Hydrogen sensing properties of nanocomposite graphene oxide/Co-based metal organic frameworks (Co-MOFs@GO)

This paper reports on hydrogen sensing based graphene oxide hybrid with Co-based metal organic frameworks (Co-MOFs@GO) prepared by the hydrothermal process. The texture and morphology of the hybrid were characterized by powder x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis. Porous flower like structures assembled from Co-MOFs and GO flakes with sufficient specific surface area are obtained, which are ideal for gas molecules diffusion and interactions. Sensing performance of Co-MOFs@GO were tested and also improved by sputtering platinum (Pt) as a catalyst. The Pt-sputtered Co-MOFs@GO show outstanding hydrogen resistive-sensing with response and recovery times below 12 s at 15 °C. Also, they show stable, repeatable and selective responses to the target gas which make it suitable for the development of a high performance hydrogen sensor.