High Response and ppb-Level Detection toward Hydrogen Sensing by Palladium-Doped α-Fe 2 O 3 Nanotubes.

Autor: Mo T; Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China., Xu X; Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China., Fang T; Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China., Tao H; Institute of Smart City and Intelligent Transportation, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China., Wang H; Institute of Smart City and Intelligent Transportation, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China., Jin ML; Ningbo Regen Biotech Co., Ltd., 828 West Yincheng Avenue, Ningbo 315157, People's Republic of China., Yu B; Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China., Qian L; Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China., Zhao ZJ; Tribology Research Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China.; Institute of Smart City and Intelligent Transportation, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: ACS sensors [ACS Sens] 2024 Oct 23. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 23.
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c01829
Abstrakt: Developing hydrogen sensors with parts per billion-level detection limits, high response, and high stability is crucial for ensuring safety across various industries (e.g., hydrogen fuel cells, chemical manufacturing, and aerospace). Despite extensive research on parts per billion-level detection, it still struggles to meet stringent requirements. Here, high performance and ppb-level H 2 sensing have been developed with palladium-doped iron oxide nanotubes (Pd@Fe 2 O 3 NTs), which have been prepared by FeCl 3 ·6H 2 O, PdCl 2 , and PVP electrospinning and air calcination techniques. Various characterization techniques (FESEM, TEM, XRD, and so forth) were used to prove that the nanotube structure was successfully prepared, and the doping of Pd nanoparticles was realized. The experiments show that palladium doping can significantly improve the gas response of iron oxide nanotubes. Specifically, 0.59 wt % Pd@Fe 2 O 3 NTs have high response ( R a / R g = 41,000), high selectivity, and excellent repeatability for 200 ppm hydrogen at 300 °C. Notably, there was still a significant response at a low detection limit (LOD) of 50 ppb ( R a / R g = 16.8). This excellent hydrogen sensing performance may be attributed to the high surface area of the nanotubes, the p-n heterojunction of PdO/Fe 2 O 3 , which allows more oxygen to be adsorbed on the surface, and the catalytic action of Pd nanoparticles, which promotes the reaction of hydrogen with surface-adsorbed oxygen.
Databáze: MEDLINE