A room temperature hydrogen sulfide gas sensor based on electrospun polyaniline–polyethylene oxide nanofibers directly written on flexible substrates. Issue 106 (2nd November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mousavi, Saeb; Kang, Kyungnam; Park, Jaeho; Park, Inkyu
• Is Part Of: RSC advances. Volume 6:Issue 106(2016)
• Page Start: 104131
• Page End: 104138
• Publication Date: 2016-11-02
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1039/c6ra20710c
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-2069

Abstract

Abstract : Electrospun polyaniline–polyethylene oxide nanofibers are directly written on a flexible substrate and utilized for room temperature sensing of hydrogen sulfide. Abstract : A flexible hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) gas sensor based on polyaniline–polyethylene oxide (PAni–PEO) nanofibers doped by camphorsulfonic acid (HCSA) is presented in this paper. The proposed sensor exhibits good sensitivity, good recovery speed and superior performance compared with previously proposed H2 S PAni-based sensors. The sensor was fabricated by a simple and low-cost procedure on flexible paper and polyimide substrates. Substrates with pre-fabricated metal electrodes were placed in front of the syringe needle of the electrospinning setup and electrospun nanofibers were deposited directly on the interdigitated electrodes. The effects of several processing and environmental parameters on the morphology of the nanofibers and their sensitivity to H2 S have been investigated. The cross-sensitivity of the sensor to nitrogen dioxide and acetone, as two interfering gases, has been explored and the sensor showed good selectivity towards H2 S. The proposed sensor can be used in wearable applications and has the potential to be used in a number of applications such as in industrial plants, and in monitoring human body/mouth odor and foods' freshness.