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Hierarchical Architectures of PMMA/MWNT-NH2 Particles: a Material for Enhanced Volatile Organic Compound Sensing Performance

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Abstract

Hierarchical architectures of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/amino-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT-NH2) particles were prepared, in which the electrical conductive network was constructed on the surface of PMMA microspheres. The morphology, composition, and electrical conductivity of the particles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and four-probe electrical conductivity measurement. The PMMA/MWNT-NH2 transducers were exposed to each ethanol, water, toluene, and chloroform for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sensing detection. The particles showed excellent sensitivity, good reversibility, and a strong response compared to the raw MWNTs and MWNT-NH2. This was attributed not only to the formation of a charge transmission path on the particle surface, but also to the interaction between the vapor molecules and functionalized MWNTs. The enhanced sensing performance of the PMMA/MWNT-NH2 particles suggests that it is a good candidate for the preparation of electronic noses for disease diagnostics and VOCs detection.

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  1. College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, 010022, P. R. China

    Haitao Li & Siqin Zhao

  2. MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China

    Yang Sun

  3. Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Korea

    Hyoung Jin Choi

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Acknowledgments: This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21367020), Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (No. 2016MS0226).

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Li, H., Sun, Y., Choi, H.J. et al. Hierarchical Architectures of PMMA/MWNT-NH2 Particles: a Material for Enhanced Volatile Organic Compound Sensing Performance. Macromol. Res. 26, 788–793 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13233-018-6114-0

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