title: Highly sensitive and fast responding CO sensor based on Co3O4 nanorods.
abstract: Co(3)O(4) nanorods (diameters approximately 6-8 nm and lengths approximately 20-30 nm) were synthesized for the first time through a simple co-precipitation/digestion method by calcination of cobalt hydroxyl carbonate in air and their CO gas sensing properties were investigated. The Co(3)O(4) nanorods exhibited outstanding gas sensing characteristics such as, higher gas response (approximately 6.55-50 ppm CO gas at 250 degrees C), extremely rapid response (approximately 3-4s), fast recovery (approximately 5-6s), excellent repeatability, good selectivity and lower operating temperature (approximately 250 degrees C). Furthermore, the Co(3)O(4) nanorods are able to detect up to 5 ppm for CO with reasonable sensitivity (approximately 3.32) at an operating temperature 250 degrees C and they can be reliably used to monitor the concentration of CO over the range (5-50 ppm). The experimental results clearly demonstrate the potential of using the Co(3)O(4) nanorods as sensing material in the fabrication of CO sensors. Plausible CO sensing mechanism of the Co(3)O(4) nanorods is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon 425 001, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Dewyani
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Pradip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Vijayanand
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.forename: Pattayil A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Joy
authors.forename: Hari S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Potdar
mesh_terms: D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D056951:Photoelectron Spectroscopy; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D010087:Oxides; D003035:Cobalt; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; C060728:cobalt oxide