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Hydrogen gas sensor based on nanofibers TiO2-PVP thin film at room temperature prepared by electrospinning

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TiO2/PVP nanofibers (NFs) have been deposited onto glass substrate by electrospinning method. X-ray diffraction analysis confirms the formation of anatse phase with high crystallinity and Field emission scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy observations reveal the formation of fibrous nanostructure with a mean diameter in the range 41–281 nm and high porosity. A sensor was fabricated based on TiO2/PVP nanofibers (NFs) by sputtering Pt electrodes onto glass substrate and hydrogen (H2)-sensing performance was examined at room temperature over broad range of concentrations (167–1000 ppm). The results show that the sensor has good response towards H2 with a good sensitivity reaching 63% upon exposure to 1000 ppm of H2 gas at a low power consumption of 60 mW. The improved sensing performance is associated with surface morphology, high porosity and high surface-to-volume ratio of one-dimensional NFs.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the School of Physics at Universiti Sains Malaysia under Grant FRGS No. 203/PFIZIK/6711349.

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  1. Institute of Nano-Optoelectronics Research and Technology Laboratory (iNOR), USM-School of Physics, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia

    Nabeel Z. Al-Hazeem, Naser M. Ahmed & M. Z. Matjafri

  2. Gifted Students School in Anbar, Gifted Guardianship Committee, Ministry of Education, Baghdad, Iraq

    Nabeel Z. Al-Hazeem

  3. Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Bahrain, PO Box 32038, Sakheer, Kingdom of Bahrain

    M. Bououdina

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Al-Hazeem, N.Z., Ahmed, N.M., Matjafri, M.Z. et al. Hydrogen gas sensor based on nanofibers TiO2-PVP thin film at room temperature prepared by electrospinning. Microsyst Technol 27, 293–299 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-020-04952-0

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