Water-soluble polyaniline （PANI）, prepared by chemical-oxide and SmBaCuMO5＋δ（M=Fe, Co, Ni）（SBCM） powders, pre-pared by sol-gel method were analyzed through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR） spe...Water-soluble polyaniline （PANI）, prepared by chemical-oxide and SmBaCuMO5＋δ（M=Fe, Co, Ni）（SBCM） powders, pre-pared by sol-gel method were analyzed through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR） spectra, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and energy dispersive spectroscopy （EDS） respectively, so as to investigate the gas sensi-tivities of PANI/SmBaCuFeO5＋δ（SBCF） and its sensitivity to NH3 under room temperature. The results showed that all of SBCM powders were of double-perovskite structure and PANI was successfully obtained. Under the same condition, the gas sensor based on PANI/SmBaCuFeO5＋δ（SBCF） material exhibited higher resistance sensitivity, better selectivity and shorter response-recovery time than others. The resistance sensitivities to NH3 increased with the increasing of atom radius of M in PANI/SBCM.展开更多
Abstract:As an important component of the atmosphere,ammonia(NH_(3))plays a very important role in maintaining the balance of environment.However,it is also one of the most toxic gases that can cause damage to the hum...Abstract:As an important component of the atmosphere,ammonia(NH_(3))plays a very important role in maintaining the balance of environment.However,it is also one of the most toxic gases that can cause damage to the human respiratory system and mucous membranes even at low concentrations.As such,development of highly sensitive and selective NH_(3)sensors is of high significance for environmental monitoring and health maintenance.Herein,we have synthesized Au@Ag@Ag Cl core-shell nanoparticles(NPs)by oxidative etching and precipitating Au@Ag core-shell NPs using FeCl3 and further used them as optical probes for the colorimetric detection of NH_(3).The sensing mechanism is based on the fact that the etching of NH_(3)on AgCl and Ag shell leads to the variations of ingredients and core-to-shell ratio of the Au@Ag@AgCl NPs,thereby inducing noticeable spectral and color changes.By replacing the outmost layer of Ag with AgCl,not only is the stability of the sensor against oxygen significantly enhanced,but also is the sensitivity of the method improved.The method exhibits good linear relationship for the detection of NH_(3)from 0 to 5000 mmol/L with the limit of detection of 6.4 mmol/L.This method was successfully applied to the detection of simulated air polluted by NH_(3),indicating its practical applicability for environmental monitoring.This method shows great potential for on-site NH_(3)detection particularly in remote area,where a simple,fast,low-cost,and easy-to-handle method is highly desirable.展开更多
Ir catalyst possesses a good electrocatalytic activity and selectivity for the oxidation of NH3 and/or NH4OH at Ir anode in the potential fixed electrochemical sensor with the neutral solution. Owing to the same elect...Ir catalyst possesses a good electrocatalytic activity and selectivity for the oxidation of NH3 and/or NH4OH at Ir anode in the potential fixed electrochemical sensor with the neutral solution. Owing to the same electrochemical behavior of NH3 and NH4OH in a NaClO4 solution, NH4OH can be used instead of NH3 for the experimental convenience. It was found that the potential of the oxidation peak of NH4OH at the Ir/GC electrode in NaClO4 solutions is at about 0.85 V, and the current density of the oxidation peak of NH4OH is linearly proportional to the concentration of NHaOH. The electrocatalytic oxidation of NH4OH is diffusion-controlled. Especially, Ir has no electrocatalytic activity for the CO oxidation, illustrating that CO does not interfere in the measurement of NH4OH and the potential fixed electrochemical NH3 sensor with the neutral solution, and the anodic Ir catalyst possesses a good selectivity. Therefore, Ir may have practical application in the potential fixed electrochemical NH3 sensor with the neutral solution.展开更多
Nanocrystalline titanium oxide thin films have been deposited by spin coating technique and then have been analyzed to test their application in NH3 gas-sensing technology. In particular, spectrophotometric and con-du...Nanocrystalline titanium oxide thin films have been deposited by spin coating technique and then have been analyzed to test their application in NH3 gas-sensing technology. In particular, spectrophotometric and con-ductivity measurements have been performed in order to determine the optical and electrical properties of titanium oxide thin films. The structure and the morphology of such material have been investigated by X ray diffraction, Scanning microscopy, high resolution electron microscopy and selected area electron diffrac-tion. The X-ray diffraction measurements confirmed that the films grown by this technique have good crys-talline tetragonal mixed anatase and rutile phase structure The HRTEM image of TiO2 thin film showed grains of about 50-60 nm in size with aggregation of 10-15 nm crystallites. Selected area electron diffraction pattern shows that the TiO2 films exhibited tetragonal structure. The surface morphology (SEM) of the TiO2 film showed that the nanoparticles are fine The optical band gap of TiO2 film is 3.26 eV. Gas sensing proper-ties showed that TiO2 films were sensitive as well as fast in responding to NH3. A high sensitivity for ammo-nia indicates that the TiO2 films are selective for this gas.展开更多
A PANI/WO3@cotton thread-based flexible sensor that is capable of detecting NH3 at room temperature is developed here.A layer of WO3 with PANI nanoparticles can be deposited by in-situ polymerization.The morphology an...A PANI/WO3@cotton thread-based flexible sensor that is capable of detecting NH3 at room temperature is developed here.A layer of WO3 with PANI nanoparticles can be deposited by in-situ polymerization.The morphology and structure of the specimens were investigated by utilizing TEM,SEM,XRD and FTIR.The sensing performance of the PANI/WO3@cotton sensors with different WO3 molar ratios to NH3 at room temperature was examined.The results show that the optimal sensor(10 mol%WO3)has a response of 6.0 to 100 ppm NH3,which is significantly higher than that of the sensors based on pristine PANI and other composites.The PANI/WO3@cotton sensor also displays excellent selectivity,gas response,and flexibility even at room temperature.The unique fiber structure,p-n heterojunction,and the increased protonation of PANI in the composites contribute to the enhanced sensing property.展开更多
In this paper, composite film based on polyvinylpyrrolidone(PVP)/graphene oxide(GO) was fabricated by spray method on AT-cut 9.986 MHz quartz crystal microbalance(QCM) for NH_3 sensing. The thin films were characteriz...In this paper, composite film based on polyvinylpyrrolidone(PVP)/graphene oxide(GO) was fabricated by spray method on AT-cut 9.986 MHz quartz crystal microbalance(QCM) for NH_3 sensing. The thin films were characterized by scanning electron microscope(SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy(UV-VIS) to investigate the morphologies and the composition contents, respectively. The experimental results reveal that PVP/GO based sensor holds higher sensitivity, larger responsiveness and smaller baseline drift than those based on pure PVP at room temperature. Besides, the prepared sensor exhibits greater response to NH_3 than other gases such as CO, CO_2 and NO_2 at the same concentration. The good linearity, reproducibility and stability demonstrate the practicability of PVP/GO hybrid film in detecting NH_3.展开更多
Pure ZnO thick film, prepared by screen-printing technique, was almost insensitive to NH3. Pure ZnO thick films were surface modified with MnO2 by dipping them into 0.01 M aqueous solution of manganese chloride (MnCl2...Pure ZnO thick film, prepared by screen-printing technique, was almost insensitive to NH3. Pure ZnO thick films were surface modified with MnO2 by dipping them into 0.01 M aqueous solution of manganese chloride (MnCl2) for different intervals of time and fired at 500℃ for 12 h. The grains of MnO2 would disperse around the grains of ZnO base material. The MnO2 modified ZnO films dipped for 30 min were observed to be sensitive and highly selective to NH3 gas at room temperature. An exceptional sensitivity was found to low concentration (50 ppm) of NH3 gas at room temperature and no cross sensitivity was observed even to high concentrations of other hazardous and polluting gases. The effects of surface microstructure and MnO2 concentrations on the sensitivity, selectivity, response and recovery of the sensor in the presence of NH3and other gases were studied and discussed. The better performance could be attributed to an optimum number of surface misfits in terms of MnO2 on the ZnO films.展开更多
Ammonia （NH3） is a toxic gas released in different industrial, agricultural and natural processes. It is also a biomarker for some diseases. These require NH3 sensors for health and safety reasons. To boost the sens...Ammonia （NH3） is a toxic gas released in different industrial, agricultural and natural processes. It is also a biomarker for some diseases. These require NH3 sensors for health and safety reasons. To boost the sensitiv- ity of solid-state sensors, the effective sensing area should be increased. Two methods are explored and compared using an evaporating pool of 0.5 mL NH4OH （28% NH3）. In the first method an array of Si nanowires （Si NWA） is obtained via metal-assisted-electrochemical etching to increase the effective surface area. In the second method CVD graphene is suspended on top of the Si nanowires to act as a sensing layer. Both the effective surface area as well as the density of surface traps influences the amplitude of the response. The effective surface area of Si NWAs is 100 × larger than that of suspended graphene for the same top surface area, leading to a larger response in amp- litude by a factor of -7 notwithstanding a higher trap density in suspended graphene. The use of Si NWAs in- creases the response rate for both Si NWAs as well as the suspended graphene due to more effective NH3 diffu- sion processes.展开更多
基金Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(21264015)
文摘Water-soluble polyaniline （PANI）, prepared by chemical-oxide and SmBaCuMO5＋δ（M=Fe, Co, Ni）（SBCM） powders, pre-pared by sol-gel method were analyzed through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR） spectra, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and energy dispersive spectroscopy （EDS） respectively, so as to investigate the gas sensi-tivities of PANI/SmBaCuFeO5＋δ（SBCF） and its sensitivity to NH3 under room temperature. The results showed that all of SBCM powders were of double-perovskite structure and PANI was successfully obtained. Under the same condition, the gas sensor based on PANI/SmBaCuFeO5＋δ（SBCF） material exhibited higher resistance sensitivity, better selectivity and shorter response-recovery time than others. The resistance sensitivities to NH3 increased with the increasing of atom radius of M in PANI/SBCM.
基金supported by the Graduate Student Innovation Project of China University of Petroleum(East China)in 2020(No.YCX2020031)the financial support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21876206,21505157)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(China University of Petroleum(East China),Nos.18CX02037A,20CX05015A)the Youth Innovation and Technology project of Universities in Shandong Province(No.2020KJC007)。
文摘Abstract:As an important component of the atmosphere,ammonia(NH_(3))plays a very important role in maintaining the balance of environment.However,it is also one of the most toxic gases that can cause damage to the human respiratory system and mucous membranes even at low concentrations.As such,development of highly sensitive and selective NH_(3)sensors is of high significance for environmental monitoring and health maintenance.Herein,we have synthesized Au@Ag@Ag Cl core-shell nanoparticles(NPs)by oxidative etching and precipitating Au@Ag core-shell NPs using FeCl3 and further used them as optical probes for the colorimetric detection of NH_(3).The sensing mechanism is based on the fact that the etching of NH_(3)on AgCl and Ag shell leads to the variations of ingredients and core-to-shell ratio of the Au@Ag@AgCl NPs,thereby inducing noticeable spectral and color changes.By replacing the outmost layer of Ag with AgCl,not only is the stability of the sensor against oxygen significantly enhanced,but also is the sensitivity of the method improved.The method exhibits good linear relationship for the detection of NH_(3)from 0 to 5000 mmol/L with the limit of detection of 6.4 mmol/L.This method was successfully applied to the detection of simulated air polluted by NH_(3),indicating its practical applicability for environmental monitoring.This method shows great potential for on-site NH_(3)detection particularly in remote area,where a simple,fast,low-cost,and easy-to-handle method is highly desirable.
基金Supported by RAE Engineering Center, RAE Systems Inc. Fund, China
文摘Ir catalyst possesses a good electrocatalytic activity and selectivity for the oxidation of NH3 and/or NH4OH at Ir anode in the potential fixed electrochemical sensor with the neutral solution. Owing to the same electrochemical behavior of NH3 and NH4OH in a NaClO4 solution, NH4OH can be used instead of NH3 for the experimental convenience. It was found that the potential of the oxidation peak of NH4OH at the Ir/GC electrode in NaClO4 solutions is at about 0.85 V, and the current density of the oxidation peak of NH4OH is linearly proportional to the concentration of NHaOH. The electrocatalytic oxidation of NH4OH is diffusion-controlled. Especially, Ir has no electrocatalytic activity for the CO oxidation, illustrating that CO does not interfere in the measurement of NH4OH and the potential fixed electrochemical NH3 sensor with the neutral solution, and the anodic Ir catalyst possesses a good selectivity. Therefore, Ir may have practical application in the potential fixed electrochemical NH3 sensor with the neutral solution.
文摘Nanocrystalline titanium oxide thin films have been deposited by spin coating technique and then have been analyzed to test their application in NH3 gas-sensing technology. In particular, spectrophotometric and con-ductivity measurements have been performed in order to determine the optical and electrical properties of titanium oxide thin films. The structure and the morphology of such material have been investigated by X ray diffraction, Scanning microscopy, high resolution electron microscopy and selected area electron diffrac-tion. The X-ray diffraction measurements confirmed that the films grown by this technique have good crys-talline tetragonal mixed anatase and rutile phase structure The HRTEM image of TiO2 thin film showed grains of about 50-60 nm in size with aggregation of 10-15 nm crystallites. Selected area electron diffraction pattern shows that the TiO2 films exhibited tetragonal structure. The surface morphology (SEM) of the TiO2 film showed that the nanoparticles are fine The optical band gap of TiO2 film is 3.26 eV. Gas sensing proper-ties showed that TiO2 films were sensitive as well as fast in responding to NH3. A high sensitivity for ammo-nia indicates that the TiO2 films are selective for this gas.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61471233).
文摘A PANI/WO3@cotton thread-based flexible sensor that is capable of detecting NH3 at room temperature is developed here.A layer of WO3 with PANI nanoparticles can be deposited by in-situ polymerization.The morphology and structure of the specimens were investigated by utilizing TEM,SEM,XRD and FTIR.The sensing performance of the PANI/WO3@cotton sensors with different WO3 molar ratios to NH3 at room temperature was examined.The results show that the optimal sensor(10 mol%WO3)has a response of 6.0 to 100 ppm NH3,which is significantly higher than that of the sensors based on pristine PANI and other composites.The PANI/WO3@cotton sensor also displays excellent selectivity,gas response,and flexibility even at room temperature.The unique fiber structure,p-n heterojunction,and the increased protonation of PANI in the composites contribute to the enhanced sensing property.
基金supported by the Funds for Creative Research Groups of China(Grant No.61421002)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61571097)
文摘In this paper, composite film based on polyvinylpyrrolidone(PVP)/graphene oxide(GO) was fabricated by spray method on AT-cut 9.986 MHz quartz crystal microbalance(QCM) for NH_3 sensing. The thin films were characterized by scanning electron microscope(SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy(UV-VIS) to investigate the morphologies and the composition contents, respectively. The experimental results reveal that PVP/GO based sensor holds higher sensitivity, larger responsiveness and smaller baseline drift than those based on pure PVP at room temperature. Besides, the prepared sensor exhibits greater response to NH_3 than other gases such as CO, CO_2 and NO_2 at the same concentration. The good linearity, reproducibility and stability demonstrate the practicability of PVP/GO hybrid film in detecting NH_3.
文摘Pure ZnO thick film, prepared by screen-printing technique, was almost insensitive to NH3. Pure ZnO thick films were surface modified with MnO2 by dipping them into 0.01 M aqueous solution of manganese chloride (MnCl2) for different intervals of time and fired at 500℃ for 12 h. The grains of MnO2 would disperse around the grains of ZnO base material. The MnO2 modified ZnO films dipped for 30 min were observed to be sensitive and highly selective to NH3 gas at room temperature. An exceptional sensitivity was found to low concentration (50 ppm) of NH3 gas at room temperature and no cross sensitivity was observed even to high concentrations of other hazardous and polluting gases. The effects of surface microstructure and MnO2 concentrations on the sensitivity, selectivity, response and recovery of the sensor in the presence of NH3and other gases were studied and discussed. The better performance could be attributed to an optimum number of surface misfits in terms of MnO2 on the ZnO films.
基金financial support of EPSRC via the EEE department
文摘Ammonia （NH3） is a toxic gas released in different industrial, agricultural and natural processes. It is also a biomarker for some diseases. These require NH3 sensors for health and safety reasons. To boost the sensitiv- ity of solid-state sensors, the effective sensing area should be increased. Two methods are explored and compared using an evaporating pool of 0.5 mL NH4OH （28% NH3）. In the first method an array of Si nanowires （Si NWA） is obtained via metal-assisted-electrochemical etching to increase the effective surface area. In the second method CVD graphene is suspended on top of the Si nanowires to act as a sensing layer. Both the effective surface area as well as the density of surface traps influences the amplitude of the response. The effective surface area of Si NWAs is 100 × larger than that of suspended graphene for the same top surface area, leading to a larger response in amp- litude by a factor of -7 notwithstanding a higher trap density in suspended graphene. The use of Si NWAs in- creases the response rate for both Si NWAs as well as the suspended graphene due to more effective NH3 diffu- sion processes.
