Chakraborty, Nirman and Das, Sagnik and Hossain, Akbar and Saha, Debdulal and Mondal, Swastik (2021) Poly aniline (PANI) loaded hierarchical Ti1−xSbxO2 rutile phase nanocubes for selective room temperature detection of benzene vapor. Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical, 347. Art No-130622. ISSN 0925-4005

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Abstract

Benzene is one of the aromatic yet hazardous hydrocarbons that are deceptive under their sweet odor. Even in low ppm concentration, benzene vapor in ambient surroundings have been proven to be a major human carcinogen, primarily responsible for leukemia. Often found along with traces of toluene and xylene which have similar molecular structures, selective detection of low concentration benzene, particularly at room temperature is a major challenge. In this work, using the idea that transition from uni-faceted to bi-faceted crystal growth shall induce a change in morphology from spherical to cubical; antimony doped rutile TiO2 nanocubes were synthesized and employed in benzene vapor detection. While the PANI loaded antimony doped (0.03) TiO2 nanocubes showed an enhanced 80% response to 2 ppm benzene in air at room temperature, it was selective (up to 7 times more) against 2 ppm toluene and xylene vapor. The sensors were highly stable against humidity and also reusable for a considerable span of time. The role of specificity in exposed cubical facet has been explained for eliminating cross-sensitivity in benzene detection phenomenon.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Engineering Materials
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Bidhan Chaudhuri
Date Deposited:	22 Sep 2021 10:07
Last Modified:	22 Sep 2021 10:07
URI:	http://cgcri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/5176

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