%X Catalyst size affects the overall kinetics and mechanism of almost all heterogeneous chemical reactions. Since the functional sensing materials in resistive chemical sensors are practically the very same nanomaterials as the catalysts in heterogeneous chemistry, a plausible question arises: Is there any effect of the catalyst size on the sensor properties? Our study attempts to give an insight into the problem by analyzing the response and sensitivity of resistive H-2 sensors based on WO3 nanowire supported Pt nanoparticles having size of 1.5 +/- 0.4 nm, 6.2 +/- 0.8 nm, 3.7 +/- 0.5 nm and 8.3 +/- 1.3 nm. The results show that Pt nanoparticles of larger size are more active in H-2 sensing than their smaller counterparts and indicate that the detection mechanism is more complex than just considering the number of surface atoms of the catalyst.
%J JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
%A  Mohl Melinda
%A  Dombovari Áron
%A  SzabĂł MĂĄria
%A  Järvinen Topias
%A  Pitkanen Olli
%A  SĂĄpi AndrĂĄs
%A  JuhĂĄsz KoppĂĄny Levente
%A  KĂŠri Albert
%A  GalbĂĄcs GĂĄbor
%A  Kukovecz Ákos
%A  KĂłnya ZoltĂĄn
%A  KordĂĄs KrisztiĂĄn
%L publicatio14964
%R 3428263
%N 1
%P 459-464
%T Size-dependent H2 sensing over supported Pt nanoparticles
%V 19
%O FELTÖLTŐ: Pálinkó István palinko@chem.u-szeged.hu
%D 2019
%I szte