Ultrasensitive ppb-level H2S gas sensor at room temperature based on WO3/rGO hybrids

Autor: Tiantian Huang, Fang Peng, Shaojie Wang, Jiaming Hao, Ning Dai, Weiwei Yu, Xin Chen, Yan Sun, Chuanwei Cheng
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 31:5008-5016
ISSN: 1573-482X
0957-4522
Popis: Gas sensors with high performance and low energy consumption are necessary for system integration in the environment monitoring of explosives. High-performance room-temperature hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas sensors were fabricated based on the hybrids of tungsten oxide (WO3)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO). WO3 nanocubes modified with different contents of rGO were synthesized by acid-based hydrothermal method. The optimal amount of rGO in the composite is 5 wt%, at which the room-temperature operating sensor presents the highest sensitivity of approximately 32.7 to 500 ppb H2S, a fast recovery time of ~ 180 s, as well as an excellent sensing selectivity. The overall improvement in sensing performances demonstrated an important progress made in H2S sensor fabrication for portable and real-time gas detection. The improved gas-sensing performance is attributed to the large specific surface area of the WO3 nanocubes, the formation of WO3/rGO heterojunctions, and the enhanced electron transfer efficiency.
Databáze: OpenAIRE