TY - JOUR
T1 - Copper oxide based polymer nanohybrid for chemical sensor applications
AU - Khan, Sher Bahadar
AU - Rahman, Mohammed M.
AU - Akhtar, Kalsoom
AU - Asiri, Abdullah M.
AU - Alamry, Khalid A.
AU - Seo, Jongchul
AU - Han, Haksoo
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - PCC based nanohybrid has been synthesized by simple intercalation of CuO nano-sheets into PPC matrix. The morphological and phisochemical structure of nanohybrid was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy. Interestingly, the morphology of CuO nano-sheets was changed into nanoparticles after intercalation into the polymer matrix. From application point of view, chemical sensing performance of PPC and nanohybrid was investigated by simple I-V technique using nitrophenol as an organic pollutant. By applying to nitrophenol sensing, both PPC and nanohybrid performed as best nitrophenol chemi-sensor in terms of sensitivity. Nanohybrid showed 11.25 times higher sensitivity (4.50 μA.cm-2.mM-1) than pure PCC (0.40 μA.cm-2.mM-1). Therefore, nanohybridization is an efficient route to improve sensing performance of PPC.
AB - PCC based nanohybrid has been synthesized by simple intercalation of CuO nano-sheets into PPC matrix. The morphological and phisochemical structure of nanohybrid was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy. Interestingly, the morphology of CuO nano-sheets was changed into nanoparticles after intercalation into the polymer matrix. From application point of view, chemical sensing performance of PPC and nanohybrid was investigated by simple I-V technique using nitrophenol as an organic pollutant. By applying to nitrophenol sensing, both PPC and nanohybrid performed as best nitrophenol chemi-sensor in terms of sensitivity. Nanohybrid showed 11.25 times higher sensitivity (4.50 μA.cm-2.mM-1) than pure PCC (0.40 μA.cm-2.mM-1). Therefore, nanohybridization is an efficient route to improve sensing performance of PPC.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84871121100&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84871121100&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84871121100
SN - 1452-3981
VL - 7
SP - 10965
EP - 10975
JO - International Journal of Electrochemical Science
JF - International Journal of Electrochemical Science
IS - 11
ER -