Two dimensional (2D) nanomaterials for gas sensing applications

• Grant number: 18/22274-9
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: May 01, 2019
• End date: December 31, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Condensed Matter Physics
• Agreement: Swinburne University of Technology
• Mobility Program: SPRINT - Projetos de pesquisa - Mobilidade
• Principal Investigator: Iakov Veniaminovitch Kopelevitch
• Grantee: Iakov Veniaminovitch Kopelevitch
• Principal researcher abroad: Mahnaz Shafiei
• Institution abroad: Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin (IFGW). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Douglas Soares Galvão ; Stanislav Moshkalev
• Associated research grant: 17/10581-1 - Emergent phenomena in reduced dimension systems, AP.ESP

Abstract

The breadth and depth of applications for 2D materials which, by their nature, are nanoscale, and layer structured with a high surface to volume ratio, are extensive and rapidly transforming the field of gas sensing. Facile preparation methods, as well as novel electronic and surface properties that enable functionalisation, provide high sensitivity for gases commonly encountered in natural and industrial environments. This project will initiate a multidisciplinary collaboration focusing on gas sensing performance of 2D nanostructures including layered oxides, sulphides and carbons as well as hybrid forms of these materials. (AU)