Hydrogen sensing in different hydrogen-carrying gases using composites of PdSnO2 and halloysite nanotubes

Kafil, Vala; Lee, Bryan; Hadj-Nacer, Mustafa; Wang, Yan; Yoon, Jihwan; Greiner, Miles; Shin, Sun Hae Ra; Thallapally, Praveen K.; Zhu, Xiaoshan

doi:10.1016/j.sna.2024.115622

Hydrogen sensing in different hydrogen-carrying gases using composites of PdSnO₂ and halloysite nanotubes

Journal Article · Sat Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Sensors and Actuators. A, Physical

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2024.115622· OSTI ID:2480261

Kafil, Vala ^[1]; Lee, Bryan ^[1]; Hadj-Nacer, Mustafa ^[1]; Wang, Yan ^[1]; Yoon, Jihwan ^[1]; Greiner, Miles ^[1]; Shin, Sun Hae Ra ^[2]; Thallapally, Praveen K. ^[2]; Zhu, Xiaoshan ^[1]

Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Here, in this work, we developed composites of palladium-decorated tin dioxide (PdSnO₂) and halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) by adding different amounts of HNTs as additives into PdSnO₂, and investigated how the different amounts of HNTs in the composites and the different hydrogen (H₂) carrying gases (air and helium (He)) could affect the H₂ sensing performance of such composites (PdSnO₂-HNT). Through the sensing-performance characterization using H₂ carried by air, it was found that PdSnO₂ with an appropriate small amount of HNTs (i.e., 2 % of PdSnO₂ mass) can improve the sensing performance with respect to limit of detection (LOD) and response/recovery time. Further, the optimal PdSnO2-HNT composite as a sensor was tested to detect H₂ in He. The testing results indicated that the composite can detect H₂ in He, but its performance parameters (i.e., the profile of calibration curve, LOD, and response time) are different from those of such a sensor in detecting H₂ in air. Moreover, the composite still presented better sensing performance than PdSnO₂ without HNTs in detecting H₂ in He. Possible reasons for the effects of HNT and H₂-carrying gas on the sensing performance of PdSnO₂-HNT-based sensors were discussed. We believe that this study provides valuable insights into the functionality and the adaptability of PdSnO₂-HNT-based H₂ sensors in diverse operational conditions.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830; NE0009206; KC020105-FWP12152; 100:10; 100:5

OSTI ID:: 2480261

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2460571

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-196308

Journal Information:: Sensors and Actuators. A, Physical, Vol. 376; ISSN 0924-4247

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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