Sha, Rinky and Badhulika, Sushmee
(2019)
Fabrication of Graphene and Molybdenum disulfide based
devices for analytical sensors and energy applications.
PhD thesis, Indian institute of technology Hyderabad.
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Abstract
Determination of biomolecules is of utmost significance in the fields of food-water
safety, disease diagnosis and management whereas rapid depletion of fossil fuels
and ever-increasing environmental pollution problems necessitate the use of
sustainable and clean energy storage-conversion devices like supercapacitors, direct
methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). Conventional electrodes used for sensors and energy
applications often suffer from low analytical performances because of low electronic
conductivity and low specific surface area of the electrode materials. Therefore,
there is an urgent need for finding optimal and sustainable solutions to the abovementioned problems through an advanced yet simple technology. In this regard,
atomically thin 2D layered materials like graphene (Gr) and molybdenum disulfide
(MoS2) are being envisioned as the next generation nanomaterials for highly
diversified nano-electronics, sensing and energy applications because of their
exceptional electrical, chemical and optical properties which include large surface to
volume ration, high electron mobility, highly exposed active sites, large specific
surface area, layer dependent band gap, higher ionic conductivity etc. This thesis
details simple fabrication methods of Gr and MoS2 composites based
electrochemical devices for sensing and energy applications. In specific, GrPolyaniline (PANi) composite based sensor and MoS2 based flexible sensor were
fabricated for detection of urea and uric acid, emphasizing the superior sensing
performances including enhanced sensitivity, specificity, reproducibility, limit of
detection, and their applicability in real samples. Underlying sensing mechanisms
have been systematically discussed in order to get better insight into how Gr-PANi
and MoS2 contribute to the performance of each sensor. The next part of thesis
focuses on the binder-free fabrications of Platinum nanoparticles decorated Gr-PANi
composite and Platinum-Palladium/MoS2 based devices for supercapacitor and
methanol oxidation reaction respectively. Moreover, reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO)
- tin Oxide (SnO2) composite was used in determination of ascorbic acid with high
sensitivity and selectivity. This rGO- SnO2 was also used as an efficient supporting
material for Pt in methanol oxidation reaction. Detection of priority pollutant,
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phenol using rGO-Zinc Oxide composite based electrode was also demonstrated
which successfully eradicates the effect of surface fouling through selecting the
appropriate sensing peak. Future directions to this research such as fabrication of
other novel 2D nanomaterials based chemi-resistive sensors for plant hormones,
biomarkers detection and their bluetooth enabled smart phone integration for
wireless monitoring applications etc. have also been discussed at the end of the
thesis.
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