NiO/activated carbon (AC) composites were successfully synthesized via a hydrothermal reflux process as
an electrode material for carbon monoxide (CO) gas sensor application. The X-ray diffraction (XRD)
analysis was used to investigate the crystallinity of the samples while gas sorption analysis was used to
probe the specific surface area of both the pristine NiO and NiO/AC composite. The sensors were subjected
to continuous cycles of different CO concentrations and were purged with air after each cycle,
followed by variations in a normalized resistance study. The results obtained from the gas sensing
analysis disclose that the incorporation of AC into NiO increased the conductivity and surface area of NiO/
AC composite and subsequently enhancing the CO sensing performance of NiO/AC based sensor. These
results imply that the NiO/AC composite could be an excellent nanomaterial for CO gas sensors.
