10.57647/j.jtap.2024.1806.73

Development of gas sensors for NO2 and H2S gases using selenium nanoparticles prepared by the plasma jet system

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  • Mahmood Khalid Buraa1,
  • Mohsen Aarabi2,
  • Obaid AL-Qayssei*1,
  1. Department of Physics, College of Science, University Of Anbar, Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq
  2. College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Development of gas sensors for NO2 and H2S gases using selenium nanoparticles prepared by the plasma jet system

Received: 2024-07-22

Revised: 2024-10-03

Accepted: 2024-10-16

Published 2024-12-30

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Buraa MK, Adil BH, AL-Qayssei O. Development of gas sensors for NO2 and H2S gases using selenium nanoparticles prepared by the plasma jet system. J Theor Appl phys. 2024 Dec. 30;18(6):1-8. Available from: https://oiccpress.com/jtap/article/view/8329
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Abstract

Plasma jet is a technology used to generate high-temperature plasma by passing a gas such as argon through a high-energy electric field, this results in the ionization of the gas and the formation of an active plasma containing charged particles, which is used in many applications such as the fabrication of nanomaterials, coatings, surface treatments, and medical applications such as wound healing. The Plasma Jet system was used to obtain selenium nanoparticles, as this method is considered low-cost and simple. The exposure time used was 14 minutes. The particles obtained were characterized by ultraviolet-visible analysis to initially confirm that the material had reached nanoscale size. It was found that the peak of the sample was at 260 nanometers, indicating that the required size had been obtained. X-ray diffraction also showed a face-centered cubic structure of the nanoparticles. In addition to the prominent peaks of the sample, which belong to selenium nanoparticles. The Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) examination showed the morphology of the material, as the manufactured samples were spherical in shape with diameters ranging ±45nm. For atomic force microscopy examination, it was used to determine the morphological shape with average crystallinity, and it was found that the nanosize ranges between 55 nm. The gas sensing properties of selenium nanoparticles were studied for the two gases NO2 and H2S. Gas sensing measurements revealed their selective sensitivity to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) at 200 °C compared to H2S gas both in dry and humid air. The higher selectivity toward NO2 is attributed to the surface reaction of the material even at lower operating temperatures.

Keywords

  • Plasma jet,
  • Selenium nanoparticles,
  • Gas sensor
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