Abstract

Nanocomposites based on multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) impregnated with manganese oxide MnO2 – x and copper oxide CuO are synthesized and studied. The morphology and elemental composition of MWCNT layers and MWCNT/MnO2 – x and MWCNT/MnO2 – x/CuO nanocomposites are investigated by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. We study the gas-sensing response of the prepared nanocomposites to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). An increase in the conductance observed for the as-grown MWCNTs and the nanocomposites upon NO2 adsorption suggests that these structures exhibit a behavior characteristic of p-type conductivity. Nanocomposites with copper show a markedly enhanced gas-sensing response to H2S.

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