Reduced graphene oxide/ZnO nanocomposite for application in chemical gas sensors. Issue 41 (7th April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Galstyan, Vardan; Comini, Elisabetta; Kholmanov, Iskandar; Faglia, Guido; Sberveglieri, Giorgio
• Is Part Of: RSC advances. Volume 6:Issue 41(2016)
• Page Start: 34225
• Page End: 34232
• Publication Date: 2016-04-07
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1039/c6ra01913g
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-2069

Abstract

Abstract : Coupling of graphene-based materials with metal oxide nanostructures is an effective way to obtain composites with improved gas sensing properties. Abstract : Coupling of graphene-based materials with metal oxide nanostructures is an effective way to obtain composites with improved gas sensing properties. In this work, we prepared a hybrid structure based on graphene oxide (GO) and ZnO nanostructures. The morphological, compositional and structural analyses of the composite material have been investigated using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis and Raman spectroscopy. The gas sensing properties of the obtained structure have been studied towards nitrogen dioxide, hydrogen and methane at relatively low (about 200 °C) operating temperatures. It has been demonstrated that the reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/ZnO composites exhibit 40–50% better response to NO2 and H2 compared to pure ZnO sensors. The obtained results show that the functionalization of the nanostructured ZnO with the RGO sheets is a promising strategy to develop chemical gas sensors with improved gas sensing properties.