Nickel nanoparticle-decorated reduced graphene oxide/WO 3 nanocomposite – a promising candidate for gas sensing

[摘要] We report for the first time the combination of WO3 sensing elements with a non-noble metal–carbon composite, namely a nickelmetal nanoparticle–carbon composite (Ni@rGO). Previous work with WO3 had used either NiO (as part of the WO3 lattice), solelycarbon, Pd-surface decorated WO3 (Pd@WO3), or Pd or Pt@carbon@WO3. We demonstrate the gas response for pure WO3,rGO/WO3 and Ni@rGO/WO3 sensing elements towards NO2 and acetone in air as well as towards CO in N2. The addition of0.35 wt % Ni@rGO composite to WO3 enables the increase of the sensory response by more than 1.6 times for NO2 vapors. Thegas response towards acetone using 0.35 wt % Ni@rGO/WO3 composite was 1.5 times greater for 3500 ppm than for 35,000 ppmacetone. For 0.35 wt % Ni@rGO/WO3 composite and CO gas, a response time (Tres) of 7 min and a recovery time (Trec) of 2 minwas determined.

[学科分类] 环境监测和分析

[关键词] gas sensing;magnetic measurements;nickel nanoparticles;reducedgraphene oxide;tungsten oxide