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Hambir S, Shinde S, Pathan HM, Kaushik SD, Rout CS, Jagtap S. 2H-SnS 2 assembled with petaloid 1T@2H-MoS 2 nanosheet heterostructures for room temperature NO 2 gas sensing. RSC Adv 2024; 14:24130-24140. [PMID: 39091376 PMCID: PMC11293367 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra03194f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
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In this study, we explored the gas-sensing capabilities of MoS2 petaloid nanosheets in the metallic 1T phase with the commonly investigated semiconducting 2H phase. By synthesizing SnS2 nanoparticles and MoS2 petaloid nanosheets through a hydrothermal method, we achieve notable sensing performance for NO2 gas at room temperature (27 °C). This investigation represents a novel study, and to the best of our knowledge no, prior similar investigations have been reported in the literature for 1T@2HMoS2/SnS2 heterostructures for room temperature NO2 gas sensing. The formed heterostructure between SnS2 nanoparticles and petaloid MoS2 nanosheets exhibits synergistic effects, offering highly active sites for NO2 gas adsorption, consequently enhancing sensor response. Our sensor demonstrated a remarkable sensing response (R a/R g = 7.49) towards 1 ppm of NO2, rapid response time of 54 s, baseline recovery in 345 s, good selectivity and long-term stability, underscoring its potential for practical gas-sensing applications.
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- Shraddha Hambir
- Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University India
- Department of Electronic and Instrumentation Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University India
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- MES's Department of Physics, Nowrosjee Wadia College Pune 411001 India
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- Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University India
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- UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research Mumbai Centre, BARC Mumbai India
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), Jain Global Campus Ramanagaram Bangalore India
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- Department of Electronic and Instrumentation Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University India
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Hambir S, Jagtap S. Nitrogen dioxide gas-sensing properties of hydrothermally synthesized WO 3 · nH 2O nanostructures. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2023; 10:221135. [PMID: 37063990 PMCID: PMC10090876 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.221135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) has been identified as a serious air pollutant that threats to our environment, human life and world ecosystems. Therefore, detection of this air pollutant is crucial. Metal oxide semiconductor is one of the best approaches frequently used to detect NO2 at relatively low temperatures. Hydrated tungsten trioxide (WO3 · H2O), an n-type semiconductor, is regarded to be a promising material for fabricating gas sensors, which are widely used in environmental and safety monitoring. In this work, WO3 · nH2O nanoparticles have been synthesized using a polyfunctional surfactant-mediated hydrothermal approach in the addition of H2C2O4 and K2SO4 at a molar ratio of 1 : 1. This paper has also reported the effect of reaction temperature (120°C to 200°C) on morphological changes and gas-sensing performance. The characterization of these synthesized nanostructures was carried out by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The UV absorption peak was obtained around 300 nm. FESEM analysis showed sheet-like structures come together to form flower-type morphology. The synthesized WO3 · nH2O flower-like structures was then used for NO2 gas-sensing application. The prepared sensors showed considerably better sensor response (R g/R a = 17.48) at 185°C for 25 ppm NO2.
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- Shraddha Hambir
- Department of Electronic and Instrumentation Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India
- Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India
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- Department of Electronic and Instrumentation Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India
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Han S, Kim K, Lee SY, Moon S, Lee JY. Stretchable Electrodes Based on Over-Layered Liquid Metal Networks. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2210112. [PMID: 36623476 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Liquid metals are attractive materials for stretchable electronics owing to their high electrical conductivity and near-zero Young's modulus. However, the high surface tension of liquid metals makes it difficult to form films. A novel stretchable film is proposed based on an over-layered liquid-metal network. An intentionally oxidized interfacial layer helps to construct uninterrupted indium and gallium nanoclusters and produces additional electrical pathways between the two metal networks under mechanical deformation. The films exhibit gigantic negative piezoresistivity (G-NPR), which decreased the resistance up to 85% during the first 50% stretching. This G-NPR property is due to the rupture of the metal oxides, which allows the formation of liquid eutectic gallium-indium (EGaIn) and the connection of the over-layered networks to build new electrical paths. The electrodes exhibiting G-NPR are complementarily combined with conventional electrodes to amplify their performance or achieve some unique operations.
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- Seungseok Han
- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Information and Electronics Research Institute, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Information and Electronics Research Institute, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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Ye P, Zhang H, Qu J, Wang J, Zhu X, Hu Q, Ma S. Preparation of recyclable fluorescent electrospinning films and their application in distinguishing and quantitatively analyzing acid gases. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Peng Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Key Laboratory for Green Leather Manufacture Technology of China National Light Industry Council, Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Key Laboratory for Green Leather Manufacture Technology of China National Light Industry Council, Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Key Laboratory for Green Leather Manufacture Technology of China National Light Industry Council, Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Key Laboratory for Green Leather Manufacture Technology of China National Light Industry Council, Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Key Laboratory for Green Leather Manufacture Technology of China National Light Industry Council, Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Key Laboratory for Green Leather Manufacture Technology of China National Light Industry Council, Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
- Key Laboratory for Green Leather Manufacture Technology of China National Light Industry Council, Faculty of Light Industry Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China
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Jeyavani V, Mukherjee SP. Crystal Phase and Morphology-Controlled Synthesis of Tungsten Oxide Nanostructures for Remarkably Ultrafast Adsorption and Separation of Organic Dyes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:18119-18134. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Vijayakrishnan Jeyavani
- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad201002, India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad201002, India
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Choi J, Chacon B, Park H, Hantanasirisakul K, Kim T, Shevchuk K, Lee J, Kang H, Cho SY, Kim J, Gogotsi Y, Kim SJ, Jung HT. N-p-Conductor Transition of Gas Sensing Behaviors in Mo 2CT x MXene. ACS Sens 2022; 7:2225-2234. [PMID: 35838305 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c00658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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It is highly important to implement various semiconducting, such as n- or p-type, or conducting types of sensing behaviors to maximize the selectivity of gas sensors. To achieve this, researchers so far have utilized the n-p (or p-n) two-phase transition using doping techniques, where the addition of an extra transition phase provides the potential to greatly increase the sensing performance. Here, we report for the first time on an n-p-conductor three-phase transition of gas sensing behavior using Mo2CTx MXene, where the presence of organic intercalants and film thickness play a critical role. We found that 5-nm-thick Mo2CTx films with a tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAOH) intercalant displayed a p-type gas sensing response, while the films without the intercalant displayed a clear n-type response. Additionally, Mo2CTx films with thicknesses over 700 nm exhibited a conductor-type response, unlike the thinner films. It is expected that the three-phase transition was possible due to the unique and simultaneous presence of the intrinsic metallic conductivity and the high-density of surface functional groups of the MXene. We demonstrate that the gas response of Mo2CTx films containing tetramethylammonium (TMA) ions toward volatile organic compounds (VOCs), NH3, and NO2 is ∼30 times higher than that of deintercalated films, further showing the influence of intercalants on sensing performance. Also, DFT calculations show that the adsorption energy of NH3 and NO2 on Mo2CTx shifts from -0.973, -1.838 eV to -1.305, -2.750 eV, respectively, after TMA adsorption, demonstrating the influence of TMA in enhancing sensing performance.
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- Junghoon Choi
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA 19104, United States
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- Materials Architecturing Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5, Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066 Seobu-ro, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA 19104, United States
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- Division of Nanoscience and Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology, 5, Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.,Materials Architecturing Research Center and Convergence Research Center for Solutions to Electromagnetic Interference for Future-Mobility, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5, Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Chi Y, Han J, Zheng J, Yang J, Cao Z, Ghasemian MB, Rahim MA, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kumar P, Tang J. Insights into the Interfacial Contact and Charge Transport of Gas-Sensing Liquid Metal Marbles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:30112-30123. [PMID: 35737904 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c06908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Understanding the interfacial contacts between liquid metals and substrate materials is becoming increasingly important for the fast-rising liquid metal-enabled technologies. However, for such technologies, probing the contact behavior and interfacial charge transport has remained challenging due to the deformable nature of liquid metals and the presence of the surface oxide layer. Here, we encapsulate eutectic gallium indium (EGaIn) micro-/nanodroplets with tungsten trioxide (WO3) nanoparticles to form a WO3/EGaIn liquid metal marble network, in which the interfacial contact of the intrinsically semiconducting WO3 governs the charge transport. We investigate the interfacial structures and charge transport characteristics under different contact conditions and various gaseous environments. The results suggest that establishing a WO3/EGaIn heterostructure leads to near-ohmic contact behaviors and also the emergence of localized surface plasmon resonance. Density functional theory calculations of the WO3/EGaIn interface support the experiments by revealing atomistic attractions between EGaIn alloy and the O atoms from WO3, resulting in a Fermi level shift. We also show that the efficient interfacial charge transport of the liquid metal marble network results in an enhanced gas-sensing response. This work paves the way for the possibility of studying other liquid metal/semiconductor contacts for applications in soft electronics and optics.
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- Yuan Chi
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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Hu X, Liu K, Cai Y, Zang SQ, Zhai T. 2D Oxides for Electronics and Optoelectronics. SMALL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202200008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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- Xiaozong Hu
- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering University of Macau Taipa 999078 Macau P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die and Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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Gopalan J, Buthiyappan A, Raman AAA. Insight into metal-impregnated biomass based activated carbon for enhanced carbon dioxide adsorption: A review. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tanyeli I, Darmadi I, Sech M, Tiburski C, Fritzsche J, Andersson O, Langhammer C. Nanoplasmonic NO 2 Sensor with a Sub-10 Parts per Billion Limit of Detection in Urban Air. ACS Sens 2022; 7:1008-1018. [PMID: 35357817 PMCID: PMC9040054 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c02463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
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Urban air pollution
is a critical health problem in cities all
around the world. Therefore, spatially highly resolved real-time monitoring
of airborne pollutants, in general, and of nitrogen dioxide, NO2, in particular, is of utmost importance. However, highly
accurate but fixed and bulky measurement stations or satellites are
used for this purpose to date. This defines a need for miniaturized
NO2 sensor solutions with detection limits in the low parts
per billion range to finally enable indicative air quality monitoring
at low cost that facilitates detection of highly local emission peaks
and enables the implementation of direct local actions like traffic
control, to immediately reduce local emissions. To address this challenge,
we present a nanoplasmonic NO2 sensor based on arrays of
Au nanoparticles coated with a thin layer of polycrystalline WO3, which displays a spectral redshift in the localized surface
plasmon resonance in response to NO2. Sensor performance
is characterized under (i) idealized laboratory conditions, (ii) conditions
simulating humid urban air, and (iii) an outdoor field test in a miniaturized
device benchmarked against a commercial NO2 sensor approved
according to European and American standards. The limit of detection
of the plasmonic solution is below 10 ppb in all conditions. The observed
plasmonic response is attributed to a combination of charge transfer
between the WO3 layer and the plasmonic Au nanoparticles,
WO3 layer volume expansion, and changes in WO3 permittivity. The obtained results highlight the viability of nanoplasmonic
gas sensors, in general, and their potential for practical application
in indicative urban air monitoring, in particular.
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- Irem Tanyeli
- Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
- Insplorion AB, Arvid Wallgrens Backe 20, 413 46 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Insplorion AB, Arvid Wallgrens Backe 20, 413 46 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Insplorion AB, Arvid Wallgrens Backe 20, 413 46 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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Yang L, Ji H, Meng C, Li Y, Zheng G, Chen X, Niu G, Yan J, Xue Y, Guo S, Cheng H. Intrinsically Breathable and Flexible NO 2 Gas Sensors Produced by Laser Direct Writing of Self-Assembled Block Copolymers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:17818-17825. [PMID: 35394746 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c02061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The surge in air pollution and respiratory diseases across the globe has spurred significant interest in the development of flexible gas sensors prepared by low-cost and scalable fabrication methods. However, the limited breathability in the commonly used substrate materials reduces the exchange of air and moisture to result in irritation and a low level of comfort. This study presents the design and demonstration of a breathable, flexible, and highly sensitive NO2 gas sensor based on the silver (Ag)-decorated laser-induced graphene (LIG) foam. The scalable laser direct writing transforms the self-assembled block copolymer and resin mixture with different mass ratios into highly porous LIG with varying pore sizes. Decoration of Ag nanoparticles on the porous LIG further increases the specific surface area and conductivity to result in a highly sensitive and selective composite to detect nitrogen oxides. The as-fabricated Ag/LIG gas sensor on a flexible polyethylene substrate exhibits a large response of -12‰, a fast response/recovery of 40/291 s, and a low detection limit of a few parts per billion at room temperature. Integrating the Ag/LIG composite on diverse fabric substrates further results in breathable gas sensors and intelligent clothing, which allows permeation of air and moisture to provide long-term practical use with an improved level of comfort.
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- Li Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, School of Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Institute of Solid Mechanics, Beihang University (BUAA), Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Architecture and Art Design, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, School of Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Wang B, Gu Y, Chen L, Ji L, Zhu H, Sun Q. Gas sensing devices based on two-dimensional materials: a review. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:252001. [PMID: 35290973 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac5df5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Gas sensors have been widely utilized penetrating every aspect of our daily lives, such as medical industry, environmental safety testing, and the food industry. In recent years, two-dimensional (2D) materials have shown promising potential and prominent advantages in gas sensing technology, due to their unique physical and chemical properties. In addition, the ultra-high surface-to-volume ratio and surface activity of the 2D materials with atomic-level thickness enables enhanced absorption and sensitivity. Till now, different gas sensing techniques have been developed to further boost the performance of 2D materials-based gas sensors, such as various surface functionalization and Van der Waals heterojunction formation. In this article, a comprehensive review of advanced gas sensing devices is provided based on 2D materials, focusing on two sensing principles of charge-exchange and surface oxygen ion adsorption. Six types of typical gas sensor devices based on 2D materials are introduced with discussion of latest research progress and future perspectives.
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- Boran Wang
- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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Le PA, Le VQ, Tran TL, Nguyen NT, Phung TVB. Computation and Investigation of Two-Dimensional WO 3·H 2O Nanoflowers for Electrochemical Studies of Energy Conversion and Storage Applications. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:10115-10126. [PMID: 35382300 PMCID: PMC8973110 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c06150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The aim of this study is to prepare a two-dimensional (2D) WO3·H2O nanostructure assembly into a flower shape with good chemical stability for electrochemical studies of catalyst and energy storage applications. The 2D-WO3·H2O nanoflowers structure is created by a fast and simple process at room condition. This cost-effective and scalable technique to obtain 2D-WO3·H2O nanoflowers illustrates two attractive applications of electrochemical capacitor with an excellent energy density value of 25.33 W h kg-1 for high power density value of 1600 W kg-1 and good hydrogen evolution reaction results (low overpotential of 290 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 with a low Tafel slope of 131 mV dec-1). A hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) study of WO3 in acidic media of 0.5 M H2SO4 and electrochemical capacitor (supercapacitors) in 1 M Na2SO4 aqueous electrolyte (three electrode system measurements) demonstrates highly desirable characteristics for practical applications. Our design for highly uniform 2D-WO3·H2O as catalyst material for HER and active material for electrochemical capacitor studies offers an excellent foundation for design and improvement of electrochemical catalyst based on 2D-transition metal oxide materials.
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- Phuoc Anh Le
- Institute
of Sustainability Science, VNU Vietnam Japan University, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Sustainability Science, VNU Vietnam Japan University, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
- Department
of Physics, Hue University of Education, Hue University, 34 Le
Loi Stress, Hue 530000, Vietnam
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- School
of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University
of Science and Technology, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Institute
of Sustainability Science, VNU Vietnam Japan University, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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Epifani M. Mechanistic Insights into WO 3 Sensing and Related Perspectives. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:2247. [PMID: 35336421 PMCID: PMC8950964 DOI: 10.3390/s22062247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Tungsten trioxide (WO3) is taking on an increasing level of importance as an active material for chemoresistive sensors. However, many different issues have to be considered when trying to understand the sensing properties of WO3 in order to rationally design sensing devices. In this review, several key points are critically summarized. After a quick review of the sensing results, showing the most timely trends, the complex system of crystallographic WO3 phase transitions is considered, with reference to the phases possibly involved in gas sensing. Appropriate attention is given to related investigations of first principles, since they have been shown to be a solid support for understanding the physical properties of crucially important systems. Then, the surface properties of WO3 are considered from both an experimental and first principles point of view, with reference to the paramount importance of oxygen vacancies. Finally, the few investigations of the sensing mechanisms of WO3 are discussed, showing a promising convergence between the proposed hypotheses and several experimental and theoretical studies presented in the previous sections.
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- Mauro Epifani
- Istituto per la Microelettronica e i Microsistemi, IMM-CNR, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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Xie H, Li Z, Cheng L, Haidry AA, Tao J, Xu Y, Xu K, Ou JZ. Recent advances in the fabrication of 2D metal oxides. iScience 2022; 25:103598. [PMID: 35005545 PMCID: PMC8717458 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) metal oxides exhibit unique optical, electrical, magnetic, and chemical properties, rendering them a bright application prospect in high-performance smart devices. Given the large variety of both layered and non-layered 2D metal oxides, the controllable synthesis is the critical prerequisite for enabling the exploration of their great potentials. In this review, recent progress in the synthesis of 2D metal oxides is summarized and categorized. Particularly, a brief overview of categories and crystal structures of 2D metal oxides is firstly introduced, followed by a critical discussion of various synthesis methods regarding the growth mechanisms, advantages, and limitations. Finally, the existing challenges are presented to provide possible future research directions regarding the synthesis of 2D metal oxides. This work can provide useful guidance on developing innovative approaches for producing both 2D layered and non-layered nanostructures and assist with the acceleration of the research of 2D metal oxides.
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- Huaguang Xie
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne 3000, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne 3000, Australia
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Ye X, Wei C, Xue S, Xing W, Liang X, Nie H, Shen M, Du Y, Zhang J, Wang X, Lin W, Yu Z. Atomistic Observation of Temperature-Dependent Defect Evolution within Sub-stoichiometric WO 3-x Catalysts. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:2194-2201. [PMID: 34958188 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Tunable crystalline defects endow WO3-x catalysts with extended functionalities for a broad range of photo- and electric-related applications. However, direct visualization of the defect structures and their evolution mechanism is lacking. Herein, aberration-corrected and in situ transmission electron microscopy was complemented by theoretical calculations to investigate the effect of temperature on the defect evolution behavior during hydrogenation treatment. Low processing temperature (100-300 °C) leads to the occurrence of randomly distributed oxygen vacancies within WO3-x nanosheets. At higher temperatures, oxygen vacancies become highly mobile and aggregate into stacking faults. Planar defects are prone to nucleate at the surface and develop in a zigzag form at 400 °C, while treating at 500 °C promotes the growth of {200}-type stacking faults. Our work clearly establishes that the atomic configuration of the defects in WO3-x samples could be manipulated by regulating the hydrogenation temperature. This study not only expands our understanding of the structure-function relationships of sub-stoichiometric tungsten oxides but also unlocks their full potential as advanced catalysts by tuning stoichiometry in a controlled manner.
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- Xiaoyuan Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Baise University, Baise 533000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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Pirker L, Višić B. Recent Progress in the Synthesis and Potential Applications of Two‐Dimensional Tungsten (Sub)oxides. Isr J Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202100074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Luka Pirker
- Solid State Physics Jozef Stefan Institute Jamova cesta 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
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- Solid State Physics Jozef Stefan Institute Jamova cesta 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
- Institute of Physics Belgrade University of Belgrade Pregrevica 118 11080 Belgrade Serbia
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Highly Sensitive, Selective, Flexible and Scalable Room-Temperature NO 2 Gas Sensor Based on Hollow SnO 2/ZnO Nanofibers. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26216475. [PMID: 34770884 PMCID: PMC8588270 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Semiconducting metal oxides can detect low concentrations of NO2 and other toxic gases, which have been widely investigated in the field of gas sensors. However, most studies on the gas sensing properties of these materials are carried out at high temperatures. In this work, Hollow SnO2 nanofibers were successfully synthesized by electrospinning and calcination, followed by surface modification using ZnO to improve the sensitivity of the SnO2 nanofibers sensor to NO2 gas. The gas sensing behavior of SnO2/ZnO sensors was then investigated at room temperature (~20 °C). The results showed that SnO2/ZnO nanocomposites exhibited high sensitivity and selectivity to 0.5 ppm of NO2 gas with a response value of 336%, which was much higher than that of pure SnO2 (13%). In addition to the increase in the specific surface area of SnO2/ZnO-3 compared with pure SnO2, it also had a positive impact on the detection sensitivity. This increase was attributed to the heterojunction effect and the selective NO2 physisorption sensing mechanism of SnO2/ZnO nanocomposites. In addition, patterned electrodes of silver paste were printed on different flexible substrates, such as paper, polyethylene terephthalate and polydimethylsiloxane using a facile screen-printing process. Silver electrodes were integrated with SnO2/ZnO into a flexible wearable sensor array, which could detect 0.1 ppm NO2 gas after 10,000 bending cycles. The findings of this study therefore open a general approach for the fabrication of flexible devices for gas detection applications.
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Pirker L, Višić B, Kovač J, Škapin SD, Remškar M. Synthesis and Characterization of Tungsten Suboxide W nO 3n-1 Nanotiles. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11081985. [PMID: 34443817 PMCID: PMC8398204 DOI: 10.3390/nano11081985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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WnO3n-1 nanotiles, with multiple stoichiometries within one nanotile, were synthesized via the chemical vapour transport method. They grow along the [010] crystallographic axis, with the thickness ranging from a few tens to a few hundreds of nm, with the lateral size up to several µm. Distinct surface corrugations, up to a few 10 nm deep appear during growth. The {102}r crystallographic shear planes indicate the WnO3n-1 stoichiometries. Within a single nanotile, six stoichiometries were detected, namely W16O47 (WO2.938), W15O44 (WO2.933), W14O41 (WO2.928), W13O38 (WO2.923), W12O35 (WO2.917), and W11O32 (WO2.909), with the last three never being reported before. The existence of oxygen vacancies within the crystallographic shear planes resulted in the observed non-zero density of states at the Fermi energy.
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- Luka Pirker
- Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova Cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (L.P.); (J.K.); (S.D.Š.); (M.R.)
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova Cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (L.P.); (J.K.); (S.D.Š.); (M.R.)
- Institute of Physics Belgrade, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia
- Correspondence:
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova Cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (L.P.); (J.K.); (S.D.Š.); (M.R.)
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova Cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (L.P.); (J.K.); (S.D.Š.); (M.R.)
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova Cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (L.P.); (J.K.); (S.D.Š.); (M.R.)
- Faculty for Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Jadranska Ulica 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Sahoo P, Gupta B, Chandra Sahoo R, Vankayala K, Ramakrishna Matte HSS. Solution Processing of Topochemically Converted Layered WO 3 for Multifunctional Applications. Chemistry 2021; 27:11326-11334. [PMID: 34019316 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Solution processing of nanomaterials is a promising technique for use in various applications owing to its simplicity and scalability. However, the studies on liquid-phase exfoliation (LPE) of tungsten oxide (WO3 ) are limited, unlike others, by a lack of commercial availability of bulk WO3 with layered structures. Herein, a one-step topochemical synthesis approach to obtain bulk layered WO3 from commercially available layered tungsten disulfide (WS2 ) by optimizing various parameters like reaction time and temperature is reported. Detailed microscopic and spectroscopic techniques confirmed the conversion process. Further, LPE was carried out on topochemically converted bulk layered WO3 in 22 different solvents; among the solvents studied, the propan-2-ol/water (1 : 1) co-solvent system appeared to be the best. This indicates that the possible values of surface tension and Hansen solubility parameters for bulk WO3 could be close to that of the co-solvent system. The obtained WO3 dispersions in a low-boiling-point solvent enable thin films of various thickness to be fabricated by using spray coating. The obtained thin films were used as active materials in supercapacitors without any conductive additives/binders and exhibited an areal capacitance of 31.7 mF cm-2 at 5 mV s-1 . Photo-electrochemical measurements revealed that these thin films can also be used as photoanodes for photo-electrochemical water oxidation.
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- Priyabrata Sahoo
- Energy Materials Laboratory, Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Arkavathi Campus, Survey No.7, Shivanapura, Dasanapura Hobli, Bangalore, 562162, India.,Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India
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- Energy Materials Laboratory, Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Arkavathi Campus, Survey No.7, Shivanapura, Dasanapura Hobli, Bangalore, 562162, India
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- Energy Materials Laboratory, Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Arkavathi Campus, Survey No.7, Shivanapura, Dasanapura Hobli, Bangalore, 562162, India.,Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa campus, Goa, 403726, India
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- Energy Materials Laboratory, Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Arkavathi Campus, Survey No.7, Shivanapura, Dasanapura Hobli, Bangalore, 562162, India
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Liu L, Ikram M, Ma L, Zhang X, Lv H, Ullah M, Khan M, Yu H, Shi K. Edge-exposed MoS 2 nanospheres assembled with SnS 2 nanosheet to boost NO 2 gas sensing at room temperature. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 393:122325. [PMID: 32126422 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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SnS2 nanosheets (NSs) have become an ideal candidate for high performance gas sensors due to their unique sensing properties. However, the restacking and aggregation in the process of sensor manufacturing have great influence on the gas sensing performance. In this study, we synthesized a novel heterojunction of the flower-like porous SnS2 NSs with edge exposed MoS2 nanospheres via a facile hydrothermal method and sensitive response has achieved at room temperature (27℃). After functionalization, the SMS-Ⅱ showed excellent response (Ra/Rg = 25.9-100 ppm NO2), which is 22.3 times higher than that of the pristine SnS2 NSs. The sensor also has the characteristics of short response time of 2 s, excellent base line recovery (28.2 s), long-term stability and reliability within 16 weeks, good selectivity and low detection concentration of only 50 ppb. The p-n heterojunction formed between the edge-exposed spherical MoS2 and the 3D flower-like SnS2 NSs has a synergistic effect, providing a highly active sites for the adsorption of NO2 gas, which greatly enhance the sensitivity of the sensor. Simple fabrication and excellent gas sensing performance of the SnS2/MoS2 heterostructure nanomaterials (NMs) will highly effective for commercial gas sensing application.
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- Lujia Liu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China.
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He W, Zhao Y, Xiong Y. Bilayer Polyaniline-WO 3 Thin-Film Sensors Sensitive to NO 2. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:9744-9751. [PMID: 32391461 PMCID: PMC7203703 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b04122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In this work, a novel bilayer polyaniline-WO3 (PANI-WO3) thin film on the fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass substrate was prepared by hydrothermal synthesis and in situ chemical oxidative polymerization methods. Until now, no one has ever made attempts to use the PANI-WO3 composite on the FTO glass substrate to detect NO2 gas. The composite showed excellent sensing performance for NO2 detection at an operation temperature of 50 °C and a detection limit of 2 ppm. With regard to the PANI-WO3 hybrid, the response value for NO2 at 30 ppm is 60.19 and is three times higher than that for pure WO3 at 50 °C. Besides, the PANI-WO3 hybrid had excellent stability. The improvement of gas sensing was assigned to the creation of p-n heterojunctions between p-type PANI and n-type WO3, larger specific surface, increase of oxygen vacancies, and a wide conduction channel provided by PANI.
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- Weisi He
- State
Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Smart Sensing GRINM Group
Company Ltd., Beijing 100088, China
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- GRIMAT
Engineering Institute Company Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
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- General
Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing 100088, China
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He Y, Li D, Gao W, Yin H, Chen F, Sun Y. High-performance NO 2 sensors based on spontaneously functionalized hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets via chemical exfoliation. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:21909-21916. [PMID: 31701976 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07153a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Atomically thin hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) have been widely explored for various applications due to their unique properties; however, sensing gas molecules with high sensitivity and selectivity remains challenging due to their inherently low chemical reactivity. Herein, we report a chemiresistor-type NO2 gas sensor based on chemically exfoliated sulfate-modified BNNSs (S-BNNSs) with high sensitivity, fast response, excellent selectivity and good reversibility. The response behaves linearly in a wide NO2 concentration range, giving a high sensitivity of 1.645 ppm-1. More intriguingly, the limit of detection (LOD) of this S-BNNS based sensor is experimentally found to be as low as 20 ppb, apparently much lower than the threshold exposure limit required by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (200 ppb). Our theoretical calculations reveal that the sulfate groups spontaneously grafted to S-BNNSs can effectively alter their electronic structure and enhance the surface adsorption capability towards NO2. This is accompanied by a strong charge transfer induced by adsorbed NO2, consequently improving the sensing performance. This work extends the potential of functionalized S-BNNSs in a wide range of NO2 sensing and/or capturing applications, such as environmentally hazardous vehicle exhaust and combustion emission monitoring, just to name a few.
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- Yue He
- State Key Lab of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China.
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Jannat A, Haque F, Xu K, Zhou C, Zhang BY, Syed N, Mohiuddin M, Messalea KA, Li X, Gras SL, Wen X, Fei Z, Haque E, Walia S, Daeneke T, Zavabeti A, Ou JZ. Exciton-Driven Chemical Sensors Based on Excitation-Dependent Photoluminescent Two-Dimensional SnS. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:42462-42468. [PMID: 31622081 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b12843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Excitation wavelength-dependent photoluminescence (PL) in two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal chalcogenides enables a strong excitonic interaction for high-performance chemical and biological sensing applications. In this work, we explore the possible candidates in the domain of post-transition-metal chalcogenides. Few-layered 2D p-type tin monosulfide (SnS) nanoflakes with submicrometer lateral dimensions are synthesized from the liquid phase exfoliation of bulk crystals. Excitation wavelength-dependent PL is found, and the excitonic radiative lifetime is more than one order enhanced compared to that of the bulk counterpart because of the quantum confinement effect. Paramagnetic NO2 gas is selected as a representative to investigate the exciton-driven chemical-sensing properties of 2D SnS. Physisorption of NO2 results in the formation of dipoles on the surface of 2D SnS, causing the redistribution of photoexcited charges in the body and therefore modifying PL properties. For practical sensing applications, 2D SnS is integrated into a resistive transducing platform. Under light irradiation, the sensor exhibits excellent sensitivity and selectivity to NO2 at a relatively low operating temperature of 60 °C. The limit of detection is 17 parts per billion (ppb), which is significantly improved over other previously reported 2D p-type semiconductor-based NO2 sensors.
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- Azmira Jannat
- School of Engineering , RMIT University , Melbourne , Victoria 3000 , Australia
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- School of Engineering , RMIT University , Melbourne , Victoria 3000 , Australia
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- School of Engineering , RMIT University , Melbourne , Victoria 3000 , Australia
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- Centre for Micro-Photonics, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology , Swinburne University of Technology , Melbourne , Victoria 3122 , Australia
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- School of Engineering , RMIT University , Melbourne , Victoria 3000 , Australia
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- School of Engineering , RMIT University , Melbourne , Victoria 3000 , Australia
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- School of Engineering , RMIT University , Melbourne , Victoria 3000 , Australia
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- School of Engineering , RMIT University , Melbourne , Victoria 3000 , Australia
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- The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering , The University of Melbourne , Parkville , Victoria 3010 , Australia
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- The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering , The University of Melbourne , Parkville , Victoria 3010 , Australia
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- Centre for Micro-Photonics, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology , Swinburne University of Technology , Melbourne , Victoria 3122 , Australia
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- College of Material Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310014 , China
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- School of Engineering , RMIT University , Melbourne , Victoria 3000 , Australia
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- School of Engineering , RMIT University , Melbourne , Victoria 3000 , Australia
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- School of Engineering , RMIT University , Melbourne , Victoria 3000 , Australia
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- School of Engineering , RMIT University , Melbourne , Victoria 3000 , Australia
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- School of Engineering , RMIT University , Melbourne , Victoria 3000 , Australia
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Lee WS, Choi J. Hybrid Integration of Carbon Nanotubes and Transition Metal Dichalcogenides on Cellulose Paper for Highly Sensitive and Extremely Deformable Chemical Sensors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:19363-19371. [PMID: 31062579 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b03296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Sensitive and deformable chemical sensors manufactured by a low-cost process are promising as they are disposable, can be applied on curved, complex structures, and provide environmental information to users. Although many nanomaterial-based flexible sensors have been suggested to meet these demands, their limited chemical sensitivity and mechanical flexibility pose challenges. Here, a highly deformable chemical sensor is reported with improved sensitivity that integrates multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanolayered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) on cellulose paper. Liquid dispersions of CNTs and TMDCs are absorbed and dried on porous cellulose for sensor fabrication, which is simple, scalable, rapid, and inexpensive. The cellulose substrate enables reversible three-dimensional folding and unfolding, bending down to 0.25 mm, and twisting up to 1800° (∼628.4 rad m-1) without degradation, and the CNTs maintain a percolation network and simultaneously provide gas reactivity. Functionalization of CNTs with TMDCs (WS2 or MoS2) greatly improves the sensing response upon exposure to NO2 molecules by more than 150%, and the sensor can also selectively detect NO2 over diverse reducing vapors. The measured NO2 sensitivity is 4.57% ppm-1, which is much higher than that of previous paper-based sensors. Our sensor can stably and sensitively detect the gas even under severe deformation such as heavy folding and crumpling. Hybrid integration of CNTs and TMDCs on cellulose paper may also be used to detect other harmful gases and can be applicable in low-cost portable devices that require reliable deformability.
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- Woo Sung Lee
- School of Mechanical Engineering , Yeungnam University , 280 Daehak-ro , Gyeongsan , Gyeongbuk 38541 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Mechanical Engineering , Yeungnam University , 280 Daehak-ro , Gyeongsan , Gyeongbuk 38541 , Republic of Korea
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Zhong Y, Li W, Zhao X, Jiang X, Lin S, Zhen Z, Chen W, Xie D, Zhu H. High-Response Room-Temperature NO 2 Sensor and Ultrafast Humidity Sensor Based on SnO 2 with Rich Oxygen Vacancy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:13441-13449. [PMID: 30895771 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b01737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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SnO2 nanosheets with abundant vacancies (designated as SnO2- x) have been successfully prepared by annealing SnSe nanosheets in Argon. The transmission electron microscopy results of the prepared SnO2 nanosheets indicated that high-density SnO2- x nanoplates with the size of 5-10 nm were distributed on the surface of amorphous carbon. After annealing, the acquired SnO2- x/amorphous carbon retained the square morphology. The stoichiometric ratio of Sn/O = 1:1.55 confirmed that oxygen vacancies were abundant in SnO2 nanosheets. The prepared SnO2- x exhibited excellent performance of sensing NO2 at room temperature. The response of the SnO2- x-based sensor to 5 ppm NO2 was determined to be 16 with the response time and recovery time of 331 and 1057 s, respectively, which is superior to those of most reported room-temperature NO2 sensors based on SnO2 and other materials. When the humidity varied from 30 to 40%, Δ R/ R was 0.025. The ultrafast humidity response (52 ms) and recovery (140 ms) are competitive compared with other state-of-art humidity sensors. According to the mechanistic study, the excellent sensing performance of SnO2- x is attributed to its special structure.
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- Department of Basic Sciences , Air Force Engineering University , Xi'an 710051 , China
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Ikram M, Liu L, Lv H, Liu Y, Ur Rehman A, Kan K, Zhang W, He L, Wang Y, Wang R, Shi K. Intercalation of Bi 2O 3/Bi 2S 3 nanoparticles into highly expanded MoS 2 nanosheets for greatly enhanced gas sensing performance at room temperature. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 363:335-345. [PMID: 30321838 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.09.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Revised: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Synthesizing a gas sensor based on heterostructured nanomaterials (NMs) via a controllable morphology by a facile hydrothermal method is an area of frontier research. In the present work, we designed a facile strategy to synthesize a controllable morphology and composition for three component heterojunctions (MoS2-Bi2O3-Bi2S3) NMs using different hydrothermal reaction times. The Bi2S3 easily form as an intermediate phase due to the strong interaction of the Bi2O3 with MoS2 nanosheets (NSs). The as fabricated heterojunctions MB-5 NMs exhibited a sensitive response to NOx gas (Ra/Rg = 10.7 at 50 ppm), with an ultra-fast response time of only 1 s (s) at room temperature (RT) in air. The detection limit was predicted to be as low as 50 ppb. This sensational behaviour of the sensor reveals the outstanding morphological structure and synergistic effect of the MoS2 NSs with Bi2O3 nanoparticles (NPs), which was realized by the flow of electrons across MoS2-Bi2O3-Bi2S3 interfaces through band energy alignment.
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- Muhammad Ikram
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Daqing Branch, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Daqing, 163319, PR China
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- Institute of Advanced Technology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin, 150020, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, PR China.
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Wu J, Wu Z, Han S, Yang BR, Gui X, Tao K, Liu C, Miao J, Norford LK. Extremely Deformable, Transparent, and High-Performance Gas Sensor Based on Ionic Conductive Hydrogel. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:2364-2373. [PMID: 30596426 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b17437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Fabrication of stretchable chemical sensors becomes increasingly attractive for emerging wearable applications in environmental monitoring and health care. Here, for the first time, chemically derived ionic conductive polyacrylamide/carrageenan double-network (DN) hydrogels are exploited to fabricate ultrastretchable and transparent NO2 and NH3 sensors with high sensitivity (78.5 ppm-1) and low theoretical limit of detection (1.2 ppb) in NO2 detection. The hydrogels can withstand various rigorous mechanical deformations, including up to 1200% strain, large-range flexion, and twist. The drastic mechanical deformations do not degrade the gas-sensing performance. A facile solvent replacement strategy is devised to partially replace water with glycerol (Gly) molecules in the solvent of hydrogel, generating the water-Gly binary hydrogel with 1.68 times boosted sensitivity to NO2 and significantly enhanced stability. The DN-Gly NO2 sensor can maintain its sensitivity for as long as 9 months. The high sensitivity is attributed to the abundant oxygenated functional groups in the well-designed polymer chains and solvent. A gas-blocking mechanism is proposed to understand the positive resistance shift of the gas sensors. This work sheds light on utilizing ionic conductive hydrogels as novel channel materials to design highly deformable and sensitive gas sensors.
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- Jin Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Systems for Aerospace , Northwestern Polytechnical University , Xi'an 710072 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
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- Department of Architecture , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
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Chen C, Ren Q, Piao H, Wang P, Wang Y. A Trace Carbon Monoxide Sensor Based on Differential Absorption Spectroscopy Using Mid-Infrared Quantum Cascade Laser. MICROMACHINES 2018; 9:E670. [PMID: 30567314 PMCID: PMC6315546 DOI: 10.3390/mi9120670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Carbon monoxide (CO), as a dangerous emission gas, is easy to accumulate in the complex underground environment and poses a serious threat to the safety of miners. In this paper, a sensor using a quantum cascade laser with an excitation wavelength of 4.65 μm as the light source, and a compact multiple reflection cell with a light path length of 12 m is introduced to detect trace CO gas. The sensor adopts the long optical path differential absorption spectroscopy technique (LOP-DAST) and obtains minimum detection limit (MDL) of 108 ppbv by comparing the residual difference between the measured spectrum and the Voigt theoretical spectrum. As a comparison, the MDL of the proposed sensor was also estimated by Allan deviation; the minimum value of 61 ppbv is achieved while integration time is 40 s. The stability of the sensor can reach 2.1 × 10-3 during the 2 h experimental test and stability of 1.7 × 10-2 can still be achieved in a longer 12 h experimental test.
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- Chen Chen
- College of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Geophysical Exploration Equipment, Ministry of Education of China, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China.
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- College of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Geophysical Exploration Equipment, Ministry of Education of China, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China.
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- College of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Geophysical Exploration Equipment, Ministry of Education of China, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China.
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- College of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Geophysical Exploration Equipment, Ministry of Education of China, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China.
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- College of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Geophysical Exploration Equipment, Ministry of Education of China, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China.
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Hai Z, Karbalaei Akbari M, Wei Z, Cui D, Xue C, Xu H, Heynderickx PM, Verpoort F, Zhuiykov S. Nanostructure-induced performance degradation of WO 3· nH 2O for energy conversion and storage devices. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 9:2845-2854. [PMID: 30498656 PMCID: PMC6244177 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.9.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although 2D layered nanomaterials have been intensively investigated towards their application in energy conversion and storage devices, their disadvantages have rarely been explored so far especially compared to their 3D counterparts. Herein, WO3·nH2O (n = 0, 1, 2), as the most common and important electrochemical and electrochromic active nanomaterial, is synthesized in 3D and 2D structures through a facile hydrothermal method, and the disadvantages of the corresponding 2D structures are examined. The weakness of 2D WO3·nH2O originates from its layered structure. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analyses of as-grown WO3·nH2O samples suggest a structural transition from 2D to 3D upon temperature increase. 2D WO3·nH2O easily generates structural instabilities by 2D intercalation, resulting in a faster performance degradation, due to its weak interlayer van der Waals forces, even though it outranks the 3D network structure in terms of improved electronic properties. The structural transformation of 2D layered WO3·nH2O into 3D nanostructures is observed via ex situ Raman measurements under electrochemical cycling experiments. The proposed degradation mechanism is confirmed by the morphology changes. The work provides strong evidence for and in-depth understanding of the weakness of 2D layered nanomaterials and paves the way for further interlayer reinforcement, especially for 2D layered transition metal oxides.
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- Zhenyin Hai
- Center for Environmental and Energy Research, Ghent University Global Campus, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, South Korea
- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Environmental and Energy Research, Ghent University Global Campus, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, South Korea
- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Environmental and Energy Research, Ghent University Global Campus, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, South Korea
- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Science and Technology on Electronic Test and Measurement Laboratory, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030051, P.R. China
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- Science and Technology on Electronic Test and Measurement Laboratory, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030051, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Shanxi 030051, P.R. China
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- Center for Environmental and Energy Research, Ghent University Global Campus, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, South Korea
- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Environmental and Energy Research, Ghent University Global Campus, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, South Korea
- National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Avenue 30, Tomsk 634050, Russian Federation
- Laboratory of Organometallics, Catalysis and Ordered Materials, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center for Chemical and Material Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- Center for Environmental and Energy Research, Ghent University Global Campus, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, South Korea
- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Deepa B, Rajendran V. Pure and Cu metal doped WO3 prepared via co-precipitation method and studies on their structural, morphological, electrochemical and optical properties. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoso.2018.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Ji H, Yi H, Seok J, Kim H, Lee YH, Lim SC. Gas adsorbates are Coulomb scatterers, rather than neutral ones, in a monolayer MoS 2 field effect transistor. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:10856-10862. [PMID: 29873382 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03570a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Direct current (DC) and low-frequency (LF) noise analyses of a chemical vapor deposition (CVD)-grown monolayer MoS2 field effect transistor (FET) indicate that time-varying carrier perturbations originate from gas adsorbates. The LF noise analysis supports that the natural desorption of physisorbed gas molecules, water and oxygen, largely reduces the interface trap density (NST) under vacuum conditions (∼10-8 Torr) for 2 weeks. After a longer period of 8 months under vacuum, the carrier scattering mechanism alters, in particular for the low carrier density (Nacc) region. A decrease of both NST and the scattering parameter αSC with desorption of surface adsorbates from MoS2, explains the enhanced carrier mobility and the early turn-on of the device. The stabilized carrier behavior is verified with γ = 0.5 in the formula αSC ∝ Nacc-γ, as in Si-MOSFETs. Our results support that the gas adsorbates work as charged impurities, rather than neutral ones.
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- Hyunjin Ji
- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Korea.
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Kim C, Park JC, Choi SY, Kim Y, Seo SY, Park TE, Kwon SH, Cho B, Ahn JH. Self-Formed Channel Devices Based on Vertically Grown 2D Materials with Large-Surface-Area and Their Potential for Chemical Sensor Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018. [PMID: 29520994 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201704116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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2D layered materials with sensitive surfaces are promising materials for use in chemical sensing devices, owing to their extremely large surface-to-volume ratios. However, most chemical sensors based on 2D materials are used in the form of laterally defined active channels, in which the active area is limited to the actual device dimensions. Therefore, a novel approach for fabricating self-formed active-channel devices is proposed based on 2D semiconductor materials with very large surface areas, and their potential gas sensing ability is examined. First, the vertical growth phenomenon of SnS2 nanocrystals is investigated with large surface area via metal-assisted growth using prepatterned metal electrodes, and then self-formed active-channel devices are suggested without additional pattering through the selective synthesis of SnS2 nanosheets on prepatterned metal electrodes. The self-formed active-channel device exhibits extremely high response values (>2000% at 10 ppm) for NO2 along with excellent NO2 selectivity. Moreover, the NO2 gas response of the gas sensing device with vertically self-formed SnS2 nanosheets is more than two orders of magnitude higher than that of a similar exfoliated SnS2 -based device. These results indicate that the facile device fabrication method would be applicable to various systems in which surface area plays an important role.
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- Chaeeun Kim
- Department of Electronic Material Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan, 49112, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronic Material Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan, 49112, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Functional Thin Films, Surface Technology Division, Korea Institute of Material Science (KIMS), 797 Changwondaero, Sungsan-Gu, Gyongnam, 51508, Republic of Korea
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, 30 Jangjeon-Dong Geumjeong-Gu, Busan, 609-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Functional Thin Films, Surface Technology Division, Korea Institute of Material Science (KIMS), 797 Changwondaero, Sungsan-Gu, Gyongnam, 51508, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Pohang, 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Spintronics, Post-Si Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, 30 Jangjeon-Dong Geumjeong-Gu, Busan, 609-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Material Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Chungdae-ro 1, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk, 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronic Material Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan, 49112, Republic of Korea
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