Electrospinning of Ultrafine Conducting Polymer Composite Nanofibers with Diameter Less than 70 nm as High Sensitive Gas Sensor
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials and Methods
2.2. Preparation of PVA/PEDOT:PSS Ultrafine Nanofibers
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of Morphology and Structures
3.2. Raman Spectrum Analysis
3.3. Electrical and Gas Sensing Measurement
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Materials | Array of Fibers | Diameter | Operating Temperature (°C) | Detection Limit |
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PANI [31] | - | 300 nm | RT | 92 ppm |
PAA-PVA [32] | Nonwoven | 100–400 nm | RT | 50 ppm |
PANI [33] | - | - | RT | 100 ppm |
Graphene/PEDOT:PSS [34] | - | - | RT | 5 ppm |
WO3 [35] | Nonwoven | 20–140 nm | 350 °C | 50 ppm |
PEDOT [36] | nanowire | 350 nm | RT | 10 ppm |
PANI [37] | - | - | RT | 50 ppm |
PEDOT [38] | nanotube | 140 nm | RT | 5 ppm |
Palladium/polypyrrole [39] | - | 15–35 nm | RT | 20 ppm |
PANI/TiO2 [40] | - | - | RT | 23 ppm |
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Zhang, Q.; Wang, X.; Fu, J.; Liu, R.; He, H.; Ma, J.; Yu, M.; Ramakrishna, S.; Long, Y. Electrospinning of Ultrafine Conducting Polymer Composite Nanofibers with Diameter Less than 70 nm as High Sensitive Gas Sensor. Materials 2018, 11, 1744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091744
Zhang Q, Wang X, Fu J, Liu R, He H, Ma J, Yu M, Ramakrishna S, Long Y. Electrospinning of Ultrafine Conducting Polymer Composite Nanofibers with Diameter Less than 70 nm as High Sensitive Gas Sensor. Materials. 2018; 11(9):1744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091744
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Qianqian, Xiaoxiong Wang, Jie Fu, Ruiqiang Liu, Hongwei He, Jianwei Ma, Miao Yu, Seeram Ramakrishna, and Yunze Long. 2018. "Electrospinning of Ultrafine Conducting Polymer Composite Nanofibers with Diameter Less than 70 nm as High Sensitive Gas Sensor" Materials 11, no. 9: 1744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091744