• 文献标题:   Room temperature hydrogen gas sensing properties of mono dispersed platinum nanoparticles on graphene-like carbon-wrapped carbon nanotubes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JAIDEV, BARO M, RAMAPRABHU S
  • 作者关键词:   hydrogen ga, sensor, carbon, platinum, room temperature
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
  • ISSN:   0360-3199 EI 1879-3487
  • 通讯作者地址:   Indian Inst Technol Madras
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.06.178
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

We present platinum nanoparticles dispersed wrinkled graphene-like carbon-wrapped carbon nanotubes (Pt/GCNTs) as a room temperature chemiresistive hydrogen gas sensor. Pt nanoparticles are decorated over GCNTs surface using poly (sodium 4-styrene sulfonate) (PSS) functionalization, followed by ethylene glycol reduction method. The highly defective wrinkled graphene-like surface of GCNTs provides large surface area and PSS functionalization provides stable immobilization of mono dispersed Pt nanoparticles on the carbon surface. A simple and inexpensive drop cast technique is used to fabricate the thick film sensor of the material. Hydrogen resistive gas sensing properties of Pt/GCNTs are studied at different gas concentrations, temperatures and Pt wt. % loadings. Pt/GCNTs sensor shows optimal sensitivity at room temperature with stable and reproducible response towards hydrogen. The sensor with 2 wt. % of Pt showed maximum sensitivity that is three fold higher than Pt decorated carbon nanotubes (Pt/CNTs) with the same Pt wt. % loading. The present study shows potential to explore novel H2 sensors (C) 2018 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.