Ultrasensitive and ultraselective detection of H2S using electrospun CuO-loaded In2O3 nanofiber sensors assisted by pulse heating

Xishuang Liang; Tae Hyung Kim; Ji Wook Yoon; Chang Hoon Kwak; Jong Heun Lee

doi:10.1016/j.snb.2014.11.130

Ultrasensitive and ultraselective detection of H₂S using electrospun CuO-loaded In₂O₃ nanofiber sensors assisted by pulse heating

Xishuang Liang, Tae Hyung Kim, Ji Wook Yoon, Chang Hoon Kwak, Jong Heun Lee

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Abstract

Pure and CuO-loaded In₂O₃ nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning and their H₂S sensing characteristics were investigated. The loading of CuO on In₂O₃ nanofibers significantly enhanced the gas response (ratio of the resistance in air to that in gas) toward 5 ppm H₂S from 515 to 1.16 × 10⁵ at 150 °C. The CuO-loaded In₂O₃ nanofibers also exhibited high gas response (9.17 × 10³ toward 5 ppm H₂S) at room temperature. The CuO-loaded In₂O₃ nanofibers showed ultrahigh selectivity to H₂S concerning interferences with NO₂, H₂, CO, NH₃, C₂H₅OH, C₃H₆O, TMA, C₇H₈, and C₈H₁₀ at room temperature and 150 °C. The operation of the sensor using pulse heating was suggested reliable H₂S sensing with complete recovery. The ultrasensitivie and ultraselective H₂S sensing characteristics are explained in terms of the creation and disruption of p-n junctions in the presence and absence of H₂S, respectively, the high specific surface area provided by the networks of one-dimensional polycrystalline nanofibers, and the abundance of p-n junctions due to the uniform mixing between p-CuO and n-In₂O₃ nanograins within the nanofibers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	934-942
Number of pages	9
Journal	Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
Volume	209
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2014.11.130
Publication status	Published - 2015 Mar 31

Keywords

CuO-loaded InO
Electrospinning
Gas sensors
HS
Nanofibers
Pulse heating

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Instrumentation
Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Metals and Alloys
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Chemistry

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