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ACS OMEGA
Volume 2, Issue 7, Pages 3658-3668Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00479
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- INST, Government of India
- DST, Government of India
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Development of room-temperature gas sensors is a much sought-after aspect that has fostered research in realizing new two-dimensional materials with high surface area for rapid response and low-ppm detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Herein, a fast-response and low-ppm ethanol gas sensor operating at near room temperature has been fabricated successfully by utilizing cubic mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN, commonly known as g-C3N4), synthesized through template inversion of mesoporous silica, KIT-6. Upon exposure to 50 ppm ethanol at 250 degrees C, the optimized A(g)/(g)-CN showed a significantly higher response (R-a/R-g = 49.2), fast response (11.5 s), and full recovery within 7 s in air. Results of sensing tests conducted at 40 degrees C show that the sensor exhibits not only a highly selective response to 50 ppm (R-a/R-g = 1.3) and 100 ppm (R-a/R-g = 3.2) of ethanol gas but also highly reversible and rapid response and recovery along with long-term stability. This outstanding response is due to its easily accessible three-dimensional mesoporous structure with higher surface area and unique planar morphology of Ag/g-CN. This study could provide new avenues for the design of next-generation roomtemperature VOC sensors for effective and efficient monitoring of alarming concern over indoor environment.
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