Ethanol
sensors with ultrafast response and high sensitivity have
attracted much attention to be applied to daily industrial production
processes. In this work, graphene oxide–aniline (GOA) sensors
are proposed to meet the requirements of detecting ethanol concentration.
Graphene oxide is an outstanding material that has excellent electrical
and thermal conductivity, large specific surface area, and high carrier
mobility. Because of its special bonding reactions, GOA has advantages
of good dispersibility, good electrical conductivity, insolubility
in water, and strong plasticity. When testing ethanol concentration
with sensors, there will be a lag time, which determines the sensitivity
of the sensors. To the best of our knowledge, the GOA sensors in this
work have the fastest response time, which is only 27 ms. The GOA
ethanol sensors show a good ethanol sensing performance, including
excellent sensitivity, cycle stability, and long-term stability.