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Preparation, characterization and NH3-sensing properties of reduced graphene oxide/copper phthalocyanine hybrid material

  • Xiaoqing Zhou
  • , Xiaolin Wang
  • , Bin Wang*
  • , Zhimin Chen
  • , Chunying He
  • , Yiqun Wu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Heilongjiang University
  • Heilongjiang Institute of Technology
  • CAS - Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics

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Abstract

A novel hybrid material composed of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and 1,8,15,22-tetra-iso-pentyloxyphthalocyanine copper (3-CuPc) derivative was obtained. The resultant RGO/3-CuPc hybrid was characterized by Fourier transform infrared, Ultraviolet-visible, X-ray photoelectron and Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and scan electron microscopy. The results indicated that 3-CuPc molecules were successfully anchored on the surface of the RGO sheets by the π-π stacking interaction. The NH3 sensing behaviors of the RGO/3-CuPc hybrids were also investigated and compared with the sensors based on pristine RGO. The results showed that the response of the RGO/3-CuPc hybrid sensor is five times more sensitive than that of pristine RGO, and the recovery time is 10 times faster than that of pristine RGO. The RGO/3-CuPc hybrid sensor exhibited excellent response, reversibility and selectivity, indicating a remarkable accumulation effect as a result of 3-CuPc functionalized graphene. An innovative method for the application of RGO/MPc hybrids in the gas sensing field was provided.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)340-348
Number of pages9
JournalSensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
Volume193
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ammonia
  • Copper phthalocyanine
  • Gas sensor
  • Hybrid
  • Reduced graphene oxide

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