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Effect of ammonia gas on electrical properties of boron nitride/nickel oxide (BN80/NiO20) nanocomposite

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Hybrid materials exhibit excellent properties than their components. Herein, boron nitride and boron nitride/nickel oxide (BN80/NiO20) nanocomposite films were deposited by the drop-casting method. X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy techniques have been utilized for determining structural, defect chemistry and morphological properties of deposited films. The structural analysis confirmed the formation of BN and NiO phases. Nelson–Riley Factor analysis and Raman analysis revealed the presence of defect states in BN80/NiO20 film. Electrical properties of films were studied in the presence of various concentrations of ammonia gas molecules at different temperatures. BN80/NiO20 composite film showed higher resistivity in the presence of ammonia gas than pure BN film. Variation of electrical resistivity with ammonia gas concentration has been explained through a proposed model. Also, to obtain the resistivity variation concerning ammonia gas concentrations at different temperatures, the linear regression method was used. This work insight the electrical behavior of composite material at different gas concentrations which opens these materials for exploration towards gas sensing and different functional applications.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support provided by the Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology through project no. EMR/2016/002815. Kulwinder Singh is also thankful to Mr. Rakesh Bhargava (Branch Manager) and Simranjeet Singh (Work Manager), Ammonia Supply Company Pvt. Ltd. Derabassi, Punjab, India for providing industrial-grade anhydrous ammonia gas cylinder and constant support.

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    Kulwinder Singh, Manjot Kaur, Ishant Chauhan, Hardilraj Singh & Akshay Kumar

  2. Department of Physics, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248 007, India

    Amit Awasthi

  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Incheon National University, Incheon, 406772, South Korea

    Manjeet Kumar

  4. Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 147 002, India

    Anup Thakur

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Singh, K., Kaur, M., Chauhan, I. et al. Effect of ammonia gas on electrical properties of boron nitride/nickel oxide (BN80/NiO20) nanocomposite. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 5556–5566 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05278-x

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