• 文献标题:   Porous-layered stack of functionalized AuNP-rGO (gold nanoparticles-reduced graphene oxide) nanosheets as a sensing material for the micro-gravimetric detection of chemical vapor
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YU HT, XU PC, LEE DW, LI XX
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
  • ISSN:   2050-7488
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   50
  • DOI:   10.1039/c3ta01401k
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

With oleylamine as a solvent and reducing agent, Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) are grown in situ on graphene oxide (GO) sheets. Thereafter, a porous-layered stack of AuNPs-GO nanosheets is formed by a gas-phase chemical reduction step. After the AuNPs are modified with 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (11-MUA) to graft -COOH sensing groups to the amine, the functionalized AuNPs-rGO porous-layer stacked nanosheets are loaded onto a gravimetric resonant microcantilever for use as a mass sensing material. The rGO sheets serve as multi-layer nano-shelves to support and carry the functionalized AuNPs for gas adsorbing/sensing, while the AuNPs serve as nano-spacers between the rGO sheets to provide a high specific surface area for gas molecules accessing the material. The cantilever sensor experimentally exhibits a very rapid response to ppm-level trimethylamine (TMA) vapor, which is attributed to the novel sensing material. Compared with the hydrophilic AuNP-GO, the highly hydrophobic AuNP-rGO shows a much improved suppression to the noise from changes in environmental humidity. Featuring a rapid response, high sensitivity and good resistance to interference from environmental moisture, the novel sensing nanomaterial is promising in various chemical vapor detection applications.