Fabrication of polypyrrole gas sensor for detection of NH3 using an oxidizing agent and pyrrole combinations: Studies and characterizations
Alok Jain,
Ansari Novman Nabeel,
Sunita Bhagwat,
Rajeev Kumar,
Shubham Sharma,
Drazan Kozak,
Anica Hunjet,
Abhinav Kumar,
Rajesh Singh
Affiliations
Alok Jain
School of Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara-144411, India
Ansari Novman Nabeel
Research Scholar, School of Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara-144411, India
Sunita Bhagwat
Department of Physics, Abasaheb Garware College, Savitribai Phule University, Pune-411004, India
Rajeev Kumar
School of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara-144411, India; Corresponding authors.
Shubham Sharma
Deptt. of Mechanical Engg., University Centre for Research and Development (UCRD), Chandigarh University, Mohali, India; School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266520, China; Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Science, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland; Corresponding authors. Deptt. of Mechanical Engg., University Centre for Research and Development (UCRD), Chandigarh University, Mohali, India.
Drazan Kozak
University of Slavonski Brod, Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Slavonski Brod, Trg Ivane Brlić-Mažuranić 2, HR-35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Anica Hunjet
University Center Varaždin, University North 104. Brigade 3, HR-42 000 Varaždin, Croatia; Corresponding author.
Abhinav Kumar
Department of Nuclear and Renewable Energy, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, 19 Mira Street, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia; Corresponding author.
Rajesh Singh
Uttaranchal Institute of Technology, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun 248007, India; Department of Project Management, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Campeche C.P. 24560, Mexico
The organic polymer known as Polypyrrole (Ppy) is synthesized when pyrrole monomers are polymerized. Excellent thermal stability, superior electrical conductivity, and environmental stability are all characteristics of Polypyrrole. Chemical oxidative polymerization was used to synthesize Ppy using Ferric chloride (FeCl3) as an oxidizing agent and surfactant CTAB in aqueous solution. Oxidant (FeCl3) to pyrrole varied in different molar ratios (2, 3, 4 and 5). It was found that increasing this ratio up to 4 increases PPy's conductivity. XRD, FTIR, and SEM were used to characterize Ppy. The conductive nature of Ppy was studied by I–V characteristics. The best conductive polymer is studied for the NH3 gas response.
