Ammonia-Sensing Using a Composite of Graphene Oxide and Conducting Polymer

Amirhossein Hasani, Hamed Sharifi Dehsari, Milad Asghari Lafmejani, Alireza Salehi, Faramarz Afshar Taromi, Kamal Asadi, Soo Young Kim

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Abstract

The paper studies the performance of a gas sensor based on an organic/inorganic diode for ammonia (NH3) sensing under atmospheric conditions at room temperature and different humidity levels. The diode structure consists of a layer of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) deposited on top of n-type GaAs. The PEDOT:PSS layer that is filled with different ratios of graphene oxide (GO) is prepared from the solution phase. We show that the current–voltage (I–V) response of­­­­­ the diode and the sensing performance improve significantly by adding GO to the PEDOT:PSS layer. The sensing response is highest for a diode with 0.04 wt.% of GO. At room temperature, the PEDOT:PSS:GO (0.04 wt.%)/n-GaAs Schottky diode shows a sensitivity of 194 upon exposure to 20 ppm of NH3 with rapid response and recovery times between 95 and 121 s, respectively. The NH3 sensor based on PEDOT:PSS:GO is cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and easy to fabricate using low-cost solution-processing methods.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1800037
JournalPhysica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2018

Funding

This research was supported in part by National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grants provided by the Korean government (MSIP) (Nos. 2017H1D8A1030599, 2017K1A3A1A67014432) and in part by Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement grant funded by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (17IFIP-B133622-01). K.A acknowledges Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for the funding provided in the framework of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award endowed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany. The authors would like to acknowledge Elham Khodabakhshi for fruitful discussions.

Keywords

  • ammonia sensors
  • GaAs
  • graphene oxide
  • PEDOT:PSS
  • Schottky diodes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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