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Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , Individual CdS-covered aerographite microtubes for room temperature VOC sensing with high selectivity(2019-09); ; ; ; The synthesis of new nanomaterials with a large surface-to-volume ratio is of high interest for sensing applications, and especially for gas sensors with high performances. In this work, a thin layer of CdS is deposited onto tubular graphitic/aerographite microstructures using RF magnetron sputtering for further integration into sensing devices using a FIB/SEM system. The quality of the deposited layers as well as microstructural features were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The gas sensing measurements at room temperature demonstrated the excellent sensing properties towards vapors of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as ethanol, acetone, 2-propanol and n- butanol. The superior properties were attributed to the nanometer thickness (20–30 nm)and high surface-to-volume ratio of CdS thin layers as a result of the tubular structure of wrinkled Aerographite (AG). This causes a big number of gas sensitive potential barriers between particles, resulting in a high sensor response. This makes mesoporous graphitic/aerographite microtubes ideal construction blocks for the formation of hybrid materials and for their use in gas sensing applications. The presented strategy can be also applied to other materials with high performance gas sensing properties.Publicationtype: Journal Article190 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , Theoretical Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of the Chemical Vapor Deposition Process for the Manufacturing of a Highly Porous 3D Carbon Foam(2019-06); ; ; ; Aerographite is a three-dimensional carbon foam with a tetrapodal morphology. The manufacturing of aerographite is carried out in a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process, based on a zinc oxide (ZnO) template, in which the morphology is replicated into a hollow carbon shell. During the replication process, the template is reduced by the simultaneous formation of the carbon structure. The CVD process is one of the most efficient methods for the manufacturing of various carbon nanostructures, such as graphene or carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Based on the growth mechanism of aerographite, a computational fluid dynamics model is presented for the fundamental investigations of the temperature and flow/microflow behavior during the replication process. This allows a deeper process understanding and further optimizations.Publicationtype: Journal Article131