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Nanoscale Res Lett. 2015 Dec;10(1):373. doi: 10.1186/s11671-015-1072-3. Epub 2015 Sep 24.

Enhanced NH3-Sensitivity of Reduced Graphene Oxide Modified by Tetra-α-Iso-Pentyloxymetallophthalocyanine Derivatives.

Nanoscale research letters

Xiaocheng Li, Bin Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Xiaoqing Zhou, Zhimin Chen, Chunying He, Zheying Yu, Yiqun Wu

Affiliations

  1. Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China. [email protected].
  2. Heilongjiang Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150050, China. [email protected].
  3. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 800216, Shanghai, 201800, China. [email protected].

PMID: 26403926 PMCID: PMC4582035 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-015-1072-3

Abstract

Three kinds of novel hybrid materials were prepared by noncovalent functionalized reduced graphene oxide (rGO) with tetra-α-iso-pentyloxyphthalocyanine copper (CuPc), tetra-α-iso-pentyloxyphthalocyanine nickel (NiPc) and tetra-α-iso-pentyloxyphthalocyanine lead (PbPc) and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), Raman spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and atomic force microscope (AFM). The as-synthesized MPc/rGO hybrids show excellent NH3 gas-sensing performance with high response value and fast recovery time compared with bare rGO. The enhancement of the sensing response is mainly attributed to the synergism of gas adsorption of MPc to NH3 gas and conducting network of rGO with greater electron transfer efficiency. Strategies for combining the good properties of rGO and MPc derivatives will open new opportunities for preparing and designing highly efficient rGO chemiresistive gas-sensing hybrid materials for potential applications in gas sensor field.

Keywords: Ammonia; Gas sensor; Hybrid; Phthalocyanine; Reduced graphene oxide

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