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Title: Catalytic hydrogen sensing using microheated platinum nanoparticle-loaded graphene aerogel

Abstract

We present that low power catalytic hydrogen sensors are fabricated by functionalizing low power polysilicon microheaters with platinum nanoparticle catalyst loaded in a high surface area graphene aerogel support. Fabrication and characterization of the polysilicon microheaters are described. The platinum nanoparticle-loaded graphene aerogel is characterized by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Finally, the catalytic hydrogen sensors consume as little as 2.2 mW of power, have sensitivity of 1.6%/10,000 ppm hydrogen, a t90 response and recovery time of 0.97 s and 0.72 s, respectively, a lower detection limit of approximately 65 ppm, and negligible cross sensitivity to methane, n-pentane, and diethylether.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [1];  [4];  [2]
  1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems
  2. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems and Department of Physics
  3. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Physical and Life Science Directorate
  4. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems and Department of Physics; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Materials Science Division and Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1408976
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1360858
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-657761
Journal ID: ISSN 0925-4005
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344; AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Sensors and Actuators. B, Chemical
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 206; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0925-4005
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 08 HYDROGEN; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Catalytic gas sensing; Microheaters; Graphene aerogel; Platinum nanoparticles; Low power hydrogen sensing

Citation Formats

Harley-Trochimczyk, Anna, Chang, Jiyoung, Zhou, Qin, Dong, Jeffrey, Pham, Thang, Worsley, Marcus A., Maboudian, Roya, Zettl, Alex, and Mickelson, William. Catalytic hydrogen sensing using microheated platinum nanoparticle-loaded graphene aerogel. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1016/j.snb.2014.09.057.
Harley-Trochimczyk, Anna, Chang, Jiyoung, Zhou, Qin, Dong, Jeffrey, Pham, Thang, Worsley, Marcus A., Maboudian, Roya, Zettl, Alex, & Mickelson, William. Catalytic hydrogen sensing using microheated platinum nanoparticle-loaded graphene aerogel. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2014.09.057
Harley-Trochimczyk, Anna, Chang, Jiyoung, Zhou, Qin, Dong, Jeffrey, Pham, Thang, Worsley, Marcus A., Maboudian, Roya, Zettl, Alex, and Mickelson, William. Thu . "Catalytic hydrogen sensing using microheated platinum nanoparticle-loaded graphene aerogel". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2014.09.057. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1408976.
@article{osti_1408976,
title = {Catalytic hydrogen sensing using microheated platinum nanoparticle-loaded graphene aerogel},
author = {Harley-Trochimczyk, Anna and Chang, Jiyoung and Zhou, Qin and Dong, Jeffrey and Pham, Thang and Worsley, Marcus A. and Maboudian, Roya and Zettl, Alex and Mickelson, William},
abstractNote = {We present that low power catalytic hydrogen sensors are fabricated by functionalizing low power polysilicon microheaters with platinum nanoparticle catalyst loaded in a high surface area graphene aerogel support. Fabrication and characterization of the polysilicon microheaters are described. The platinum nanoparticle-loaded graphene aerogel is characterized by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Finally, the catalytic hydrogen sensors consume as little as 2.2 mW of power, have sensitivity of 1.6%/10,000 ppm hydrogen, a t90 response and recovery time of 0.97 s and 0.72 s, respectively, a lower detection limit of approximately 65 ppm, and negligible cross sensitivity to methane, n-pentane, and diethylether.},
doi = {10.1016/j.snb.2014.09.057},
journal = {Sensors and Actuators. B, Chemical},
number = C,
volume = 206,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

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