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Ammonia sensing properties of metal–organic frameworks-derived zinc oxide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite

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This work reported a high-performance room temperature ammonia (NH3) gas sensor, which was prepared by metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)-derived zinc oxide (ZnO)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposite. The sensor was prepared by depositing MOFs-derived ZnO/rGO film on an epoxy substrate with interdigital electrodes (IDEs). The microstructure and elementary composition of ZnO/rGO nanocomposite were measured and analyzed by using XRD, SEM, XPS and TEM measurements. The sensing performance of the prepared sensor was measured over a range of 0.5–30 ppm of ammonia gas. According to test results, the MOFs-derived ZnO/rGO sensor has a better sensing performance toward ammonia gas detection than that of ZIF8-ZnO and rGO sensors. The sensor exhibits high response (6.46@30 ppm), quick response/recovery time (50 s/25 s), low detection limit (0.5 ppm), excellent stability and well selectivity when the sensor was exposed to ammonia. The response–concentration curve shows good linear relationship (Y = 0.910 + 0.186X) within a certain range (0.5–30 ppm). Finally, the excellent performance of the sensor is explained by analyzing surface structure of MOFs ZnO/rGO and ammonia gas adsorption model.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51777215), and the Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectrics and Its Application (Harbin University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education (KFZ1801).

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    Dongyue Wang, Dongzhi Zhang & Di Wu

  2. Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectrics and Its Application, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, 52 Xuefu Road, Harbin, 150080, China

    Minghe Chi

  3. The School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, 52 Xuefu Road, Harbin, 150080, China

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Wang, D., Chi, M., Zhang, D. et al. Ammonia sensing properties of metal–organic frameworks-derived zinc oxide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 4463–4472 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-02778-9

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