Hierarchical ultrathin nanosheet of Ni(OH)2/rGO composite chemically deposited on Ni foam for NOx gas sensors

P. E. Lokhande1,2,3,Email

Vishal Kadam2

Chaitali Jagatap2

U. S. Chavan3

R. Udayabhaskar4

H. M. Pathan2

1Depearment of Mechanical Engineering, Sinhgad Institute of Technology, Lonavala- India-410401
2Advanced Physisca Laboratory, Department of Physics, Savitirbai Pule Pune University, Pune- India 411007
3Depearment of Mechanical Engineering, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, India 411037
4Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Avenida Copayapu 485, Copiapó, Chile

 

Abstract

Hierarchical nanoflower-like Nickel hydroxide/reduced graphene oxide (Ni(OH)2/rGO) was synthesized through chemical deposition method on Ni foam. The nanoflower like structure was obtained which comprises of ultrathin nanosheets or nanopetals containing porous nanostructure. Further, the addition of rGO enhances the electrical conductivity of synthesized material which exhaustively exploited during proton transfer process. The Ni(OH)2/rGO nanocomposite exhibited excellent NOx gas sensing performance, such as high response time, sensitivity.

Hierarchical ultrathin nanosheet of Ni(OH)2/rGO composite chemically deposited on Ni foam for NOx gas sensors