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Selective Discrimination between CO and H2 with Copper–Ceria-Resistive Gas Sensors

The production of hydrogen and the utilization of biomass for sustainable concepts of energy conversion and storage require gas sensors that discriminate between hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO). Mesoporous copper–ceria (Cu–CeO2) materials with large specific surface areas and uniform porosity...

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Published in:ACS sensors 2023-04, Vol.8 (4), p.1616-1623
Main Authors: Baier, Dominik, Priamushko, Tatiana, Weinberger, Christian, Kleitz, Freddy, Tiemann, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The production of hydrogen and the utilization of biomass for sustainable concepts of energy conversion and storage require gas sensors that discriminate between hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO). Mesoporous copper–ceria (Cu–CeO2) materials with large specific surface areas and uniform porosity are prepared by nanocasting, and their textural properties are characterized by N2 physisorption, powder XRD, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The oxidation states of copper (Cu+, Cu2+) and cerium (Ce3+, Ce4+) are investigated by XPS. The materials are used as resistive gas sensors for H2 and CO. The sensors show a stronger response to CO than to H2 and low cross-sensitivity to humidity. Copper turns out to be a necessary component; copper-free ceria materials prepared by the same method show only poor sensing performance. By measuring both gases (CO and H2) simultaneously, it is shown that this behavior can be utilized for selective sensing of CO in the presence of H2.
ISSN:2379-3694
2379-3694
DOI:10.1021/acssensors.2c02739