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. 2018 Sep 28;3(9):1822-1830.
doi: 10.1021/acssensors.8b00589. Epub 2018 Sep 17.

Polyaniline Anchored MWCNTs on Fabric for High Performance Wearable Ammonia Sensor

Debasis Maity, Ramasamy Thangavelu Rajendra Kumar

Polyaniline Anchored MWCNTs on Fabric for High Performance Wearable Ammonia Sensor

Debasis Maity et al. ACS Sens. .

Abstract

Polyaniline (PANI) functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were prepared via in situ chemical polymerization process of aniline, in which MWCNTs were spray coated on the fabric for wearable ammonia sensor. Structural, morphological, thermal properties and wettability were analyzed by scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, Raman analysis and contact angle measurement. No substantial change in base resistance of MWCNTs/PANI fabric sensor was observed for a wide range of bending (from 90° to 270°) shows excellent wearability. The sensors were exposed to 20-100 ppm ammonia vapor at room temperature. It was observed that the sensing response of PANI coated MWCNTs was enhanced than MWCNTs and PANI. The sensor has the capability to detect ammonia with high sensitivity (92% for100 ppm), excellent selectivity quick response (9 s), and recovery time (30 s). The lower detection limit (LOD) for the MWCNTs/PANI fabric sensor was found to be 200 ppb. The influence of humidity on sensing parameters was studied. Sensing response and resistance of sensor have shown excellent stability after one month. We observed that PANI have a dual role in enhancing flexibility as well as improve the sensor performance toward ammonia. The results reveal the potential application of fabric based sensor for monitoring NH3 gas under ambient conditions.

Keywords: MWCNTs; PANI; ammonia sensor; flexible sensor; wearable sensor.

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