Title :
Polypyrrole Thin Film: Room Temperature Ammonia Gas Sensor
Author :
Chougule, M.A. ; Pawar, S.G. ; Patil, S.L. ; Raut, B.T. ; Godse, P.R. ; Sen, Shashwati ; Patil, Vikas B.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. Sci., Solapur Univ., Solapur, India
Abstract :
Polypyrrole thin films were synthesized in situ by chemical polymerization. The morphological studies by Scanning Electron Microscopy showed formation of uniform granular structure with average grain size of 0.6 μm. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed formation of polypyrrole. The film composition was also characterized by UV-Vis Spectroscopy. These films were investigated for their sensing behavior towards NH3, C2H5OH and CH3OH gases at room temperature. It has been observed that these films are selective for ammonia gas, and the sensitivity exhibited a linear response in range of 5-100 ppm. These studies show that polypyrrole films can be used as room temperature ammonia sensors.
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectra; ammonia; carbon compounds; gas sensors; infrared spectroscopy; polymer films; scanning electron microscopy; ultraviolet spectra; C2H5OH; CH3OH; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; NH3; UV-Vis spectroscopy; chemical polymerization; gas sensor; granular structure; polypyrrole thin film; scanning electron microscopy; size 0.6 mum; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Chemical sensors; Chemicals; Films; Gas detectors; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Ammonia sensor; FTIR; chemical polymerization; polypyrrole;
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2011.2112765
