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Highly sensitive hydrogen sensor based on a new suspended structure of cross-stacked multiwall carbon nanotube sheet

2019; Elsevier BV; Volume: 44; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.01.055

1879-3487

Keyi Yan, Yuhki TOKU, Yang Ju,

Analytical Chemistry and Sensors

In this research, we proposed a highly sensitive hydrogen sensor based on a new suspended structure of cross-stacked multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) sheet. MWCNT sheet is a kind of CNT film which has a super-high CNT alignment and can be easily prepared by drawing from the spinnable CNT array in large scales. By stacking the sheets onto an electrode with a 1 × 1 cm hole in mutually perpendicular directions, sensors with suspended cross-stacked structure were realized. Afterwards, a two-side Pd functionalization was introduced. The effects of suspended structure, cross-stacked structure and two-side Pd functionalization were investigated respectively. It was observed that the sample with 2 + 1 layers of cross-stacked MWCNT sheet and two-side 3 nm Pd deposition showed the best gas sensing performance with a relative resistance change of 35.30% at 4% H2. This result indicates that the proposed sensor is one of the best among all reported MWCNT based hydrogen sensors. The method demonstrated in this research gives a potential solution for the mass production of CNT-based sensors with high sensitivity and reliability.