Flexible nitrogen dioxide gas sensor based on reduced graphene oxide sensing material using silver nanowire electrode

Li Chuang; Li Wei-Wei; Cai Li; Xie Dan; Liu Bao-Jun; Xiang Lan; Yang Xiao-Kuo; Dong Dan-Na; Liu Jia-Hao; Chen Ya-Bo

doi:10.7498/aps.69.20191390

Abstract

In recent years, flexible gas sensors have aroused wide interest of researchers due to their enormous potential applications in wearable electronic devices. In this paper, a flexible gas sensor is prepared. We use silver nanowires as flexible interdigital electrodes for gas sensors and reduced graphene oxide as gas-sensing materials. We also study its gas sensitivity and flexibility properties such as responsiveness, recovery, and repeatability to nitrogen dioxide. The experimental results show that the silver nanowire flexible electrode and the reduced graphene oxide gas sensor prepared can detect the NO₂ gas with a concentration of 5—50 ppm at room temperature. The response (R_a/R_g) of the sensor to 50 ppm NO₂ is 1.19. It demonstrates high response ability and repeatability. The recovery rate can be kept above 76%. The sensitivity of the sensor is 0.00281 ppm^-1. The response time and recovery time of the prepared AgNWs IDE-rGO sensor for 5 ppm NO₂ gas are 990 s and 1566 s, respectively. At the same time, the sensor still exhibits excellent gas sensing performance at a bending angle in range from 0° to 45°. The device has relatively stable conductivity and good bending tolerance. The sensing mechanism of the sensor can be attributed to the direct charge transfer between the reduced graphene oxide material and NO₂ gas molecules. In addition, the high catalytic activity and excellent conductivity of Ag that is a common catalyst material, may also play an important role in improving the gas sensitivity of reduced graphene oxide materials. Silver nanowires, as a material for interdigital electrodes, provide excellent conductivity for device as well as support for the flexibility of device. It provides the fabricated sensor for good mechanical flexibility. And the gas-sensing performance of the AgNWs IDE-rGO sensor is mainly achieved by the use of reduced oxidized graphene material reduced by hydrazine hydrate. In summary, the silver nanowire flexible electrode and the graphene gas sensor prepared in this work are helpful in realizing the flexibility of the gas sensor. It lays a foundation for the further application of flexible gas sensors and has great application prospects in wearable electronic equipments.

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1.
Department of Basic Science, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China
2.
Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
3.
The First Aeronautic Institute, Air Force Engineering University, Xinyang 464000, China
4.
Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Corresponding author: Cai Li, qianglicai@163.com ; Xie Dan, xiedan@tsinghua.edu.cn ;

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图 1 AgNWs IDE-rGO器件的制备过程示意图

Figure 1. Schematic diagram of the fabrication process of the AgNWs IDE-rGO device.

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图 2 (a)银纳米线叉指电极的光学图片; (b)单个电极结构尺寸示意图

Figure 2. (a) Optical image of the AgNWs IDE array on portable stickers; (b) dimensions of the single electrode structure.

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图 3 气敏测试装置示意图

Figure 3. Schematic illustration of the gas sensing test setup.

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图 4 对5—50 ppm NO₂的实时响应曲线

Figure 4. Real-time response curves to 5–50 ppm NO₂.

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图 5 响应与浓度的关系

Figure 5. Plot of response vs. concentration.

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图 6 恢复率与浓度的关系

Figure 6. Plot of recovery vs. concentration.

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图 7 传感器对15 ppm二氧化氮气体响应的重复性测试

Figure 7. Repeatability of the sensor after exposure to 15 ppm NO₂.

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图 8 传感器对5 ppm二氧化氮气体的响应和恢复时间

Figure 8. Response and recovery times of the sensor to 5 ppm NO₂.

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图 9 传感器对不同目标气体的选择性

Figure 9. Selectivity of the sensor by exposing the device to different target gases.

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图 10 AgNWs IDE-rGO传感器的柔韧性能测试　(a)器件电阻随弯曲次数的变化; (b)在不同弯曲角度下的响应与浓度的关系

Figure 10. Flexibility of the AgNWs IDE-rGO sensor: (a) Device resistance varies with the bending cycles; (b) plot of response vs concentration at the different bending angles.

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