Gas Sensing Using One-Dimensional (1D) DNA Templated Cadmium Sulphide Nanowire †
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Chemical Nanoscience Laboratory, School of Chemistry, Bedson Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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Department of Chemistry, Benue State University, Makurdi 970101, Nigeria
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Presented at the 5th International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2017), Barcelona, Spain, 27–29 September 2017.
Proceedings 2017, 1(8), 791; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings1080791
Published: 29 November 2017
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2017))
One-dimensional (1D) nanostructured inorganic materials have generated increasing interest in recent years due to their use as transducers in gas sensors because of their large surface to volume ratio and extraordinary opto-electronic properties. The sensing of volatile organic compounds (VOC) is very important for environment and human safety [1]. The ability of semiconducting metal sulphide DNA-templated nanowires to act as a transducer in a gas sensor is due to the change in electrical conductivity of nanowires as a result of the interaction between the active sites of the nanowires’ surface and the absorbed target gas [2]. DNA templated 1D Cadmium sulphide (CdS) nanowires are particularly suitable for this application because of their selectivity to VOC, chemical stability and their ability to operate at room temperature [3]. The λ-DNA templated CdS nanowires were synthesised by reacting an aqueous solution of λ-DNA with Cd(NO3)2 and Na2S in solution. This produced smooth, uniform and continuous one-dimensional nanowires. The chemical composition, morphology, current–voltage measurement and the sensing response of the synthesized nanowires were determined. These nanowires have potential as an effective transducer for sensing ethanol.
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Oshido AB, Horrocks BR, Houlton A. Gas Sensing Using One-Dimensional (1D) DNA Templated Cadmium Sulphide Nanowire. Proceedings. 2017; 1(8):791. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings1080791
Chicago/Turabian StyleOshido, Atsinafe Barnabas, Benjamin R. Horrocks, and Andrew Houlton. 2017. "Gas Sensing Using One-Dimensional (1D) DNA Templated Cadmium Sulphide Nanowire" Proceedings 1, no. 8: 791. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings1080791
