A simple fabrication route of porous palladium/palladium oxide/carbon nanostructures using one-step combustion waves for high-performance pH sensors

Byungseok Seo, Hayoung Hwang, Seonghyun Park, Wonjoon Choi

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Abstract

Reduction-oxidation controls and synthesis of organic-inorganic hybrid structures are key features associated with their electrochemical properties. However, they involve bulky setup and long-time processes that incur high-cost. Herein, we report one-step combustion waves (CWs) for the fabrication of hybrid-porous palladium/palladium oxides/carbon (Pd/PdxOy@C) nanostructures with controllable atomic composition and their application as a high-performance pH sensor. Hybrid composites of Pd/formaldehyde (FA)/nitrocellulose (NC) were prepared as precursors. Self-propagating CWs through the NC networks carried out the transformation from Pd to PdO2 in the higher oxidation state and the formation of a carbon layer, while the fast release of chemicals in CWs developed the porous nanostructures with large surface areas. The flexible pH sensor using the synthesized Pd/PdxOy@C powders exhibited the outstanding specific voltage potential (2.08 V/mg at pH 2.83) and sensitivity (167 mV/mg pH). It showed no hysteresis during cycling of pH values and high stability over 4 h (voltage change <0.89%). The high oxidation states and conductive carbon layers of Pd/PdxOy@C with large surface areas improved the specific potential and the stability in minute changes of pH values and forward-reverse proton exchanges. The physicochemical synthesis using CWs would contribute to developing scalable processing for electrochemical applications, including chemical sensors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37-46
Number of pages10
JournalSensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
Volume274
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Nov 20

Keywords

  • Carbon coating
  • Chemical potential
  • Combustion synthesis
  • High oxidation state
  • Palladium oxide
  • pH sensor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Instrumentation
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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