Nano Express
Noxious gas detection using carbon nanotubes with Pd nanoparticles
1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749, South Korea
2 Display and Nanosystem Laboratory, College of Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, South Korea
Nanoscale Research Letters 2011, 6:605 doi:10.1186/1556-276X-6-605
Published: 24 November 2011Abstract
Noxious gas sensors were fabricated using carbon nanotubes [CNTs] with palladium nanoparticles [Pd NPs]. An increase in the resistance was observed under ammonia for both CNTs and CNT-Pd sensors. Under carbon monoxide [CO], the two sensors exhibited different behaviors: for CNT sensors, their resistance decreased slightly with CO exposure, whereas CNT-Pd sensors showed an increase in resistance. The sensing properties and effect of Pd NPs were demonstrated, and CNT-Pd sensors with good repeatability and fast responses over a range of concentrations may be used as a simple and effective noxious gas sensor at room temperature.
