Graphene-Based Ammonia Sensors Functionalised with Sub-Monolayer V₂O₅: A Comparative Study of Chemical Vapour Deposited and Epitaxial Graphene †

Sensors
Margus KoduRaivo Jaaniso

Abstract

Graphene in its pristine form has demonstrated a gas detection ability in an inert carrier gas. For practical use in ambient atmosphere, its sensor properties should be enhanced with functionalisation by defects and dopants, or by decoration with nanophases of metals or/and metal oxides. Excellent sensor behaviour was found for two types of single layer graphenes: grown by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and transferred onto oxidized silicon (Si/SiO₂/CVDG), and the epitaxial graphene grown on SiC (SiC/EG). Both graphene samples were functionalised using a pulsed laser deposited (PLD) thin V₂O₅ layer of average thickness ≈ 0.6 nm. According to the Raman spectra, the SiC/EG has a remarkable resistance against structural damage under the laser deposition conditions. By contrast, the PLD process readily induces defects in CVD graphene. Both sensors showed remarkable and selective sensing of NH₃ gas in terms of response amplitude and speed, as well as recovery rate. SiC/EG showed a response that was an order of magnitude larger as compared to similarly functionalised CVDG sensor (295% vs. 31% for 100 ppm NH₃). The adsorption site properties are assigned to deposited V₂O₅ nanophase, being similar for both sensors, rather than (defec...Continue Reading

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Aug 9, 2020·Research : a Science Partner Journal·Max C LemmePeter G Steeneken
Nov 5, 2020·Nanomaterials·Marius RodnerJens Eriksson
Mar 7, 2021·Sensors·Xiaohui TangJean-Pierre Raskin
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x-ray fluorescence
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