Ultra-sensitive room-temperature H2S sensor using Ag–In2O3 nanorod composites

Yan, Shengnan, Li, Zhijie, Li, Hao, Wu, Zhonglin, Wang, Junqiang, Shen, Wenzhong and Fu, Yong Qing (2018) Ultra-sensitive room-temperature H2S sensor using Ag–In2O3 nanorod composites. Journal of Materials Science, 53 (24). pp. 16331-16344. ISSN 0022-2461

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Abstract

Ultra-sensitive H2S sensors operated at room temperature were fabricated using Ag–In2O3 nanorod composites synthesized using sol–hydrothermal method followed by NaBH4 reduction process. TEM proved that the In2O3 was nanorod structures of ~ 110 nm in length and ~ 35 nm in diameter. Ag nanoparticles with diameters from 10 to 15 nm homogeneously decorated on the surfaces of the In2O3 naonorods. XRD and XPS analysis proved that the Ag elements existed as zero-valent metallic silver on the surface of the In2O3 nanorods. Ag nanoparticles could enhance the formation of chemisorbed oxygen species and interactions between H2S molecules and oxygen species due to spillover effect, and the electron transfer between Ag and In2O3 nanorods also enhanced the sensing properties. Therefore, the H2S sensors based on the Ag–In2O3 nanorod composites showed significantly improved sensing performance than those based on the pure In2O3 nanorods. The optimized content of Ag nanoparticles is 13.6 wt%. Operated at room temperature, the H2S sensors made of 13.6 wt% Ag–In2O3 nanorod composites exhibited an ultra-high response of 93719 to 20 ppm H2S and a superior detection limit of 0.005 ppm. The sensor also showed good reversibility, good selectivity, excellent reproducibility and stability for detection of H2S gas.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: In2O3, Ag, Nanorods, Composite, H2S, Gas sensors
Subjects: F200 Materials Science
H600 Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Department: Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering
Depositing User: Paul Burns
Date Deposited: 17 Aug 2018 10:28
Last Modified: 10 Oct 2019 16:02
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/35411

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