Preparation of functional ordered mesoporous carbons and their application as the QCM sensor with ultra-low humidity

Ordered mesoporous carbon(OMCs)FDU-15 was synthesized through an EISA(Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly)method,and the oxidized OMCs(FDU-15-COOH)were obtained by subsequent oxidation treatments in liquid phase to introduce functional groups,The samples were characterized by XRD,TEM,FT-IR and nitrogen adsorption-desorption test,The low humidity sensing performances of FDU-15 and FDU-15-COOH thin films were investigated by using a quartz crystal microbalance(QCM)transducer.The responses of FDU-15-COOH is higher than that of the pristine FDU-15 at very low humidity(<729 ppmv)with high long-term stability,implying that FDU-15-COOH is a good candidate for low humidity QCM sensor.