期刊
ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
卷 1072, 期 -, 页码 35-45出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.04.042
关键词
Hydrogen sensing; Gas detection; Microchannels; Room temperature ionic liquids; Response time
资金
- Australian Research Council (ARC) via a Discovery Early Career Award (DECRA) [DE120101456]
- Curtin University
- Department of Chemistry
- Curtin Institute for Functional Molecules and Interfaces (CIFMI)
- ARC [DP150101861]
- University, State and Commonwealth Governments of Australia
- ARC LIEF grant [LE130100121]
- Australian Research Council [DE120101456, LE130100121] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
From a safety perspective, it is vital to have fast responding gas sensors for toxic and explosive gases in the event of a gas leak. Amperometric gas sensors have been developed for such a purpose, but their response times are often relatively slow - on the order of 50 seconds or more. In this work, we have developed sensors for hydrogen gas that demonstrate ultra-fast response times. The sensor consists of an array of gold microchannel electrodes, electrodeposited with platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) to enable hydrogen electroactivity. Very thin layers (similar to 9 mu m) of room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) result in an extremely fast response time of only 2 s, significantly faster than the other conventional electrodes examined (unmodified Pt electrode, and PtNP modified Au electrode). The RTIL layer in the micro-channels is much thinner than the channel length, showing an interesting yet complex diffusion pattern and characteristic thin-layer behavior. At short times (e.g. on the timescale of cyclic voltammetry), the oxidation current is smaller and steady-state in nature, compared to macrodisk electrodes. At longer times (e.g. using long-term chronoamperometry), the diffusion layer is large for all surfaces and extends to the liquid/gas phase boundary, where the gas is continuously replenished from the flowing gas stream. Thus, the current response is the largest on the microchannel electrode, resulting in the highest sensitivity and lowest limit of detection for hydrogen. These microchannel electrodes appear to be highly promising surfaces for the ultrafast detection of hydrogen gas, particularly at relevant concentrations close to, or below, the lower explosive limit of 4 vol-% H-2. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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