Microextrusion printing of gas-sensitive planar anisotropic NiO nanostructures and their surface modification in an H2S atmosphere

Abstract The formation of NiO nanosheets (average CSR size is 10.4 nm) through the hydrothermal method using a heteroligand complex of composition [Ni(C5H7O2)2-x(C4H9O)x] as a precursor was studied. Using the obtained oxide nanopowder and pneumatic microextrusion printing, NiO coating was applied to the surface of a specialized Pt/Al2O3/Pt chip, and chemosensor properties were investigated in the detection of various gases. It was determined that when CO, NH3, H2, and NO2 were detected, the conductivity of the NiO coating changed from p- to n-type with increasing temperature. Using XPS, XRD, and Raman spectroscopy, it was found that upon exposure to H2S, the surface of NiO coating partially undergoes irreversible chemical modification with the formation of nickel sulfide, resulting in a significant change in the sensory properties of the coating. It was shown that the formed receptor material exhibits the greatest response when detecting H2S, and the proposed approach, combining hydrothermal synthesis and printing technology, is promising for the creation of modern components of resistive gas sensors.