title: Flower-like Palladium Nanoclusters Decorated Graphene Electrodes for Ultrasensitive and Flexible Hydrogen Gas Sensing.
abstract: Flower-like palladium nanoclusters (FPNCs) are electrodeposited onto graphene electrode that are prepared by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The CVD graphene layer is transferred onto a poly(ethylene naphthalate) (PEN) film to provide a mechanical stability and flexibility. The surface of the CVD graphene is functionalized with diaminonaphthalene (DAN) to form flower shapes. Palladium nanoparticles act as templates to mediate the formation of FPNCs, which increase in size with reaction time. The population of FPNCs can be controlled by adjusting the DAN concentration as functionalization solution. These FPNCs_CG electrodes are sensitive to hydrogen gas at room temperature. The sensitivity and response time as a function of the FPNCs population are investigated, resulted in improved performance with increasing population. Furthermore, the minimum detectable level (MDL) of hydrogen is 0.1 ppm, which is at least 2 orders of magnitude lower than that of chemical sensors based on other Pd-based hybrid materials.
authors.affiliation: World Class University program of Chemical Convergence for Energy &Environment, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, 151-742, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Hoon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: World Class University program of Chemical Convergence for Energy &Environment, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, 151-742, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Seop
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: World Class University program of Chemical Convergence for Energy &Environment, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, 151-742, Korea.
authors.forename: Jaemoon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.affiliation: World Class University program of Chemical Convergence for Energy &Environment, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, 151-742, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: An
authors.affiliation: World Class University program of Chemical Convergence for Energy &Environment, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, 151-742, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Gun
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: World Class University program of Chemical Convergence for Energy &Environment, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, 151-742, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: World Class University program of Chemical Convergence for Energy &Environment, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, 151-742, Korea.
authors.forename: Jyongsik
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jang