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Gas Sensors: Platinum Nanoparticle Loading of Boron Nitride Aerogel and Its Use as a Novel Material for Low‐Power Catalytic Gas Sensing (Adv. Funct. Mater. 3/2016)
Author(s) -
HarleyTrochimczyk Anna,
Pham Thang,
Chang Jiyoung,
Chen Ernest,
Worsley Marcus A.,
Zettl Alex,
Mickelson William,
Maboudian Roya
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.201670017
Subject(s) - aerogel , materials science , boron nitride , microheater , platinum nanoparticles , nanoparticle , catalysis , nanotechnology , platinum , fabrication , organic chemistry , medicine , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology
R. Maboudian and co‐workers demonstrate, on page 433, an ultra‐high surface area boron nitride aerogel acting as a scaffold for catalytic platinum nanoparticles. Use of this material integrated onto a microheater platform leads to a fast, sensitive, and stable low‐power catalytic gas sensor, opening up possibilities for wireless monitoring of combustible gases.