Author, as appears in the article.: Kacem, K; Casanova-Chafer, J; Ameur, S; Nsib, MF; Llobet, E
Department: Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica
URV's Author/s: Casanova Chafer, Juan / Llobet Valero, Eduard
Keywords: Srtio perovskite 3 No 2 Nh 3 Graphene oxide Gas sensor Co 2
Abstract: This paper reports a straightforward and inexpensive method for the fabrication of gas sensing devices based on graphene oxide (GO) synthesized by a modified Hummer's method and decorated with strontium titanate perovskite (SrTiO3). The active layers developed were employed for the detection of hazardous gases such as NO2, CO2, and NH3. The physical and chemical properties were also analyzed using various experimental techniques including field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and Raman spectroscopy. Repeated response and recovery cycles were applied in the detection of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon dioxide (CO2), and ammonia (NH3). Accordingly, the gas sensing study reveals that decorated GO exhibits a high response towards NO2 at an operating temperature of 100 °C with good sensitivity (up to 4-fold higher than that of pristine GO) and highly improved selectivity. Additionally, the effect of ambient humidity was tested for NO2, demonstrating that GO/SrTiO3 sensors show a good immunity to humidity cross-sensitivity. Lastly, a gas sensing mechanism was schematically proposed and discussed. These findings prove that the functionalization of GO with SrTiO3 can overcome the limitations of GO-based sensors by enhancing their adsorption capability of gas molecules and their sensitivity towards target gases.
Thematic Areas: Química Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Odontología Metals and alloys Metallurgy & metallurgical engineering Mechanics of materials Mechanical engineering Materials science, multidisciplinary Materials science Materials chemistry Materiais Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Interdisciplinar Geociências Farmacia Ensino Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Chemistry, physical Biotecnología Astronomia / física Antropologia / arqueologia Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: juan.casanova@urv.cat eduard.llobet@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-6164-4342
Record's date: 2024-01-13
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925838823003146
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Journal Of Alloys And Compounds. 941
APA: Kacem, K; Casanova-Chafer, J; Ameur, S; Nsib, MF; Llobet, E (2023). Gas sensing properties of graphene oxide loaded with SrTiO3 nanoparticles. Journal Of Alloys And Compounds, 941(), -. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.169011
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.169011
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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