Issue 20, 2019

Comparative study on gas sensing by a Schottky diode electrode prepared with graphene–semiconductor–polymer nanocomposites

Abstract

This paper studies the performance of a gas sensor based on an organic/inorganic diode for ammonia (NH3), nitrogen (N2) & oxygen (O2) sensing under atmospheric conditions at room temperature and different humidity levels. The diode structure consists of a layer of different kinds of polymer (PTFE, PVDF, PANI) deposited on top of BiVO4. The polymer layer, which is filled with different ratios of graphene oxide (GO), is prepared from the solution phase. We show that the current–voltage (IV) response of the diode and the sensing performance are improved significantly by adding GO to the polymer layer. The sensing response is highest for a diode with 0.04 wt% of GO. At room temperature, the poly-GO (0.04 wt%)/BiVO4 Schottky diode shows a sensitivity of 194 ppm upon exposure to 20 ppm of NH3 in ambient air with rapid response and recovery times between 95 and 101 s, respectively. The sensor based on the polymer–GO diode is cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and easy to fabricate using low-cost solution-processing methods.

Graphical abstract: Comparative study on gas sensing by a Schottky diode electrode prepared with graphene–semiconductor–polymer nanocomposites

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Jan 2019
Accepted
26 Mar 2019
First published
11 Apr 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 11484-11492

Comparative study on gas sensing by a Schottky diode electrode prepared with graphene–semiconductor–polymer nanocomposites

M. R. U. D. Biswas and W. Oh, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 11484 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA00007K

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