Preparation of MoS2 Nanospheres using a Hydrothermal Method and Their Application as Ammonia Gas Sensors Based on Delay Line Surface Acoustic Wave Devices

Autor: Lee, Chan-Yu Chung, Ying-Chung Chen, Feng-Renn Juang, Kuo-Sheng Kao, En-I
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Materials; Volume 16; Issue 13; Pages: 4703
ISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: 10.3390/ma16134703
Popis: An ammonia sensor based on a delay-line surface acoustic wave (SAW) device is developed in this study by coating the delay line area of the device with a nano-structured molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) sensitive material. A SAW device of 122 MHz was designed and fabricated with a pair of interdigital transducers (IDTs) defined on a 128° y-cut LiNbO3 substrate using photolithography technologies, and the aluminum IDT electrodes were deposited by a DC magnetron sputtering system. By adjusting the pH values of precursor solutions, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanospheres were prepared with various structures using a hydrothermal method. Finally, an NH3 gas sensor with high sensitivity of 4878 Hz/ppm, operating at room temperature, was successfully obtained. The excellent sensitivity performance may be due to the efficient adsorption of NH3 gas molecules on the surfaces of the nanoflower-like MoS2, which has a larger specific surface area and provides more active sites, and results in a larger change in the resonant frequency of the device due to the mass loading effect.
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