Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7138766 | Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Vertically ordered hematite nanotubes decorated with Au nanoparticles are synthesized by a facile electrochemical anodization method and self-agglomeration of Au films. Au decoration significantly enhances the response of hematite nanotubes to acetone at 350â°C and the response to acetone is 2.4 times higher than the response to ethanol, the counterpart target gas. The Au nanoparticles decorated hematite nanotubes exhibit unprecedentedly high and selective responses to acetone at 350 °C with 50% relative humidity condition (calibrated at room temperature, 25 °C). The enhanced gas sensing properties in a humid condition were attributed to the spillover effect by Au nanoparticles and high porosity of hematite nanotubes with a large surface-to-volume ratio. These results indicate that Au nanoparticles decorated hematite nanotubes are promising for use in high quality sensor materials for breath analyzers to diagnose diabetes mellitus.
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Authors
Do Hong Kim, Tae Hoon Kim, Woonbae Sohn, Jun Min Suh, Young-Seok Shim, Ki Chang Kwon, Kootak Hong, Seokhoon Choi, Hyung-Gi Byun, Jong-Heun Lee, Ho Won Jang,