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Hjiri M, Algessair S, Dhahri R, Albargi HB, Ben Mansour N, Assadi AA, Neri G. Ammonia gas sensors based on undoped and Ca-doped ZnO nanoparticles. RSC Adv 2024; 14:5001-5011. [PMID: 38332800 PMCID: PMC10851187 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra08181h] [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: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Due to its large use in different industrial sectors, high toxicity, and corrosion, the demand for sensing techniques towards ammonia gas has become urgent. In this study we report on the sensing performances of a conductometric sensor for NH3 gas based on Ca-doped ZnO nanoparticles with different calcium concentrations (0, 1, and 3 at%) synthesized using the sol-gel process under supercritical dry conditions of ethanol. All samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Pure and Ca-doped ZnO are polycrystalline and well crystallized in the hexagonal wurtzite structure. TEM images revealed that pure ZnO is composed of spherical particles with dimensions in the nanometer range. Larger particles were observed after the incorporation of Ca ions. The average crystallite size, estimated by the Williamson-Hall method, was 43, 80, and 96 nm for pure, Ca-1 at% and Ca-3 at%, respectively. Furthermore, FTIR spectroscopy was used to prove the formation of ZnO and the incorporation of calcium ions in the Ca-doped ZnO samples. The gas sensing performances towards ammonia gas clearly ameliorated after the addition of Ca ions in the ZnO structure. The gas response to NH3, R0/Rg, of the 1% Ca-doped ZnO sensor reached a value of 33 for 4000 ppm of ammonia at T = 300 °C with good selectivity compared to other gases such as CO, CO2, and NO2. The response and recovery times were 5 s and 221 s, respectively. The reported good sensing performances indicate the potential application of Ca-doped ZnO as a sensor material for ammonia detection.
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- M Hjiri
- Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) Riyadh 11623 Saudi Arabia +966-506163909
- Laboratory of Physics of Materials and Nanomaterials Applied at Environment (LaPhyMNE), Faculty of Sciences in Gabes, Gabes University Gabes Tunisia
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- Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) Riyadh 11623 Saudi Arabia +966-506163909
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- Department of Physics, College of Sciences and Arts, Najran University P. O. Box 1988 Najran 11001 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Sciences and Arts, Najran University P. O. Box 1988 Najran 11001 Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Physics of Materials and Nanomaterials Applied at Environment (LaPhyMNE), Faculty of Sciences in Gabes, Gabes University Gabes Tunisia
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- College of Engineering, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, IMSIU Riyadh 11432 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Engineering, University of Messina Messina 98166 Italy
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Mujahid MH, Upadhyay TK, Khan F, Pandey P, Park MN, Sharangi AB, Saeed M, Upadhye VJ, Kim B. Metallic and metal oxide-derived nanohybrid as a tool for biomedical applications. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 155:113791. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Fazio E, Spadaro S, Corsaro C, Neri G, Leonardi SG, Neri F, Lavanya N, Sekar C, Donato N, Neri G. Metal-Oxide Based Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Their Applications in Electrical and Electrochemical Sensors. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21072494. [PMID: 33916680 PMCID: PMC8038368 DOI: 10.3390/s21072494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pure, mixed and doped metal oxides (MOX) have attracted great interest for the development of electrical and electrochemical sensors since they are cheaper, faster, easier to operate and capable of online analysis and real-time identification. This review focuses on highly sensitive chemoresistive type sensors based on doped-SnO2, RhO, ZnO-Ca, Smx-CoFe2−xO4 semiconductors used to detect toxic gases (H2, CO, NO2) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (e.g., acetone, ethanol) in monitoring of gaseous markers in the breath of patients with specific pathologies and for environmental pollution control. Interesting results about the monitoring of biochemical substances as dopamine, epinephrine, serotonin and glucose have been also reported using electrochemical sensors based on hybrid MOX nanocomposite modified glassy carbon and screen-printed carbon electrodes. The fundamental sensing mechanisms and commercial limitations of the MOX-based electrical and electrochemical sensors are discussed providing research directions to bridge the existing gap between new sensing concepts and real-world analytical applications.
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- Enza Fazio
- Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Physics Science and Earth Science, University of Messina, Viale F. Stagno D’Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy; (S.S.); (F.N.)
- Correspondence: (E.F.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Physics Science and Earth Science, University of Messina, Viale F. Stagno D’Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy; (S.S.); (F.N.)
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- Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Physics Science and Earth Science, University of Messina, Viale F. Stagno D’Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy; (S.S.); (F.N.)
- Correspondence: (E.F.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale F. Stagno D’Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy;
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- Institute of Advanced Technologies for Energy (ITAE)—CNR, Salita Santa Lucia Sopra Contesse 5, I-98126 Messina, Italy;
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- Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Physics Science and Earth Science, University of Messina, Viale F. Stagno D’Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy; (S.S.); (F.N.)
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- Department of Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, India; (N.L.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, India; (N.L.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Engineering, Messina University, I-98166 Messina, Italy; (N.D.); (G.N.)
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- Department of Engineering, Messina University, I-98166 Messina, Italy; (N.D.); (G.N.)
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Wang L, Wu Y, Gao J, Song J. La doped AlPO-5: Enhenced NH3 sensing properties, thermodynamic investigation and humidity-enhanced effect. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2019.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Aarya S, Kumar Y, Chahota RK. Recent Advances in Materials, Parameters, Performance and Technology in Ammonia Sensors: A Review. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-019-01208-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Joshi K, Shinde DR, Nikam LK, Panmand R, Sethi YA, Kale BB, Chaskar MG. Fragmented lignin-assisted synthesis of a hierarchical ZnO nanostructure for ammonia gas sensing. RSC Adv 2019; 9:2484-2492. [PMID: 35520531 PMCID: PMC9059865 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra05874a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Flow sheet for isolation of fragmented lignin.
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- Kanchan M. Joshi
- Prof. Ramakrishna More College
- Pune 44
- India
- B. R. Gholap College
- Pune
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- Nanocrystalline Laboratory
- Centre for Material for Electronic Technology (CMET)
- Department of Information Technology
- Govt. of India
- Pune 411007
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- Nanocrystalline Laboratory
- Centre for Material for Electronic Technology (CMET)
- Department of Information Technology
- Govt. of India
- Pune 411007
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- Nanocrystalline Laboratory
- Centre for Material for Electronic Technology (CMET)
- Department of Information Technology
- Govt. of India
- Pune 411007
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Compagnone D, Francia GD, Natale CD, Neri G, Seeber R, Tajani A. Chemical Sensors and Biosensors in Italy: A Review of the 2015 Literature. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17040868. [PMID: 28420110 PMCID: PMC5424745 DOI: 10.3390/s17040868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The contributions of Italian researchers to sensor research in 2015 is reviewed. The analysis of the activities in one year allows one to obtain a snapshot of the Italian scenario capturing the main directions of the research activities. Furthermore, the distance of more than one year makes meaningful the bibliometric analysis of the reviewed papers. The review shows a research community distributed among different scientific disciplines, from chemistry, physics, engineering, and material science, with a strong interest in collaborative works.
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- Dario Compagnone
- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
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- ENEA Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, P.le E. Fermi 1, Napoli 80055, Italy.
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Roma, Italy.
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- Department of Engineering, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy.
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- Department of Physical Science and Technologies of Matter, National Research Council, 00133 Roma, Italy.
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Rahman MM, Balkhoyor HB, Asiri AM, Marwani HM. A gold electrode modified with silver oxide nanoparticle decorated carbon nanotubes for electrochemical sensing of dissolved ammonia. Mikrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-016-1797-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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