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Free‐Standing Functionalized Graphene Oxide Solid Electrolytes in Electrochemical Gas Sensors
Author(s) -
Jiang Gaopeng,
Goledzinowski Maciej,
Comeau Felix J. E.,
Zarrin Hadis,
Lui Gregory,
Lenos Jared,
Veileux Alicia,
Liu Guihua,
Zhang Jing,
Hemmati Sahar,
Qiao Jinli,
Chen Zhongwei
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201504604
Subject(s) - materials science , electrolyte , graphene , oxide , electrochemical gas sensor , detection limit , electrochemistry , chemical engineering , conductivity , acetone , selectivity , nanotechnology , inorganic chemistry , electrode , organic chemistry , chromatography , chemistry , engineering , metallurgy , catalysis
A free‐standing sulfonic acid functionalized graphene oxide (fSGO)‐based electrolyte film is prepared and used in an electrochemical gas sensor, an alcohol fuel cell sensor (AFCS), for the detection of alcohol. The fSGO electrolyte film‐based AFCS detects ethanol vapor with excellent response, linearity, and sensitivity, since it possesses a high proton conductivity (58 mS cm −1 at 55 °C). An ethanol detection limit level as low as 25 ppm is achieved and high selectivity for ethanol over acetone is demonstrated. These results do not only show the promising potential of fSGO films in an electrochemical gas sensors, specifically a portable breathalyzer, but also open an alternative pathway to investigate the application of graphene derivatives in the field of gas sensors.