{"title":"Enhanced sensing response of the three dimensional MoS2 microstructure for NO2 gas detection at room temperature","authors":"Hongdao Cheng, Sihuan Huang, Zengshan Xing, Lu Yang, Jianhui Yu, Yongchun Zhong","doi":"10.3389/fphy.2024.1446416","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"As a promising sensing material, Molybdenum disulfide (MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>) nanosheets is being increasingly studied for Nitrogen dioxide (NO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>) gas sensing. However, the MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> nanosheets is prone to the stacking effect that compromises the sensing performances. Here, the stacking effect is mitigated by engineering MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> nanosheets into a three dimensional (3D) network microstructure, which was fabricated by method of electrostatically self-assembling of MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>/SiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> microspheres. The fabricated sensor based on 3D MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> network observed a significantly improved response of 15% to 12.3 ppm NO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>, which is a 75-fold increase compared to the control sensor with pure MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> nanosheets. In addition, the sensitivity of the sensor with 3D MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> network was 6.15 times larger than that of the control sensor with pure MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> nanosheets. The detection limit of our sensor was 0.297 ppm, lower than most of reported MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>-based NO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> sensors. The enhanced sensitivity and dynamic response stem from the improved interaction between NO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> molecules and MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> network, thanks to its increased surface area per footprint of MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> nanosheets compared to pure 2D MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> film (single- or few-layer). This work presents a new approach to enhancing the performance of gas sensors based on 2D materials.","PeriodicalId":12507,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Physics","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Frontiers in Physics","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2024.1446416","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
As a promising sensing material, Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets is being increasingly studied for Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas sensing. However, the MoS2 nanosheets is prone to the stacking effect that compromises the sensing performances. Here, the stacking effect is mitigated by engineering MoS2 nanosheets into a three dimensional (3D) network microstructure, which was fabricated by method of electrostatically self-assembling of MoS2/SiO2 microspheres. The fabricated sensor based on 3D MoS2 network observed a significantly improved response of 15% to 12.3 ppm NO2, which is a 75-fold increase compared to the control sensor with pure MoS2 nanosheets. In addition, the sensitivity of the sensor with 3D MoS2 network was 6.15 times larger than that of the control sensor with pure MoS2 nanosheets. The detection limit of our sensor was 0.297 ppm, lower than most of reported MoS2-based NO2 sensors. The enhanced sensitivity and dynamic response stem from the improved interaction between NO2 molecules and MoS2 network, thanks to its increased surface area per footprint of MoS2 nanosheets compared to pure 2D MoS2 film (single- or few-layer). This work presents a new approach to enhancing the performance of gas sensors based on 2D materials.
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Frontiers in Physics publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research across the entire field, from experimental, to computational and theoretical physics. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, engineers and the public worldwide.