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Self-Assembly of Ultrathin Nickel Oxysulfide for Reversible Gas Sensing at Room Temperature

Authors :
Nam Ha
Kai Xu
Yinfen Cheng
Rui Ou
Qijie Ma
Yihong Hu
Vien Trinh
Guanghui Ren
Hao Yu
Lei Zhang
Xiang Liu
Jiaru Zhang
Zhong Li
Jian Zhen Ou
Source :
Chemosensors, Vol 10, Iss 9, p 372 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) or ultrathin metal sulfides have been emerging candidates in developing high-performance gas sensors given their physisorption-dominated interaction with target gas molecules. Their oxysulfide derivatives, as intermediates between oxides and sulfides, were recently demonstrated to have fully reversible responses at room temperature and long-term device stability. In this work, we explored the micro-scale self-assembly of ultrathin nickel oxysulfide through the calcination of nickel sulfide in a controllable air environment. The thermal treatment resulted in the replacement of most S atoms in the Ni-S frameworks by O atoms, leading to the crystal phase transition from original hexagonal to orthorhombic coordination. In addition, the corresponding bandgap was slightly expanded by ~0.15 eV compared to that of pure nickel sulfide. Nickel oxysulfide exhibited a fully reversible response towards H2 at room temperature for concentrations ranging from 0.25% and 1%, without the implementation of external stimuli such as light excitation and voltage biasing. The maximum response factor of ~3.24% was obtained at 1% H2, which is at least one order larger than those of common industrial gases including CH4, CO2, and NO2. Such an impressive response was also highly stable for at least four consecutive cycles. This work further demonstrates the great potential of metal oxysulfides in room-temperature gas sensing.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22279040
Volume :
10
Issue :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Chemosensors
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.29472678cf94d89867ea8dd185e74cd
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors10090372