A Novel Organic–Inorganic-Nanocomposite-Based Reduced Graphene Oxide as an Efficient Nanosensor for NO<sub>2</sub> Detection

There are three components to every environmental protection system: monitoring, estimation, and control. One of the main toxic gases with considerable effects on human health is NO<sub>2</sub>, which is released into the atmosphere by industrial activities and the transportation network...

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Main Authors: Masoud Khaleghiabbasabadi, Hadi Taghavian, Pooya Gholami, Saeed Khodabakhshi, Mohammad Gheibi, Stanisław Wacławek, Miroslav Černík, Daniele Silvestri, Klaudia Barbara Raczak, Reza Moezzi
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Pooya Gholami
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Mohammad Gheibi
Stanisław Wacławek
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Daniele Silvestri
Klaudia Barbara Raczak
Reza Moezzi
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Hadi Taghavian
Pooya Gholami
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description There are three components to every environmental protection system: monitoring, estimation, and control. One of the main toxic gases with considerable effects on human health is NO<sub>2</sub>, which is released into the atmosphere by industrial activities and the transportation network. In the present research, a NO<sub>2</sub> sensor is designed based on Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> piperidine-4-sulfonic acid grafted onto a reduced graphene oxide Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@rGO-N-(piperidine-4-SO<sub>3</sub>H) nanocomposite, due to the highly efficient detection of pollution in the air. In the first phase of the present study, the nanocomposite synthesis is performed in four steps. Afterward, the novel fabricated nanosensor is characterized through energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Raman, surface area analysis, and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). To determine the optimal condition for sensor performance, graphene-based nanosensors are prepared with various weight percentages (wt%) of rGO-N-(piperidine-4-SO<sub>3</sub>H) (1 wt%, 5 wt%, 10 wt%, and 15 wt%). During the experimental process, the performance of the sensors, in terms of the sensitivity and response time, is investigated at different NO<sub>2</sub> concentrations, between 2.5 and 50 ppm. The outputs of this study demonstrate that the synthesized nanosensor has the best efficiency at more than a 5 ppm contamination concentration and with at least 15 wt% of rGO-N-(piperidine-4-SO<sub>3</sub>H).
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spelling doaj-art-cd2eeb6025c34e4ca6fbfb62c523d6492025-08-20T02:01:28ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912024-12-011424198310.3390/nano14241983A Novel Organic–Inorganic-Nanocomposite-Based Reduced Graphene Oxide as an Efficient Nanosensor for NO<sub>2</sub> DetectionMasoud Khaleghiabbasabadi0Hadi Taghavian1Pooya Gholami2Saeed Khodabakhshi3Mohammad Gheibi4Stanisław Wacławek5Miroslav Černík6Daniele Silvestri7Klaudia Barbara Raczak8Reza Moezzi9Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, 46001 Liberec, Czech RepublicInstitute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, 46001 Liberec, Czech RepublicFaculty of Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Eng, Semnan University, Semnan 35196, IranEnergy Safety Research Institute, Swansea University, Bay Campus, Swansea SA1 8EN, UKInstitute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, 46001 Liberec, Czech RepublicInstitute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, 46001 Liberec, Czech RepublicInstitute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, 46001 Liberec, Czech RepublicInstitute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, 46001 Liberec, Czech RepublicInstitute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technology and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, 46001 Liberec, Czech RepublicFaculty of Mechatronics, Informatics, and Interdisciplinary Studies, Technical University of Liberec, 46001 Liberec, Czech RepublicThere are three components to every environmental protection system: monitoring, estimation, and control. One of the main toxic gases with considerable effects on human health is NO<sub>2</sub>, which is released into the atmosphere by industrial activities and the transportation network. In the present research, a NO<sub>2</sub> sensor is designed based on Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> piperidine-4-sulfonic acid grafted onto a reduced graphene oxide Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@rGO-N-(piperidine-4-SO<sub>3</sub>H) nanocomposite, due to the highly efficient detection of pollution in the air. In the first phase of the present study, the nanocomposite synthesis is performed in four steps. Afterward, the novel fabricated nanosensor is characterized through energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Raman, surface area analysis, and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). To determine the optimal condition for sensor performance, graphene-based nanosensors are prepared with various weight percentages (wt%) of rGO-N-(piperidine-4-SO<sub>3</sub>H) (1 wt%, 5 wt%, 10 wt%, and 15 wt%). During the experimental process, the performance of the sensors, in terms of the sensitivity and response time, is investigated at different NO<sub>2</sub> concentrations, between 2.5 and 50 ppm. The outputs of this study demonstrate that the synthesized nanosensor has the best efficiency at more than a 5 ppm contamination concentration and with at least 15 wt% of rGO-N-(piperidine-4-SO<sub>3</sub>H).https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/14/24/1983toxic gas detectionnanosensorreduced graphene oxidenanocompositenitrous oxide (NO<sub>2</sub>)
spellingShingle Masoud Khaleghiabbasabadi
Hadi Taghavian
Pooya Gholami
Saeed Khodabakhshi
Mohammad Gheibi
Stanisław Wacławek
Miroslav Černík
Daniele Silvestri
Klaudia Barbara Raczak
Reza Moezzi
A Novel Organic–Inorganic-Nanocomposite-Based Reduced Graphene Oxide as an Efficient Nanosensor for NO<sub>2</sub> Detection
Nanomaterials
toxic gas detection
nanosensor
reduced graphene oxide
nanocomposite
nitrous oxide (NO<sub>2</sub>)
title A Novel Organic–Inorganic-Nanocomposite-Based Reduced Graphene Oxide as an Efficient Nanosensor for NO<sub>2</sub> Detection
title_full A Novel Organic–Inorganic-Nanocomposite-Based Reduced Graphene Oxide as an Efficient Nanosensor for NO<sub>2</sub> Detection
title_fullStr A Novel Organic–Inorganic-Nanocomposite-Based Reduced Graphene Oxide as an Efficient Nanosensor for NO<sub>2</sub> Detection
title_full_unstemmed A Novel Organic–Inorganic-Nanocomposite-Based Reduced Graphene Oxide as an Efficient Nanosensor for NO<sub>2</sub> Detection
title_short A Novel Organic–Inorganic-Nanocomposite-Based Reduced Graphene Oxide as an Efficient Nanosensor for NO<sub>2</sub> Detection
title_sort novel organic inorganic nanocomposite based reduced graphene oxide as an efficient nanosensor for no sub 2 sub detection
topic toxic gas detection
nanosensor
reduced graphene oxide
nanocomposite
nitrous oxide (NO<sub>2</sub>)
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/14/24/1983
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