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Enhanced SO2 gas sensing properties of metal organic frameworks-derived titanium dioxide/reduced graphene oxide nanostructure

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This paper demonstrated a SO2 sensor based on metal organic frameworks (MOFs)-derived titanium dioxide (TiO2)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposite. The MOFs-derived TiO2/rGO film was deposited on an epoxy substrate with interdigital electrodes and served as sensing material. The properties of MOFs TiO2/rGO nanocomposite in terms of microstructure, elementary composition and morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The SO2-sensing properties of the MOFs TiO2/rGO film sensor were measured at room temperature. The results illustrate that the MOFs-derived TiO2/rGO sensor exhibits a great sensing performance toward SO2 gas, including high response value, quick response/recovery time, and outstanding stability. These results render the MOFs TiO2/rGO nanocomposite an efficient sensing material for constructing high-performance SO2 sensor. Finally, the mechanism of the enhanced SO2 sensing properties was attributed to the unique nanostructure and the large specific surface area of MOFs TiO2/rGO nanocomposite.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51777215), the Key Research & Development Plan Project of Shandong Province (Grant No. 2018GSF117002), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (Grant No. 18CX07010A), the Open Funds of National Engineering Laboratory for Mobile Source Emission Control Technology (Grant No. NELMS2017B03), and the Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Marine Spill Oil Identification and Damage Assessment Technology, State Oceanic Administration of China (Grant No. 201801).

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Zhang, D., Wu, D., Zong, X. et al. Enhanced SO2 gas sensing properties of metal organic frameworks-derived titanium dioxide/reduced graphene oxide nanostructure. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 11070–11078 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01449-z

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