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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Highly Sensitive and Selective Formaldehyde Gas Sensors Based on Polyvinylpyrrolidone/Nitrogen-Doped Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.

Thanattha Chobsilp, Thotsaphon Threrujirapapong, Visittapong Yordsri, Alongkot Treetong, Saowaluk Inpaeng, Karaked Tedsree, Paola Ayala, Thomas Pichler, Lei Shi, Worawut Muangrat

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Thanattha ChobsilpDepartment of Materials and Production Technology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok 10800, Thailand.
Thotsaphon ThrerujirapapongDepartment of Materials and Production Technology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok 10800, Thailand.
Visittapong YordsriNational Metal and Materials Technology Center, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand.
Alongkot TreetongNational Nanotechnology Center, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand.
Saowaluk InpaengDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Chonburi 20131, Thailand.
Karaked TedsreeDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Chonburi 20131, Thailand.
Paola AyalaElectronic Properties of Materials, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Thomas PichlerElectronic Properties of Materials, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Lei ShiSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4175-7803
Worawut MuangratDepartment of Advanced Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Burapha University, Chonburi 20131, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-6928-3809
Burapha University · THKing Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok · THUniversity of Vienna · ATNational Nanotechnology Center · THSun Yat-sen University · CNThailand National Metal and Materials Technology Center · TH

Funding

the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research in the frame of the ASEA UNINET, and National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A highly sensitive and selective formaldehyde sensor was successfully fabricated using hybrid materials of nitrogen-doped double-walled carbon nanotubes (N-DWCNTs) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). Double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) and N-DWCNTs were produced by high-vacuum chemical vapor deposition using ethanol and benzylamine, respectively. Purified DWCNTs and N-DWCNTs were dropped separately onto the sensing substrate. PVP was then dropped onto pre-dropped DWCNT and N-DWCNTs (hereafter referred to as PVP/DWCNTs and PVP/N-DWCNTs, respectively). As-fabricated sensors were used to find 1,2-dichloroethane, dichloromethane, formaldehyde and toluene vapors in parts per million (ppm) at room temperature for detection measurement. The sensor response of N-DWCNTs, PVP/DWCNTs and PVP/N-DWCNTs sensors show a high response to formaldehyde but a low response to 1,2-dichloroethane, dichloromethane and toluene. Remarkably, PVP/N-DWCNTs sensors respond sensitively and selectively towards formaldehyde vapor, which is 15 times higher than when using DWCNTs sensors. This improvement could be attributed to the synergistic effect of the polymer swelling and nitrogen-sites in the N-DWCNTs. The limit of detection (LOD) of PVP/N-DWCNTs was 15 ppm, which is 34-fold higher than when using DWCNTs with a LOD of 506 ppm. This study demonstrated the high sensitivity and selectivity for formaldehyde-sensing applications of high-performance PVP/N-DWCNTs hybrid materials.

Indexed as

Nanotubes, CarbonFormaldehydeGasesNitrogenPovidoneTolueneFormaldehydeGasesNanotubes, CarbonNitrogenPovidoneTolueneformaldehydegas sensorsnitrogen-doped double-walled carbon nanotubespolyvinylpyrrolidone

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PMID36502032
PMCPMC9739274
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