed in the annealed films. The appropriate sub-stoichiometry of the films (approx. WO2.76) enabled crystallization of the monoclinic phase during the annealing. This phase is favorable for hydrogen sensing applications. To characterize the sensory behavior of the films, the tungsten oxide films were decorated by Pd nanoparticles before annealing and were assembled as a conductometric gas sensor. The sensory response of the films that crystallized in the monoclinic structure was proven to be superior to that of the films containing other phases.

scholarly journals Sub-second and ppm-level optical sensing of hydrogen using templated control of nano-hydride geometry and composition

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoang Mai Luong ◽  
Minh Thien Pham ◽  
Tyler Guin ◽  
Richa Pokharel Madhogaria ◽  
Manh-Huong Phan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Hydrogen Fuel ◽  
Hydrogen Sensors ◽  
Sensing System ◽  
Pd Alloy ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Ppm Level

AbstractThe use of hydrogen as a clean and renewable alternative to fossil fuels requires a suite of flammability mitigating technologies, particularly robust sensors for hydrogen leak detection and concentration monitoring. To this end, we have developed a class of lightweight optical hydrogen sensors based on a metasurface of Pd nano-patchy particle arrays, which fulfills the increasing requirements of a safe hydrogen fuel sensing system with no risk of sparking. The structure of the optical sensor is readily nano-engineered to yield extraordinarily rapid response to hydrogen gas (<3 s at 1 mbar H2) with a high degree of accuracy (<5%). By incorporating 20% Ag, Au or Co, the sensing performances of the Pd-alloy sensor are significantly enhanced, especially for the Pd80Co20 sensor whose optical response time at 1 mbar of H2 is just ~0.85 s, while preserving the excellent accuracy (<2.5%), limit of detection (2.5 ppm), and robustness against aging, temperature, and interfering gases. The superior performance of our sensor places it among the fastest and most sensitive optical hydrogen sensors.

scholarly journals Palladium-coated narrow groove plasmonic nanogratings for highly sensitive hydrogen sensing

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 4137-4147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Senthil Subramanian ◽  
Kamal Kumar ◽  
Anuj Dhawan
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Hydrogen Sensors ◽  
Hydrogen Sensing ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Infrared Wavelengths

In this paper, we propose novel plasmonic hydrogen sensors based on palladium coated narrow-groove plasmonic nanogratings for sensing of hydrogen gas at visible and near-infrared wavelengths.

scholarly journals Devices based on series-connected Schottky junctions and β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/SiC heterojunctions characterized as hydrogen sensors

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Nakagomi ◽  
K. Yokoyama ◽  
Y. Kokubun
Keyword(s):  
Field Effect ◽  
Oxygen Plasma ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Hydrogen Sensors ◽  
Pt Electrode ◽  
Sensing Properties ◽  
Hydrogen Sensing ◽  
Forward Current ◽  
Schottky Junctions ◽  
P Type

Abstract. Field-effect hydrogen gas sensor devices were fabricated with the structure of a series connection between Schottky junctions and β-Ga2O3/6H-SiC heterojunctions. β-Ga2O3 thin films were deposited on n-type and p-type 6H-SiC substrates by gallium evaporation in oxygen plasma. These devices have rectifying properties and were characterized as hydrogen sensors by a Pt electrode. The hydrogen-sensing properties of both devices were measured in the range of 300–500 °C. The Pt/Ga2O3/n-SiC device revealed hydrogen-sensing properties as conventional Schottky diode-type devices. The forward current of the Pt/Ga2O3/p-SiC device was significantly increased under exposure to hydrogen. The behaviors of hydrogen sensing of the devices were explained using band diagrams of the Pt/Ga2O3/SiC structure biased in the forward and reverse directions.

scholarly journals Recent advances of biomass carbon dots on syntheses, characterization, luminescence mechanism, and sensing applications

Nano Select ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Lou ◽  
Xinyu Hao ◽  
Lei Liao ◽  
Kaiyou Zhang ◽  
Shuoping Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dots ◽  
Biomass Carbon ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Recent Advances

scholarly journals Transforming Pt-SnO2 Nanoparticles into Pt-SnO2 Composite Nanoceramics for Room-Temperature Hydrogen-Sensing Applications

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2123
Author(s):  
Ming Liu ◽  
Caochuang Wang ◽  
Pengcheng Li ◽  
Liang Cheng ◽  
Yongming Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Sno2 Nanoparticles ◽  
Hydrogen Sensing ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Nanostructured Metal Oxides ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Sensing Characteristics ◽  
Nanostructured Metal

Many low-dimensional nanostructured metal oxides (MOXs) with impressive room-temperature gas-sensing characteristics have been synthesized, yet transforming them into relatively robust bulk materials has been quite neglected. Pt-decorated SnO2 nanoparticles with 0.25–2.5 wt% Pt were prepared, and highly attractive room-temperature hydrogen-sensing characteristics were observed for them all through pressing them into pellets. Some pressed pellets were further sintered over a wide temperature range of 600–1200 °C. Though the room-temperature hydrogen-sensing characteristics were greatly degraded in many samples after sintering, those samples with 0.25 wt% Pt and sintered at 800 °C exhibited impressive room-temperature hydrogen-sensing characteristics comparable to those of their counterparts of as-pressed pellets. The variation of room-temperature hydrogen-sensing characteristics among the samples was explained by the facts that the connectivity between SnO2 grains increases with increasing sintering temperature, and Pt promotes oxidation of SnO2 at high temperatures. These results clearly demonstrate that some low-dimensional MOX nanocrystals can be successfully transformed into bulk MOXs with improved robustness and comparable room-temperature gas-sensing characteristics.

scholarly journals Recent Advances in ZnO-Based Carbon Monoxide Sensors: Role of Doping

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 4425
Author(s):  
Ana María Pineda-Reyes ◽  
María R. Herrera-Rivera ◽  
Hugo Rojas-Chávez ◽  
Heriberto Cruz-Martínez ◽  
Dora I. Medina
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Electrical Performance ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Sensitivity And Selectivity ◽  
Doped Zno

Monitoring and detecting carbon monoxide (CO) are critical because this gas is toxic and harmful to the ecosystem. In this respect, designing high-performance gas sensors for CO detection is necessary. Zinc oxide-based materials are promising for use as CO sensors, owing to their good sensing response, electrical performance, cost-effectiveness, long-term stability, low power consumption, ease of manufacturing, chemical stability, and non-toxicity. Nevertheless, further progress in gas sensing requires improving the selectivity and sensitivity, and lowering the operating temperature. Recently, different strategies have been implemented to improve the sensitivity and selectivity of ZnO to CO, highlighting the doping of ZnO. Many studies concluded that doped ZnO demonstrates better sensing properties than those of undoped ZnO in detecting CO. Therefore, in this review, we analyze and discuss, in detail, the recent advances in doped ZnO for CO sensing applications. First, experimental studies on ZnO doped with transition metals, boron group elements, and alkaline earth metals as CO sensors are comprehensively reviewed. We then focused on analyzing theoretical and combined experimental–theoretical studies. Finally, we present the conclusions and some perspectives for future investigations in the context of advancements in CO sensing using doped ZnO, which include room-temperature gas sensing.

scholarly journals A Nanoplasmonic-Based Biosensing Approach for Wide-Range and Highly Sensitive Detection of Chemicals

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1961
Author(s):  
Francesco Arcadio ◽  
Luigi Zeni ◽  
Aldo Minardo ◽  
Caterina Eramo ◽  
Stefania Di Di Ronza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Slab Waveguide ◽  
Grating Pattern ◽  
Transparent Substrate ◽  
Synthetic Receptor ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Plastic Optical Fibers ◽  
Highly Sensitive Detection

In a specific biosensing application, a nanoplasmonic sensor chip has been tested by an experimental setup based on an aluminum holder and two plastic optical fibers used to illuminate and collect the transmitted light. The studied plasmonic probe is based on gold nanograting, realized on the top of a Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) chip. The PMMA substrate could be considered as a transparent substrate and, in such a way, it has been already used in previous work. Alternatively, here it is regarded as a slab waveguide. In particular, we have deposited upon the slab surface, covered with a nanograting, a synthetic receptor specific for bovine serum albumin (BSA), to test the proposed biosensing approach. Exploiting this different experimental configuration, we have determined how the orientation of the nanostripes forming the grating pattern, with respect to the direction of the input light (longitudinal or orthogonal), influences the biosensing performances. For example, the best limit of detection (LOD) in the BSA detection that has been obtained is equal to 23 pM. Specifically, the longitudinal configuration is characterized by two observable plasmonic phenomena, each sensitive to a different BSA concentration range, ranging from pM to µM. This aspect plays a key role in several biochemical sensing applications, where a wide working range is required.

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