Sub-second and ppm-level optical sensing of hydrogen using templated control of nano-hydride geometry and composition

Luong, Hoang Mai; Pham, Minh Thien; Guin, Tyler; Madhogaria, Richa Pokharel; Phan, Manh-Huong; Larsen, George Keefe; Nguyen, Tho Duc

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22697-w

Title: Sub-second and ppm-level optical sensing of hydrogen using templated control of nano-hydride geometry and composition

Journal Article · 22 April 2021 · Nature Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22697-w · OSTI ID:1780114

; Pham, Minh Thien; Guin, Tyler; Madhogaria, Richa Pokharel;

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; Nguyen, Tho Duc

Abstract The use of hydrogen as a clean and renewable alternative to fossil fuels requires a suite of flammability mitigating technologies, particularly robust sensors for hydrogen leak detection and concentration monitoring. To this end, we have developed a class of lightweight optical hydrogen sensors based on a metasurface of Pd nano-patchy particle arrays, which fulfills the increasing requirements of a safe hydrogen fuel sensing system with no risk of sparking. The structure of the optical sensor is readily nano-engineered to yield extraordinarily rapid response to hydrogen gas (<3 s at 1 mbar H ₂ ) with a high degree of accuracy (<5%). By incorporating 20% Ag, Au or Co, the sensing performances of the Pd-alloy sensor are significantly enhanced, especially for the Pd ₈₀ Co ₂₀ sensor whose optical response time at 1 mbar of H ₂ is just ~0.85 s, while preserving the excellent accuracy (<2.5%), limit of detection (2.5 ppm), and robustness against aging, temperature, and interfering gases. The superior performance of our sensor places it among the fastest and most sensitive optical hydrogen sensors.

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Research Organization:: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States); Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC09-08SR22470; FG02-07ER46438

OSTI ID:: 1780114

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 12; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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