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ArticleSmall methods2025

Mechanistic Insights into the Synthesis of Nickel-Graphene Nanostructures for Gas Sensors.

Chao Hsuan Joseph Sung, Bryan Yuji Gong, Haitao Yu, Sivasankara Rao Ede, Luz Cruz, Herry Fang, Ezra Sarmiento, Wenjie Zang, Geoffrey L Barrows, David Kisailus

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Article in Small methods, 2025. 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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10 authors.

Chao Hsuan Joseph SungDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Bryan Yuji GongDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Haitao YuDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Sivasankara Rao EdeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Luz CruzMaterials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, CA, 95251, USA.
Herry FangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Ezra SarmientoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Wenjie ZangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Geoffrey L BarrowsCenteye Inc., 4905 Reno Road NW, Washington, D.C., 20008, USA.
David KisailusDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9976-485X

Funding

Air Force Research Laboratory FA864920C0314
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toxic gases are used in different types of industries and thus, present a potential health hazard. Therefore, highly sensitive gas sensing materials are essential for the safety of those operating in their environments. A process involving electrospinning polymer solutions impregnated with transition metal ions are developed to yield nanofibers that are annealed to form graphitic carbon / nickel nanoparticle-based fibers for gas sensing applications. The performance of these gas sensors is strongly related to the ability to control the material parameters of the active material. As the formation of these nanostructures, which nucleate within solid carbon scaffolds, have not been investigated, the growth mechanisms are look to understand in order to exert control over the resulting material. Evaluation of these growth mechanisms are conducted through a combination of thermogravimetric analysis with mass spectrometry (TGA-MS), x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and reveal nucleation of nickel at the onset of the polymer scaffold decomposition with subsequent growth processes, including surface diffusion, aggregation, coalescence and evaporation condensation, that are activated at different temperatures. Gas sensing experiments conducted on analyte gases demonstrate good sensitivity and response times, and significant potential for use in other energy and environmental applications.

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crystal growthgas sensinggraphenenanostructured materialsnucleation

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