@article{Wang2018, 
author = {Tingting Wang and Juanyuan Hao and Shengliang Zheng and Quan Sun and Di Zhang and You Wang},
title = {Highly sensitive and rapidly responding room-temperature NO2 gas sensors based on WO3 nanorods/sulfonated graphene nanocomposites},
year = {2018},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {11},
number = {2},
pages = {791-803},
keywords = {metal oxide/sulfonated reduced graphene, NO2 gas sensing, room temperature, rapidly responding, WO3 nanorods},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-017-1688-y},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-017-1688-y},
abstract = {Metal oxide/graphene nanocomposites are emerging as promising materials for developing room-temperature gas sensors. However, the unsatisfactory performances owing to the relatively low sensitivity, slow response, and recovery kinetics limit their applications. Herein, a highly sensitive and rapidly responding room-temperature NO2 gas sensor based on WO3 nanorods/sulfonated reduced graphene oxide (S-rGO) was prepared via a simple and cost-effective hydrothermal method. The optimal sensor response of the WO3/S-rGO sensor toward 20 ppm NO2 is 149% in 6 s, which is 4.7 times higher and 100 times faster than that of the corresponding WO3/rGO sensors. In addition, the sensor exhibits excellent reproducibility, selectivity, and extremely fast recovery kinetics. The mechanism of the WO3/S-rGO nanocomposite gas sensor is investigated in detail. In addition to the high transport capability of S-rGO as well as its excellent NO2 adsorption ability, the superior sensing performance of the S-rGO/WO3 sensor can be attributed to the favorable charge transfer occurring at the S-rGO/WO3 interfaces. We believe that the strategy of compositing a metal oxide with functionalized graphene provides a new insight for the future development of room-temperature gas sensors.}
}