Gas Sensing Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Iridium Oxide Nanoparticles

The properties of Iridium oxide (IrO2) decorated Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (IrO2-MWCNTs) are studied for detecting nitrogen dioxide and ammonia vapors. IrO2 nanoparticles were synthetized using a hydrolysis and acid condensation growth mechanism, and subsequently employed for decorating the sidewalls of carbon nanotubes. Decorated MWCNTs films were deposited onto SiO2/Si substrates for achieving chemoresistive gas sensors. NO2 and NH3 gases...