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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 40, Issue 1, Pages 746-751Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.026
Keywords
Hydrogen gas detector; Palladium nanolayer; Polymer fiber; Irreversible cracking
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Funding
- International S&T Cooperation Program of China [2012DFG71860]
- National Basic Research Program (973) of China [2011CB013303]
- Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of National Natural Science Foundation of China [51221004]
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A reliable fast response and non-maintenance hydrogen gas sensor is presented, which can be easily fabricated through sputtering palladium nanolayer onto uniaxially aligned electrospun polyurethane nanofibers. The designated palladium sensing nanolayer undergoes an irreversible cracking while being exposed to hydrogen gas, which induces a great resistance increases. Efficient and credible fabrication is investigated through a designed electrospinning device and the sensors show highly reliable response with good consistency. It has been shown that the sensor can detect hydrogen gas concentration as low as 20 ppm with response time less than 60 s and maximum relative resistance variance more than 70%. With its low-cost and easy-fabrication characteristics, this simplified nanofiber sensor provides an efficient and low cost solution for hydrogen leakage detection at scenarios where fast response, low concentration and room temperature working are essentially required. Copyright (C) 2014, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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