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Facile synthesis and gas sensing performances based on nickel oxide nanoparticles/multi-wall carbon nanotube composite

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A facile method was applied to prepare NiO nanoparticles/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) nanocomposite. The structure and morphology of the as-prepared nanocomposite were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectrum, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high-resolution TEM. It was indicated that NiO nanoparticles with size of 10–30 nm were tightly decorated on the MWCNTs. A chemoresistive gas sensor using NiO nanoparticles/MWCNTs nanocomposite as sensitive material was fabricated on an alumina tube with Au electrodes and platinum wires. The gas-sensing properties of NiO nanoparticles/MWCNTs nanocomposite were evaluated for volatile organic compound vapors (VOCs). The electrical resistance is found to be dramatically decreased by three orders of magnitude compared to a sensor based on NiO nanoparticles free MWCNTs. The highest response values of the nanocomposite were obtained at operating temperature of 180 °C. NiO/MWCNTs sensor shows much better performance compared to the NiO sensor and the VOCs responses are found to be several times higher than that of a NiO nanoparticles sensor.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51262029), the Key Project of the Department of Education of Yunnan Province (ZD2013006), and Yunnan University Graduate Program for Research and Innovation (ynuy201392).

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    Nan Chen, Qing Li, Yuxiu Li, Dongyang Deng, Xuechun Xiao & Yude Wang

  2. Yunnan Province Key Lab of Micro-Nano Materials and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, People’s Republic of China

    Xuechun Xiao & Yude Wang

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Chen, N., Li, Q., Li, Y. et al. Facile synthesis and gas sensing performances based on nickel oxide nanoparticles/multi-wall carbon nanotube composite. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 26, 8240–8248 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-015-3487-0

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