Enhanced acetone gas-sensing characteristics of Pd-NiO nanorods/SnO nanowires sensors.

Acetone is a well-known volatile organic compound that is widely used in different industrial and domestic areas, but it can cause dangerous effects on human health. Thus, the fabrication of highly sensitive and selective sensors for recognition of acetone is incredibly important. Here, we prepared the SnO/Pd-NiO (SPN) nanowires-based gas sensor for the detection of acetone, in which, the amount of Pd nanoparticles were varied to enhance the performance of the devices.

A sigh-performance hydrogen gas sensor based on Ag/Pd nanoparticle-functionalized ZnO nanoplates.

As a source of clean energy, hydrogen (H) is a promising alternative to fossil fuels in reducing the carbon footprint. However, due to the highly explosive nature of H, developing a high-performance sensor for real-time detection of H gas at low concentration is essential. Here, we demonstrated the H gas sensing performance of Ag/Pd nanoparticle-functionalized ZnO nanoplates.