Enhancing nitrous oxide chemiresistive sensing performance by reducing ionic Oxygen species adsorption in Gold functionalized Tungsten Trioxide nanofibers
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Low-cost nitrous oxide (N 2 O) gas sensor is in great need to provide real-time information to various stakeholders. Herein, various gold functionalized tungsten trioxide nanofibers (Au-WO 3 NFs) with different composition and crystallinity were synthesized by controlling electrospinning solutions and post heat treatment. These sensing materials were systematically exposed to various N 2 O concentrations at different operating temperatures ( i.e., 250 to 450 °C). Among different samples, 1 at % gold functionalized WO 3 nanofibers (1 at % Au-WO 3 NF) annealed at 600 °C for 24 h shows the highest sensitivity ( S = R a /R o ) of 38.5 toward 100 ppm at 250 °C with experimentally determined limit of detection (LOD) at 2.5 ppm. Although recovery and recovery time improved, the sensitivity reduced with an increase in operating temperatures. The detailed sensing mechanism studies indicated that the high N 2 O sensing was achieved when there were limited adsorbed ionized oxygen species ( e.g., O - ). Moreover, N 2 O adsorption and desorption activation energy were estimated to be 0.13 and 0.87 eV where desorption was more strongly temperature dependent than adsorption.
Source: Sensors and Actuators Reports
Institution: University of Notre Dame
Language: English
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,960
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W4404051895