Fullerene (C60) as a Potential Chemical Sensor for Hydrogen Cyanide Detection

摘要

cqvip:To find a novel sensor for the detection and control of toxic hydrogen cyanide(HCN), the geometrical and electronic parameters of HCN adsorption on fullerene C60 were investigated using density functional theory(DFT) calculations by means of B3 LYP functional with 6-31 G* basis set. The calculated density of states(DOSs) shows that the electronic properties of fullerene C60 were very sensitive to the presence of HCN molecule, so that the Eg of C60 was significantly decreased from 2.76 eV in pristine form to 1.81 eV(34.4% change) after the HCN adsorption which would result in electrical conductance increment. The results demonstrated that the C60 may convert the presence of a HCN molecule to an electrical signal for using in HCN-sensor devices through doping, chemical functionalization. Also, based on calculated results, the C60 is expected to be a potential efficient adsorbent as well as a sensor for detecting the presence of toxic HCN.