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Zhai Z, Liu Y, Li C, Wang D, Wu H. Electronic Noses: From Gas-Sensitive Components and Practical Applications to Data Processing. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:4806. [PMID: 39123852 DOI: 10.3390/s24154806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024]
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Artificial olfaction, also known as an electronic nose, is a gas identification device that replicates the human olfactory organ. This system integrates sensor arrays to detect gases, data acquisition for signal processing, and data analysis for precise identification, enabling it to assess gases both qualitatively and quantitatively in complex settings. This article provides a brief overview of the research progress in electronic nose technology, which is divided into three main elements, focusing on gas-sensitive materials, electronic nose applications, and data analysis methods. Furthermore, the review explores both traditional MOS materials and the newer porous materials like MOFs for gas sensors, summarizing the applications of electronic noses across diverse fields including disease diagnosis, environmental monitoring, food safety, and agricultural production. Additionally, it covers electronic nose pattern recognition and signal drift suppression algorithms. Ultimately, the summary identifies challenges faced by current systems and offers innovative solutions for future advancements. Overall, this endeavor forges a solid foundation and establishes a conceptual framework for ongoing research in the field.
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- Zhenyu Zhai
- National Institute of Metrology of China, Beijing 100029, China
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- Inner Mongolia Institute of Metrology Testing and Research, Hohhot 010020, China
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- College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- National Institute of Metrology of China, Beijing 100029, China
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- National Institute of Metrology of China, Beijing 100029, China
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Tiwari JN, Kumar K, Safarkhani M, Umer M, Vilian ATE, Beloqui A, Bhaskaran G, Huh YS, Han YK. Materials Containing Single-, Di-, Tri-, and Multi-Metal Atoms Bonded to C, N, S, P, B, and O Species as Advanced Catalysts for Energy, Sensor, and Biomedical Applications. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2403197. [PMID: 38946671 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202403197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 06/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Modifying the coordination or local environments of single-, di-, tri-, and multi-metal atom (SMA/DMA/TMA/MMA)-based materials is one of the best strategies for increasing the catalytic activities, selectivity, and long-term durability of these materials. Advanced sheet materials supported by metal atom-based materials have become a critical topic in the fields of renewable energy conversion systems, storage devices, sensors, and biomedicine owing to the maximum atom utilization efficiency, precisely located metal centers, specific electron configurations, unique reactivity, and precise chemical tunability. Several sheet materials offer excellent support for metal atom-based materials and are attractive for applications in energy, sensors, and medical research, such as in oxygen reduction, oxygen production, hydrogen generation, fuel production, selective chemical detection, and enzymatic reactions. The strong metal-metal and metal-carbon with metal-heteroatom (i.e., N, S, P, B, and O) bonds stabilize and optimize the electronic structures of the metal atoms due to strong interfacial interactions, yielding excellent catalytic activities. These materials provide excellent models for understanding the fundamental problems with multistep chemical reactions. This review summarizes the substrate structure-activity relationship of metal atom-based materials with different active sites based on experimental and theoretical data. Additionally, the new synthesis procedures, physicochemical characterizations, and energy and biomedical applications are discussed. Finally, the remaining challenges in developing efficient SMA/DMA/TMA/MMA-based materials are presented.
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- Jitendra N Tiwari
- Department of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, 100715, Republic of Korea
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- POLYMAT, Applied Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, Danostia-San Sebastian, 20018, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Nano Bio High-Tech Materials Research Center, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemistry, Damghan University, Damghan, 36716-45667, Iran
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- Bernal Institute, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, 100715, Republic of Korea
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- POLYMAT, Applied Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, Danostia-San Sebastian, 20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, Bilbao, 48009, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Nano Bio High-Tech Materials Research Center, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Nano Bio High-Tech Materials Research Center, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, 100715, Republic of Korea
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Liu L, Yung KF, Yang H, Liu B. Emerging single-atom catalysts in the detection and purification of contaminated gases. Chem Sci 2024; 15:6285-6313. [PMID: 38699256 PMCID: PMC11062113 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01030b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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Single atom catalysts (SACs) show exceptional molecular adsorption and electron transfer capabilities owing to their remarkable atomic efficiency and tunable electronic structure, thereby providing promising solutions for diverse important processes including photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, thermal catalysis, etc. Consequently, SACs hold great potential in the detection and degradation of pollutants present in contaminated gases. Over the past few years, SACs have made remarkable achievements in the field of contaminated gas detection and purification. In this review, we first provide a concise introduction to the significance and urgency of gas detection and pollutant purification, followed by a comprehensive overview of the structural feature identification methods for SACs. Subsequently, we systematically summarize the three key properties of SACs for detecting contaminated gases and discuss the research progress made in utilizing SACs to purify polluted gases. Finally, we analyze the enhancement mechanism and advantages of SACs in polluted gas detection and purification, and propose strategies to address challenges and expedite the development of SACs in polluted gas detection and purification.
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- Lingyue Liu
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology Suzhou 215009 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon Hong Kong SAR 999007 China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Institute of Clean Energy & Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR 999077 China
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Yu Y, Tan Y, Niu W, Zhao S, Hao J, Shi Y, Dong Y, Liu H, Huang C, Gao C, Zhang P, Wu Y, Zeng L, Du B, He Y. Advances in Synthesis and Applications of Single-Atom Catalysts for Metal Oxide-Based Gas Sensors. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:1970. [PMID: 38730776 PMCID: PMC11084526 DOI: 10.3390/ma17091970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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As a stable, low-cost, environment-friendly, and gas-sensitive material, semiconductor metal oxides have been widely used for gas sensing. In the past few years, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have gained increasing attention in the field of gas sensing with the advantages of maximized atomic utilization and unique electronic and chemical properties and have successfully been applied to enhance the detection sensitivity and selectivity of metal oxide gas sensors. However, the application of SACs in gas sensors is still in its infancy. Herein, we critically review the recent advances and current status of single-atom catalysts in metal oxide gas sensors, providing some suggestions for the development of this field. The synthesis methods and characterization techniques of SAC-modified metal oxides are summarized. The interactions between SACs and metal oxides are crucial for the stable loading of single-atom catalysts and for improving gas-sensitive performance. Then, the current application progress of various SACs (Au, Pt, Cu, Ni, etc.) in metal oxide gas sensors is introduced. Finally, the challenges and perspectives of SACs in metal oxide gas sensors are presented.
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- Yuanting Yu
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems of the Education Ministry of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.T.); (W.N.); (S.Z.); (J.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.D.); (H.L.); (C.H.); (C.G.)
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems of the Education Ministry of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.T.); (W.N.); (S.Z.); (J.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.D.); (H.L.); (C.H.); (C.G.)
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems of the Education Ministry of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.T.); (W.N.); (S.Z.); (J.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.D.); (H.L.); (C.H.); (C.G.)
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems of the Education Ministry of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.T.); (W.N.); (S.Z.); (J.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.D.); (H.L.); (C.H.); (C.G.)
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems of the Education Ministry of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.T.); (W.N.); (S.Z.); (J.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.D.); (H.L.); (C.H.); (C.G.)
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems of the Education Ministry of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.T.); (W.N.); (S.Z.); (J.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.D.); (H.L.); (C.H.); (C.G.)
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems of the Education Ministry of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.T.); (W.N.); (S.Z.); (J.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.D.); (H.L.); (C.H.); (C.G.)
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems of the Education Ministry of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.T.); (W.N.); (S.Z.); (J.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.D.); (H.L.); (C.H.); (C.G.)
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems of the Education Ministry of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.T.); (W.N.); (S.Z.); (J.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.D.); (H.L.); (C.H.); (C.G.)
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems of the Education Ministry of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.T.); (W.N.); (S.Z.); (J.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.D.); (H.L.); (C.H.); (C.G.)
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Toxic and Drug Analysis, Chongqing Police College, Chongqing 401331, China; (P.Z.); (Y.W.)
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Toxic and Drug Analysis, Chongqing Police College, Chongqing 401331, China; (P.Z.); (Y.W.)
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- Chongqing Institute for Food and Drug Control, Chongqing 401121, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems of the Education Ministry of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.T.); (W.N.); (S.Z.); (J.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.D.); (H.L.); (C.H.); (C.G.)
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensor and Photoelectric Detection, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems of the Education Ministry of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.T.); (W.N.); (S.Z.); (J.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.D.); (H.L.); (C.H.); (C.G.)
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Wu J, Zheng Z, Chi H, Jiang J, Zhu L, Ye Z. Ultrasensitive and Exclusive Chemiresistors with a ZIF-67-Derived Oxide Cage/Nanofiber Co 3O 4/In 2O 3 Heterostructure for Acetone Detection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:9126-9136. [PMID: 38324454 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Gas sensors for acetone detection have received considerable attention because acetone has a significant influence on both the environment and human health, e.g., it is flammable and toxic and may be related to blood glucose levels. However, achieving high sensitivity and selectivity at low concentrations is still a great challenge to date. Here, we report a unique chemiresistive gas sensor for acetone detection, which is composed of In2O3 nanofibers loaded with a porous Co-based zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-67)-derived Co3O4 cage prepared by simple electrospinning and solvothermal methods. The ZIF-67-derived oxide cage/nanofiber Co3O4/In2O3 heterostructure has abundant reversible active adsorption/reaction sites and a type-I heterojunction, resulting in an ultrasensitive response of 954-50 ppm acetone at 300 °C. In addition, it demonstrates a low detection limit of 18.8 ppb, a fast response time of 4 s, good selectivity and repeatability, acceptable humidity interference, and long-term stability. With such excellent sensing performance to acetone, our chemiresistive gas sensor could be potentially applied for environmental monitoring and early diagnosis of diabetes.
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- Jingmin Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oxide Semiconductors for Environmental and Optoelectronic Applications, Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University, Wenzhou 325006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oxide Semiconductors for Environmental and Optoelectronic Applications, Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University, Wenzhou 325006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oxide Semiconductors for Environmental and Optoelectronic Applications, Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University, Wenzhou 325006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oxide Semiconductors for Environmental and Optoelectronic Applications, Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University, Wenzhou 325006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oxide Semiconductors for Environmental and Optoelectronic Applications, Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University, Wenzhou 325006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oxide Semiconductors for Environmental and Optoelectronic Applications, Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University, Wenzhou 325006, P. R. China
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Dong J, Shao J, Sun C, Pan G, Yang X. Preparation of Pt/WO 3@ZnO hollow spheres for low-temperature and high-efficiency detection of triethylamine. Dalton Trans 2024. [PMID: 38251435 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03493c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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In this work, hollow spherical Pt-loaded WO3/ZnO heterostructured composites were prepared by a chemical liquid phase synthesis method. The morphology, crystal structure and components of the composites were characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, etc. The sensing performance for various gases was also tested. Compared with the pristine WO3 (S = 44@225 °C, 50 ppm) gas sensor, the gas sensor that is functionalized with 1 wt% Pt and 0.5 mmol ZnO (1Pt/WZ-2) has a high response of 842-50 ppm at a relatively low temperature of 100 °C for TEA, with a quick response/recovery time of 34/120 s, a lower detection limit of 50 ppb, and good selectivity and moisture resistance. This study provides a highly efficient synthesis method of composite materials for TEA gas detection and the sensitivity mechanism is also discussed in detail.
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- Junyi Dong
- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Electronic Materials and Devices, Hebei Engineering Research Center of Microelectronic Materials and Devices (ERC), 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin, 300401, China.
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Electronic Materials and Devices, Hebei Engineering Research Center of Microelectronic Materials and Devices (ERC), 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin, 300401, China.
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Electronic Materials and Devices, Hebei Engineering Research Center of Microelectronic Materials and Devices (ERC), 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin, 300401, China.
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Electronic Materials and Devices, Hebei Engineering Research Center of Microelectronic Materials and Devices (ERC), 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin, 300401, China.
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Electronic Materials and Devices, Hebei Engineering Research Center of Microelectronic Materials and Devices (ERC), 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin, 300401, China.
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Zhang H, Zhao W, Meng F. Low Detection Limit and High Sensitivity 2-Butanone Gas Sensor Based on ZnO Nanosheets Decorated by Co Nanoparticles Derived from ZIF-67. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2398. [PMID: 37686906 PMCID: PMC10489766 DOI: 10.3390/nano13172398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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2-butanone has been certified to cause potential harm to the human body, environment, etc. Therefore, achieving a method for the high sensitivity and low limit detection of 2-butanone is of great significance. To achieve this goal, this article uses ZIF-67 prepared by a precipitation method as a cobalt source, and then prepares cobalt-modified zinc oxide nanosheets through a hydrothermal method. The microstructure of the materials was observed by SEM, EDS, TEM, HRTEM, XPS and XRD. The test data display that the sensor ZC2 can produce a high response (2540) to 100 ppm 2-butanone at 270 °C, which is 21 times higher than that of pure ZnO materials. Its detection limit is also optimized to 24 ppb. The sensor (ZC2) also excels in these properties: selectivity, repeatability and stability over 30 days. Further analysis indicates that the synergistic and catalytic effects of p-n heterojunction are the key sources for optimizing the performance of sensors for detecting 2-butanone.
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- Hua Zhang
- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China;
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China;
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