Gamma irradiated Cu-doped TiO2 nanoparticles for selective ammonia sensing

dc.contributor.authorUrfa Y.
dc.contributor.authorAkyürekli S.
dc.contributor.authorKatı M.İ.
dc.contributor.authorÇorumlu V.
dc.contributor.authorAltındal A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:01:04Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:01:04Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractIn this research, the effect of gamma ray doses on volatile organic compound (VOC) sensing properties of Cu doped TiO2 nanoparticles are studied to further improve the VOC sensing performance. Pure and Cu doped TiO2 nanoparticles have been prepared by sol-gel technique on Au interdigitated plexiglas substrate and irradiated by gamma-rays with doses varying from 1 to 150 KGy. The irradiation was performed by using 60Co as gamma source. The structural, morphology and modifications were analyzed with X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) techniques. The sensing performance of these films toward ethanol, methanol, 2-propanol, benzene, toluene, xylene and ammonia vapors has been tested. It was observed that no remarkable sensor response to any vapors except ammonia was observed at room temperature. Changes in sensor’ ammonia sensitivity have been correlated with the gamma radiation dose and Cu doping ratio. Maximum sensing performance was observed with 3% Cu doped TiO2 exposed to gamma radiation dose of 150 kGy. © 2024 Elsevier Ltd
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1016/j.radphyschem.2024.111752
dc.identifier.issn0969806X
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/11310
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.subjectAmmonia
dc.subjectCopper
dc.subjectGamma rays
dc.subjectIrradiation
dc.subjectMorphology
dc.subjectScanning electron microscopy
dc.subjectSemiconductor doping
dc.subjectSol-gel process
dc.subjectSol-gels
dc.subjectTiO2 nanoparticles
dc.subjectVolatile organic compounds
dc.subject2 propanol
dc.subjectalcohol
dc.subjectammonia
dc.subjectbenzene
dc.subjectcobalt 60
dc.subjectcopper nanoparticle
dc.subjectmethanol
dc.subjectpoly(methyl methacrylate)
dc.subjecttitanium dioxide nanoparticle
dc.subjecttoluene
dc.subjectvolatile organic compound
dc.subjectxylene
dc.subjectAmmonia sensing
dc.subjectCu-doped
dc.subjectCu-doping
dc.subjectGamma irradiation
dc.subjectGamma-ray dose
dc.subjectPlexiglas
dc.subjectSelective detection
dc.subjectSensing performance
dc.subjectSensing property
dc.subjectSol-gel technique
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectatomic force microscopy
dc.subjectchemical parameters
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectcorrelation analysis
dc.subjectgamma irradiation
dc.subjectgamma radiation
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectradiation dose
dc.subjectroom temperature
dc.subjectscanning electron microscopy
dc.subjectselective ammonia sensing
dc.subjectsol-gel
dc.subjectsurface area
dc.subjectsynthesis
dc.subjectvapor
dc.subjectX ray diffraction
dc.subjectTitanium dioxide
dc.titleGamma irradiated Cu-doped TiO2 nanoparticles for selective ammonia sensing
dc.typeArticle

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