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Lim S, Nguyen KV, Lee WH. Enhancing Sensitivity in Gas Detection: Porous Structures in Organic Field-Effect Transistor-Based Sensors. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:2862. [PMID: 38732968 PMCID: PMC11086080 DOI: 10.3390/s24092862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Gas detection is crucial for detecting environmentally harmful gases. Organic field-effect transistor (OFET)-based gas sensors have attracted attention due to their promising performance and potential for integration into flexible and wearable devices. This review examines the operating mechanisms of OFET-based gas sensors and explores methods for improving sensitivity, with a focus on porous structures. Researchers have achieved significant enhancements in sensor performance by controlling the thickness and free volume of the organic semiconductor layer. Additionally, innovative fabrication techniques like self-assembly and etching have been used to create porous structures, facilitating the diffusion of target gas molecules, and improving sensor response and recovery. These advancements in porous structure fabrication suggest a promising future for OFET-based gas sensors, offering increased sensitivity and selectivity across various applications.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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Yang Y, Zong B, Xu Q, Li Q, Li Z, Mao S. Discriminative Analysis of NO x Gases by Two-Dimensional Violet Phosphorus Field-Effect Transistors. Anal Chem 2023. [PMID: 38019807 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Two-dimensional violet phosphorus (VP) has emerged as a new sensing material in various sensing applications due to its unique electrical properties and high stability among allotropes of phosphorus. Currently, the research of the VP-based analysis method is at the early stage. In this work, a VP nanosheet-based field-effect transistor (FET) sensor is reported for the detection of NO2 and N2O gases with extraordinary sensing performance. This sensor can achieve excellent sensitivity of up to ∼50% current change/ppm and a low detection limit of 5.9 ppb and enables the NO2 analysis in various mixed gases. Moreover, this sensor can effectively distinguish between NO2 and N2O gases, which is a big challenge for current FET or chemiresistor gas sensors. The different sensing behaviors of the VP sensor to NO2 and N2O gases have been investigated, and the mechanism study shows that the adsorption energy, bond length of the gas molecule on the VP surface, and the decomposition of N2O led to the differential responses. This work is one of the pioneer studies of VP gas sensors and presents a new sensing method for the discriminative analysis of NO2 and N2O for greenhouse gas emission monitoring and air quality control.
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- Yuehong Yang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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Hooshmand S, Kassanos P, Keshavarz M, Duru P, Kayalan CI, Kale İ, Bayazit MK. Wearable Nano-Based Gas Sensors for Environmental Monitoring and Encountered Challenges in Optimization. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:8648. [PMID: 37896744 PMCID: PMC10611361 DOI: 10.3390/s23208648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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With a rising emphasis on public safety and quality of life, there is an urgent need to ensure optimal air quality, both indoors and outdoors. Detecting toxic gaseous compounds plays a pivotal role in shaping our sustainable future. This review aims to elucidate the advancements in smart wearable (nano)sensors for monitoring harmful gaseous pollutants, such as ammonia (NH3), nitric oxide (NO), nitrous oxide (N2O), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), hydrocarbons (CxHy), and hydrogen fluoride (HF). Differentiating this review from its predecessors, we shed light on the challenges faced in enhancing sensor performance and offer a deep dive into the evolution of sensing materials, wearable substrates, electrodes, and types of sensors. Noteworthy materials for robust detection systems encompass 2D nanostructures, carbon nanomaterials, conducting polymers, nanohybrids, and metal oxide semiconductors. A dedicated section dissects the significance of circuit integration, miniaturization, real-time sensing, repeatability, reusability, power efficiency, gas-sensitive material deposition, selectivity, sensitivity, stability, and response/recovery time, pinpointing gaps in the current knowledge and offering avenues for further research. To conclude, we provide insights and suggestions for the prospective trajectory of smart wearable nanosensors in addressing the extant challenges.
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- Sara Hooshmand
- Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Tuzla, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
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- The Hamlyn Centre, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK;
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- The Hamlyn Centre, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK;
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey; (P.D.); (C.I.K.)
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey; (P.D.); (C.I.K.)
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- Applied DSP and VLSI Research Group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Westminster, London W1W 6UW, UK;
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- Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Tuzla, Istanbul 34956, Turkey
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Science, Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey; (P.D.); (C.I.K.)
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Shen Z, Huang W, Li L, Li H, Huang J, Cheng J, Fu Y. Research Progress of Organic Field-Effect Transistor Based Chemical Sensors. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302406. [PMID: 37271887 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Due to their high sensitivity and selectivity, chemical sensors have gained significant attention in various fields, including drug security, environmental testing, food safety, and biological medicine. Among them, organic field-effect transistor (OFET) based chemical sensors have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional sensors, exhibiting several advantages such as multi-parameter detection, room temperature operation, miniaturization, flexibility, and portability. This review paper presents recent research progress on OFET-based chemical sensors, highlighting the enhancement of sensor performance, including sensitivity, selectivity, stability, etc. The main improvement programs are improving the internal and external structures of the device, as well as the organic semiconductor layer and dielectric structure. Finally, an outlook on the prospects and challenges of OFET-based chemical sensors is presented.
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- Zhengqi Shen
- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Automation Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, China
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Magna G, Šakarašvili M, Stefanelli M, Giancane G, Bettini S, Valli L, Ustrnul L, Borovkov V, Aav R, Monti D, Di Natale C, Paolesse R. Chiral Recognition by Supramolecular Porphyrin-Hemicucurbit[8]uril-Functionalized Gravimetric Sensors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37326387 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c05177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Enantiorecognition of a chiral analyte usually requires the ability to respond with high specificity to one of the two enantiomers of a chiral compound. However, in most cases, chiral sensors have chemical sensitivity toward both enantiomers, showing differences only in the intensity of responses. Furthermore, specific chiral receptors are obtained with high synthetic efforts and have limited structural versatility. These facts hinder the implementation of chiral sensors in many potential applications. Here, we utilize the presence of both enantiomers of each receptor to introduce a novel normalization that allows the enantio-recognition of compounds even when single sensors are not specific for one enantiomer of a target analyte. For this purpose, a novel protocol that permits the fabrication of a large set of enantiomeric receptor pairs with low synthetic efforts by combining metalloporphyrins with (R,R)- and (S,S)-cyclohexanohemicucurbit[8]uril is developed. The potentialities of this approach are investigated by an array of four pairs of enantiomeric sensors fabricated using quartz microbalances since gravimetric sensors are intrinsically non-selective toward the mechanism of interaction of analytes and receptors. Albeit the weak enantioselectivity of single sensors toward limonene and 1-phenylethylamine, the normalization allows the correct identification of these enantiomers in the vapor phase indifferent to their concentration. Remarkably, the achiral metalloporphyrin choice influences the enantioselective properties, opening the way to easily obtain a large library of chiral receptors that can be implemented in actual sensor arrays. These enantioselective electronic noses and tongues may have a potential striking impact in many medical, agrochemical, and environmental fields.
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- Gabriele Magna
- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Science, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15, SCI-421A, 12618 Tallinn, Harju Maakon, Estonia
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Salento, Via D. Birago, 48, I-73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, DISTEBA, University of Salento, Via per Arnesano, I-73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, DISTEBA, University of Salento, Via per Arnesano, I-73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Science, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15, SCI-421A, 12618 Tallinn, Harju Maakon, Estonia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Science, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15, SCI-421A, 12618 Tallinn, Harju Maakon, Estonia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Science, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15, SCI-421A, 12618 Tallinn, Harju Maakon, Estonia
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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Mallik S, Chand Pal S, Acharyya S, Verma SP, Mandal A, Guha PK, Das MC, Goswami DK. MOF-Assimilated High-Sensitive Organic Field-Effect Transistors for Rapid Detection of a Chemical Warfare Agent. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37317896 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c05185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The selective and rapid detection of trace amounts of highly toxic chemical warfare agents has become imperative for efficiently using military and civilian defense. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of inorganic-organic hybrid porous material that could be potential next-generation toxic gas sensors. However, the growth of a MOF thin film for efficiently utilizing the material properties for fabricating electronic devices has been challenging. Herein, we report a new approach to efficiently integrate MOF as a receptor through diffusion-induced ingress into the grain boundaries of the pentacene semiconducting film in the place of the most adaptive chemical functionalization method for sensor fabrication. We used bilayer conducting channel-based organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) as a sensing platform comprising CPO-27-Ni as the sensing layer, coated on the pentacene layer, showed a strong response toward sensing of diethyl sulfide, which is one of the stimulants of bis (2-chloroethyl) sulfide, a highly toxic sulfur mustard (HD). Using OFET as a sensing platform, these sensors can be a potential candidate for trace amounts of sulfur mustard detection below 10 ppm in real time as wearable devices for onsite uses.
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- Samik Mallik
- School of Nano Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Advance Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- School of Nano Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Organic Electronics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- School of Nano Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
- Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
- Advance Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- School of Nano Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
- Organic Electronics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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Sun C, Wang T. Organic thin-film transistors and related devices in life and health monitoring. NANO RESEARCH 2023:1-19. [PMID: 37359073 PMCID: PMC10102697 DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-5606-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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The early determination of disease-related biomarkers can significantly improve the survival rate of patients. Thus, a series of explorations for new diagnosis technologies, such as optical and electrochemical methods, have been devoted to life and health monitoring. Organic thin-film transistor (OTFT), as a state-of-the-art nano-sensing technology, has attracted significant attention from construction to application owing to the merits of being label-free, low-cost, facial, and rapid detection with multi-parameter responses. Nevertheless, interference from non-specific adsorption is inevitable in complex biological samples such as body liquid and exhaled gas, so the reliability and accuracy of the biosensor need to be further improved while ensuring sensitivity, selectivity, and stability. Herein, we overviewed the composition, mechanism, and construction strategies of OTFTs for the practical determination of disease-related biomarkers in both body fluids and exhaled gas. The results show that the realization of bio-inspired applications will come true with the rapid development of high-effective OTFTs and related devices. Electronic Supplementary Material Supplementary material is available in the online version of this article at 10.1007/s12274-023-5606-1.
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- Chenfang Sun
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Bioimaging, Life and Health Intelligent Research Institute, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384 China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Bioimaging, Life and Health Intelligent Research Institute, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384 China
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Ahrestani Z, Sadeghzadeh S, Motejadded Emrooz HB. An overview of atmospheric water harvesting methods, the inevitable path of the future in water supply. RSC Adv 2023; 13:10273-10307. [PMID: 37034449 PMCID: PMC10073925 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07733g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
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Although science has made great strides in recent years, access to fresh water remains a major challenge for humanity due to water shortage for two-thirds of the world's population. Limited access to fresh water becomes more difficult due to the lack of natural resources of water. Many of these resources are also contaminated by human activities. Many attempts have been made to harvest water from the atmosphere, and condensation systems have received much attention. One of the challenges in generation systems is the high consumption energy of the cooling feed, despite the generation of large amounts of water from the atmosphere. As other airborne contaminants condense with water vapor, the water after harvesting needs to be treated, which adds to construction and maintenance costs. Also, the need for high relative humidity in condensation systems has led scientists to find ways of atmospheric water harvesting at low relative humidity and use renewable energy sources. Sorption systems can absorb atmospheric water without the need for an energy supply and spontaneously. Desiccants such as silica gel and zeolite, due to their high affinity for water, can absorb water vapor in the air through physical or physicochemical bonding, but all of these have slow adsorption kinetics. Therefore, it takes a long time for the water harvesting cycle or they are not able to absorb water at low relative humidity, and others need a lot of energy for the water desorption phase. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF) are porous materials that, due to their special structure, are considered the most promising material for atmospheric water harvesting at low relative humidity. MOF-303 has been identified as the most efficient material to date and can harvest 0.7 liters of water per kilogram of MOF-303 at 10% RH and 27 °C. MOFs can harvest atmospheric water even in desert areas using only solar energy, and the water produced is drinkable and does not need to be treated. In this review, systems and methods of atmospheric water harvesting will be studied and compared and then the mechanism of adsorption and desorption in sorption systems will be discussed in detail.
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- Zahra Ahrestani
- MSc of Chemistry and Materials Technologie, Institute of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna Vienna Austria
- MSc of NanoTechnology, School of Advanced Technologies, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran Iran
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- School of Advanced Technologies, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran Iran
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Chernikova V, Shekhah O, Belmabkhout Y, Karunakaran M, Eddaoudi M. A Zeolite-Like Metal-Organic Framework Based Membrane for Reverse Selective Hydrogen Separation and Butane Isomer Sieving. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202218842. [PMID: 36762967 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202218842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Here, the fabrication of a defect-free membrane that is based on a zeolite-like metal-organic framework (ZMOF) with the underlying ana topology is reported. The unique ana-ZMOF structure provides high degree of pore connectivity, which is reflected by the fast transport of gases. Prominently, it offers an optimum pore-aperture size, affording notable sieving selectivity for butane/isobutane, and optimal pore energetics for reverse CO2 /H2 separation. This emphasize the potential for the application of pure MOF membranes, paving the way to more sustainability of energy resources.
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- Valeriya Chernikova
- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, Functional Materials Design, Discovery & Development Research Group (FMD3), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, Functional Materials Design, Discovery & Development Research Group (FMD3), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, Functional Materials Design, Discovery & Development Research Group (FMD3), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, Functional Materials Design, Discovery & Development Research Group (FMD3), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center, Functional Materials Design, Discovery & Development Research Group (FMD3), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Wang S, Li S, Feng H, Yang W, Feng YS. Visible-Light-Driven Porphyrin-Based Bimetallic Metal-Organic Frameworks for Selective Photoreduction of Nitro Compounds under Mild Conditions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:4845-4856. [PMID: 36629327 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c22686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Selective reduction of nitroaromatics to the corresponding amines generally requires complex conditions, involving pressurized hydrogen, higher temperatures, or organic acids. In this work, we successfully prepared a series of porphyrin-based MOF photocatalysts (Pd-PMOFs, In-PMOFs, and In/Pd-PMOFs) via a facile solvothermal method for the efficient selective reduction of nitroaromatics to corresponding anilines with deionized water as the hydrogen donor. Being a new structured material (monoclinic, C52H40InN6O8Pd), on account of the abundant pore channels, strong light absorption capability, well-matched bandgap, as well as the coordination of indium ions and palladium ions, In/Pd-MOFs have excellent migration efficiency of photo-induced electrons and holes. Specifically, the In/Pd-PMOF photocatalyst manifested superior conversion (100%) and selectivity (≥80%) toward the screened nitro compounds under mild conditions. This work avoids the use of strong reductants, organic acids, and pressurized hydrogen gas as hydrogen sources, providing a promising concept for developing green catalytic systems.
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- Sheng Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui230009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui230009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui230009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui230009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui230009, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advance Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, Hefei230009, P. R. China
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Tang Y, Zhao Y, Liu H. Room-Temperature Semiconductor Gas Sensors: Challenges and Opportunities. ACS Sens 2022; 7:3582-3597. [PMID: 36399520 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c01142] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Our demand for ubiquitous and reliable gas detection is spurring the design of intelligent and enabling gas sensors for the next-generation Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence. The desire to introduce gas sensors everywhere is fueled by opportunities to create room-temperature semiconductor gas sensors with ultralow power consumption. In this Perspective, we provide an overview of the recent achievement of room-temperature gas sensors that have been translated from the advances in the design of the chemical and physical properties of low-dimensional semiconductor nanomaterials. The emergence of solution-processable nanomaterials opens up remarkable opportunities to integrate into high-performance and flexible room-temperature gas sensors by using low-temperature, large-area, solution-based methods instead of costly, high-vacuum, high-temperature device manufacturing processes. We review the fundamental factors which affect the receptor and transducer functions of semiconductor gas sensors. We also discuss challenges that must be addressed in the move to the continuous miniaturization and evolution of semiconductor gas sensors.
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- Yanting Tang
- School of Optical and Electronic Information, School of Integrated Circuits, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Optics Valley Laboratory, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, School of Integrated Circuits, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Optics Valley Laboratory, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, School of Integrated Circuits, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Optics Valley Laboratory, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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Wang L, Chen X, Yi Z, Xu R, Dong J, Wang S, Zhao Y, Liu Y. Facile Synthesis of Conductive Metal-Organic Frameworks Nanotubes for Ultrahigh-Performance Flexible NO Sensors. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2200581. [PMID: 35931460 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202200581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cu-benzenehexathiol (Cu-BHT) has attracted significant attention due to its record high electrical conductivity and crystal defects Cu2c . However, the nonporous structure and small specific surface area of Cu-BHT with two-dimensional kagome lattice invariably limit its practical application in sensing and catalysis. In this work, Cu-BHT nanotubes (Cu-BHT-NTs) are designed and prepared via a facile homogeneous reaction to solve these problems. Compared with the traditional nanorod-like structure, the Cu-BHT-NTs not only have a higher specific surface area but also possess a higher proportion of crystal defects (66.6%). The successfully configured DPPTT/Cu-BHT-NTs heterostructure organic field-effect transistor (OFET)-based sensor exhibits excellent sensitivity as high as 13 610%, a minimum detection limits down to 5 ppb, and exceptional selectivity to nitric oxide (NO) toxic gases. Theoretical analysis systematically shows that Cu2c sites in the Cu-BHT-NTs increase the number of electrons transferred from the heterostructure to NO molecules, confirming that the high sensitivity and selectivity result from the high binding between Cu-BHT-NTs and NO molecules. Furthermore, a fully flexible device based on the heterojunction OFET sensor is prepared to ensure the convenience of wearing and carrying gas sensors, opening up a new avenue for the next generation of wearable intelligent electronics.
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- Liangjie Wang
- Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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Tetrazine-based 1D polymers for the selective chemiresistive sensing of nitrogen dioxide via the interplay between hydrogen bonding and n-heteroatom interactions. Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-022-00667-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Nitric oxide detection using catalytic properties of CuCo-PTC metal organic framework. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:263. [PMID: 35776229 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05366-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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As a vital gaseous signal molecule involved in various physiological and pathological processes, nitric oxide (NO) has attracted extensive attention in the last few decades. In this work, a copper and cobalt element-doped, biphenyl-(3, 4', 5)-tricarboxylic acid (H3PTC)-synthesized metal organic framework (CuCo-PTC MOF) composite with catalytic ability was synthesized by solvothermal method. The material can catalyse the oxidation of o-phenylenediamine (OPD) groups by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to form fluorophores (OPDox) with yellow fluorescence emission and greatly improves its reaction rate. In the presence of NO, OPD will react with NO to produce N-(2-hydrazinophenyl) methylamine, and the group will not react with H2O2. Therefore, the concentration of NO can be measured indirectly by comparing the changes of fluorescence intensity in the presence and absence of NO. As the concentration of NO changes, the change of solution colour (from bright yellow to colourless) can also be observed under a 365-nm UV lamp. Furthermore, the method represents high selectivity for NO and shows a fast (within 5 min) and specific fluorescence response toward NO with a linear range from 0.25 to 2.0 μM; the strategy has a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.15 μM. More importantly, the probe was successfully used to detect NO in cell lysate. The recovery was between 98.5 and 103.6%, and the relative standard deviation was between 0.4 and 1.8%. The endogenous NO in cells was successfully detected under the stimulation of L-arginine, which proved the possibility of the probe in real-time and rapid sensing in actual samples and cells. The results indicate that this sensing strategy has the potential to detect NO in the internal environment. Schematic of fluorescence detection of NO.
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Zhang R, Lu L, Chang Y, Liu M. Gas sensing based on metal-organic frameworks: Concepts, functions, and developments. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 429:128321. [PMID: 35236036 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Effective detection of pollutant gases is vital for protection of natural environment and human health. There is an increasing demand for sensing devices that are equipped with high sensitivity, fast response/recovery speed, and remarkable selectivity. Particularly, attention is given to the designability of sensing materials with porous structures. Among diverse kinds of porous materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) exhibit high porosity, high degree of crystallinity and exceptional chemical activity. Their strong host-guest interactions with guest molecules facilitate the application of MOFs in adsorption, catalysis and sensing systems. In particular, the tailorable framework/composition and potential for post-synthetic modification of MOFs endow them with widely promising application in gas sensing devices. In this review, we outlined the fundamental aspects and applications of MOFs for gas sensors, and discussed various techniques of monitoring gases based on MOFs as functional materials. Insights and perspectives for further challenges faced by MOFs are discussed in the end.
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- Rui Zhang
- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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Huang X, Gong Z, Lv Y. Advances in Metal-Organic Frameworks-based Gas Sensors for Hazardous Substances. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Tuerdi G, Yimit A, Zhang X. Exploring optical and electrical gas detection based on zinc-tetra-phenyl-porphyrin sensitizer. ANAL SCI 2022; 38:833-842. [PMID: 35334096 DOI: 10.1007/s44211-022-00103-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We developed optical waveguide (OWG), ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-vis), and electrically operated gas sensors utilizing zinc-tetra-phenyl-porphyrin (ZnTPP) as sensitizer. Strikingly, ZnTPP thin-film/K+-exchanged glass OWG sensing element exhibits a superior signal-to-noise ratio of 109.6 upon 1 ppm NO2 gas injection, which is 29.5 and 3.8 times larger than that of UV-vis (absorbance at wavelength of 438 nm) and ZnTPP electrical sensing elements prepared on an alumina ceramic tube, respectively. Further results on Fourier infrared spectra and UV-vis spectra, confirm a strong chemical adsorption of NO2 gas on ZnTPP. Therefore, our studies highlight the selection of suitable detection technique for analyte sensing with ZnTPP.
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- Gulimire Tuerdi
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Wang JX, Yin J, Shekhah O, Bakr OM, Eddaoudi M, Mohammed OF. Energy Transfer in Metal-Organic Frameworks for Fluorescence Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:9970-9986. [PMID: 35175725 PMCID: PMC8895374 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c24759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The development of materials with outstanding performance for sensitive and selective detection of multiple analytes is essential for the development of human health and society. Luminescent metal-organic frameworks (LMOFs) have controllable surface and pore sizes and excellent optical properties. Therefore, a variety of LMOF-based sensors with diverse detection functions can be easily designed and applied. Furthermore, the introduction of energy transfer (ET) into LMOFs (ET-LMOFs) could provide a richer design concept and a much more sensitive and accurate sensing performance. In this review, we focus on the recent five years of advances in ET-LMOF-based sensing materials, with an emphasis on photochemical and photophysical mechanisms. We discuss in detail possible energy transfer processes within a MOF structure or between MOFs and guest materials. Finally, the possible sensing applications of the ET-LMOF-based sensors are highlighted.
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- Jian-Xin Wang
- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Kwon EH, Kim M, Lee CY, Kim M, Park YD. Metal-Organic-Framework-Decorated Carbon Nanofibers with Enhanced Gas Sensitivity When Incorporated into an Organic Semiconductor-Based Gas Sensor. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:10637-10647. [PMID: 35175723 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c24740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Because of their high porosity, metal-organic framework (MOF) materials have attracted much attention for use in gas-sensing applications. However, problems with the processability of MOFs for use in reliable gas-sensing electronics remain unsolved. Herein, combination of the strong gas-adsorbing properties of MOF nanomaterials and organic thin-film transistor-type chemical sensors is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The hybrid blend system with inorganic MOF nanomaterials and organic semiconductors likely exhibits thermodynamic instability because of each phase's self-aggregation, which is difficult to settle without surface functionalization. We propose a novel method to produce an inorganic-organic hybrid sensor by introducing carbon nanofibers as a scaffold. We demonstrate that the carbon nanofibers perform dual functions: enabling the attachment of MOF nanoparticles at the fiber surface, which stabilizes the nanoparticle-embedded polymer layer, and maintaining reliable conductivity for improved gas-sensing performance. On the basis of our characterization of their nanomorphology and nanocrystal structure, the MOF nanoparticles and carbon nanofibers are shown to render a hybrid core-shell structure in the conjugated polymer matrix. This organic-inorganic hybrid system was incorporated into a field-effect transistor device to detect hazardous NO2 gas analytes, operating in real-time with high responsivity. The prototype chemical sensor holds enormous promise for other chemical sensors.
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- Eun Hye Kwon
- Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
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Yuan H, Li N, Fan W, Cai H, Zhao D. Metal-Organic Framework Based Gas Sensors. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2104374. [PMID: 34939370 PMCID: PMC8867161 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202104374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The ever-increasing concerns over indoor/outdoor air quality, industrial gas leakage, food freshness, and medical diagnosis require miniaturized gas sensors with excellent sensitivity, selectivity, stability, low power consumption, cost-effectiveness, and long lifetime. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), featuring structural diversity, large specific surface area, controllable pore size/geometry, and host-guest interactions, hold great promises for fabricating various MOF-based devices for diverse applications including gas sensing. Tremendous progress has been made in the past decade on the fabrication of MOF-based sensors with elevated sensitivity and selectivity toward various analytes due to their preconcentrating and molecule-sieving effects. Although several reviews have recently summarized different aspects of this field, a comprehensive review focusing on MOF-based gas sensors is absent. In this review, the latest advance of MOF-based gas sensors relying on different transduction mechanisms, for example, chemiresistive, capacitive/impedimetric, field-effect transistor or Kelvin probe-based, mass-sensitive, and optical ones are comprehensively summarized. The latest progress for making large-area MOF films essential to the mass-production of relevant gas sensors is also included. The structural and compositional features of MOFs are intentionally correlated with the sensing performance. Challenges and opportunities for the further development and practical applications of MOF-based gas sensors are also given.
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- Hongye Yuan
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore4 Engineering Drive 4Singapore117585Singapore
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of MaterialsShaanxi International Research Center for Soft MatterSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an710049P. R. China
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- Institute of MicroelectronicsA*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)2 Fusionopolis Way, #08‐02 Innovis TowerSingapore138634Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore4 Engineering Drive 4Singapore117585Singapore
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- Institute of MicroelectronicsA*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)2 Fusionopolis Way, #08‐02 Innovis TowerSingapore138634Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of Singapore4 Engineering Drive 4Singapore117585Singapore
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Majhi SM, Ali A, Rai P, Greish YE, Alzamly A, Surya SG, Qamhieh N, Mahmoud ST. Metal-organic frameworks for advanced transducer based gas sensors: review and perspectives. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:697-732. [PMID: 36131834 PMCID: PMC9417493 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00798j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The development of gas sensing devices to detect environmentally toxic, hazardous, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) has witnessed a surge of immense interest over the past few decades, motivated mainly by the significant progress in technological advancements in the gas sensing field. A great deal of research has been dedicated to developing robust, cost-effective, and miniaturized gas sensing platforms with high efficiency. Compared to conventional metal-oxide based gas sensing materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have garnered tremendous attention in a variety of fields, including the gas sensing field, due to their fascinating features such as high adsorption sites for gas molecules, high porosity, tunable morphologies, structural diversities, and ability of room temperature (RT) sensing. This review summarizes the current advancement in various pristine MOF materials and their composites for different electrical transducer-based gas sensing applications. The review begins with a discussion on the overview of gas sensors, the significance of MOFs, and their scope in the gas sensing field. Next, gas sensing applications are divided into four categories based on different advanced transducers: chemiresistive, capacitive, quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), and organic field-effect transistor (OFET) based gas sensors. Their fundamental concepts, gas sensing ability towards various gases, sensing mechanisms, and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Finally, this review is concluded with a summary, existing challenges, and future perspectives.
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- Sanjit Manohar Majhi
- Department of Physics, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University Al-Ain 15551 United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University Al-Ain 15551 United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University Al-Ain 15551 United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University Al-Ain 15551 United Arab Emirates
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- Sensors Lab, Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), CEMSE, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia
- Sensor Group, R&D Section, Dyson Tech. Limited Malmesbury UK
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University Al-Ain 15551 United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University Al-Ain 15551 United Arab Emirates
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Mitobe R, Sasaki Y, Tang W, Zhou Q, Lyu X, Ohshiro K, Kamiko M, Minami T. Multi-Oxyanion Detection by an Organic Field-Effect Transistor with Pattern Recognition Techniques and Its Application to Quantitative Phosphate Sensing in Human Blood Serum. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:22903-22911. [PMID: 35040626 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c21092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We herein report an organic field-effect transistor (OFET) based chemical sensor for multi-oxyanion detection with pattern recognition techniques. The oxyanions ubiquitously play versatile roles in biological systems, and accessing the chemical information they provide would potentially facilitate fundamental research in diagnosis and pharmacology. In this regard, phosphates in human blood serum would be a promising indicator for early case detection of significant diseases. Thus, the development of an easy-to-use chemical sensor for qualitative and quantitative detection of oxyanions is required in real-world scenarios. To this end, an extended-gate-type OFET has been functionalized with a metal complex consisting of 2,2'-dipicolylamine and a copper(II) ion (CuII-dpa), allowing a compact chemical sensor for oxyanion detection. The OFET combined with a uniform CuII-dpa-based self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on the extended-gate gold electrode shows a cross-reactive response, which suggests a discriminatory power for pattern recognition. Indeed, the qualitative detection of 13 oxyanions (i.e., hydrogen monophosphate, pyrophosphate, adenosine monophosphate, adenosine diphosphate, adenosine triphosphate, terephthalate, phthalate, isophthalate, malonate, oxalate, lactate, benzoate, and acetate) has been demonstrated by only using a single OFET-based sensor with linear discriminant analysis, which has shown 100% correct classification. The OFET has been further applied to the quantification of hydrogen monophosphate in human blood serum using a support vector machine (SVM). The multiple predictions of hydrogen monophosphate at 49 and 89 μM have been successfully realized with low errors, which indicates that the OFET-based sensor with pattern recognition techniques would be a practical sensing platform for medical assays. We believe that a combination of the OFET functionalized with the SAM-based recognition scaffold and powerful pattern recognition methods can achieve multi-analyte detection from just a single sensor.
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- Riho Mitobe
- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Liang Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC) Lanzhou University Lanzhou P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC) Lanzhou University Lanzhou P. R. China
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Tay HM, Goddard EJ, Hua C. Three-dimensional Cd( ii) porphyrin metal–organic frameworks for the colorimetric sensing of Electron donors. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce00103a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Three MOFs with metalloporphyrin lined, large square 1D channels were used as colorimetric sensors for electron donors. Exposure to amine vapours caused a redshift of the Soret absorption bands of the metalloporphyrin.
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- Hui Min Tay
- School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, 3216, Australia
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Freund R, Zaremba O, Arnauts G, Ameloot R, Skorupskii G, Dincă M, Bavykina A, Gascon J, Ejsmont A, Goscianska J, Kalmutzki M, Lächelt U, Ploetz E, Diercks CS, Wuttke S. Der derzeitige Stand von MOF‐ und COF‐Anwendungen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202106259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Ralph Freund
- Institut für Physik Universität Augsburg Deutschland
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- BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, UPV/EHU Science Park Leioa 48940 Spanien
- Department of Chemistry University of California-Berkeley USA
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- Center for Membrane Separations, Adsorption, Catalysis, and Spectroscopy (cMACS) KU Leuven Belgien
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- Center for Membrane Separations, Adsorption, Catalysis, and Spectroscopy (cMACS) KU Leuven Belgien
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- Department of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge USA
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC) Advanced Catalytic Materials Saudi Arabien
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC) Advanced Catalytic Materials Saudi Arabien
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- Department für Pharmazie und Center for NanoScience (CeNS) LMU München Deutschland
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- Department Chemie und Center for NanoScience (CeNS) LMU München Deutschland
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- Materials Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, UPV/EHU Science Park Leioa 48940 Spanien
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science Bilbao Spanien
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Vijjapu MT, Surya SG, He JH, Salama KN. Highly Selective Self-Powered Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Heterojunction of a Halide Perovskite and InGaZnO NO 2 Sensor. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:40460-40470. [PMID: 34415137 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c06546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Self-powered sensors can lead to disruptive advances in self-sustainable sensing systems that are imperative for evolving human lifestyles. For the first time, we demonstrate the fabrication of a heterojunction sensor using p-type hybrid-halide perovskites (CH3NH3PbBr3) and an n-type semiconducting metal oxide thin film [InGaZnO (IGZO)] for the detection of NO2 gas and power generation. Combining the excellent photoelectric properties of perovskites and the remarkable gas-sensing properties of IGZO at room temperature, the devised sensors generate open-circuit voltage and modulate according to the ambient NO2 concentration. The major challenge in devising self-powered gas sensors is to attain harvesting capability and selectivity simultaneously, owing to perovskites reactivity in the presence of oxygen and humidity. In this work, we developed a novel approach and fabricated a heterojunction sensor using parylene-c as an additional layer to curb the cross-sensitivity and to enhance the selectivity of the sensor. Even under the low concentrations of NO2, the developed sensor exhibits remarkable sensitivity, selectivity, and repeatability. The devices are sensitive and robust even under extreme humidity conditions (80% RH) and synthetic air. The devised sensor configuration is one way to eliminate the cross-sensitivity issue of the perovskite-based devices and serves as a reference for the development of self-powered sensors.
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- Mani Teja Vijjapu
- Sensors Lab, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Sensors Lab, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Sensors Lab, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Trul AA, Agina EV, Ponomarenko SA. Gas Sensors Based on Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers as Promising Sensitive Elements for Toxic Gases Monitoring in the Atmosphere. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES B 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1560090421050158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Application of Metal-Organic Framework-Based Composites for Gas Sensing and Effects of Synthesis Strategies on Gas-Sensitive Performance. CHEMOSENSORS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors9080226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gas sensing materials, such as semiconducting metal oxides (SMOx), carbon-based materials, and polymers have been studied in recent years. Among of them, SMOx-based gas sensors have higher operating temperatures; sensors crafted from carbon-based materials have poor selectivity for gases and longer response times; and polymer gas sensors have poor stability and selectivity, so it is necessary to develop high-performance gas sensors. As a porous material constructed from inorganic nodes and multidentate organic bridging linkers, the metal-organic framework (MOF) shows viable applications in gas sensors due to its inherent large specific surface area and high porosity. Thus, compounding sensor materials with MOFs can create a synergistic effect. Many studies have been conducted on composite MOFs with three materials to control the synergistic effects to improve gas sensing performance. Therefore, this review summarizes the application of MOFs in sensor materials and emphasizes the synthesis progress of MOF composites. The challenges and development prospects of MOF-based composites are also discussed.
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Freund R, Zaremba O, Arnauts G, Ameloot R, Skorupskii G, Dincă M, Bavykina A, Gascon J, Ejsmont A, Goscianska J, Kalmutzki M, Lächelt U, Ploetz E, Diercks CS, Wuttke S. The Current Status of MOF and COF Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:23975-24001. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ralph Freund
- Solid State Chemistry University of Augsburg Germany
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- BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials UPV/EHU Science Park Leioa 48940 Spain
- Department of Chemistry University of California-Berkeley USA
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- Center for Membrane Separations, Adsorption, Catalysis and Spectroscopy (cMACS) KU Leuven Belgium
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- Center for Membrane Separations, Adsorption, Catalysis and Spectroscopy (cMACS) KU Leuven Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge USA
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC) Advanced Catalytic Materials Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC) Advanced Catalytic Materials Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy and Center for NanoScience (CeNS) LMU Munich Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for NanoScience (CeNS) LMU Munich Germany
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- Materials Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute Berkeley CA 94720 USA
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- BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials UPV/EHU Science Park Leioa 48940 Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science Bilbao Spain
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Kang Y, Kwak DH, Kwon JE, Kim BG, Lee WH. NO 2-Affinitive Conjugated Polymer for Selective Sub-Parts-Per-Billion NO 2 Detection in a Field-Effect Transistor Sensor. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:31910-31918. [PMID: 34197091 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c05681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Conjugated polymers (CPs) have provided versatile semiconducting implements for the development of soft electronic devices. When three CPs with the same conjugated framework but different side chains were adopted in the field-effect transistor (FET) sensor for NO2 detection, the response to NO2 showed an opposite tendency to the charge carrier mobility of each CP. Morphological and structural characterizations revealed that the flexible glycol side chain enhances NO2 affinity as well as prevents the formation of lamellar stacking of the CP chains, thereby providing routes for the facile diffusion of NO2. Additionally, theoretical calculations for CP-NO2 complex formation at the molecular level support the relatively low energy barrier for inter-chain transition of NO2 between the glycol-based conjugated frameworks, which implies the spontaneous internal diffusion of NO2 to the semiconductor-dielectric interface in the FET-based sensor. As a result, the CP with a NO2-affinitive morphology exhibited an exceptional sensitivity of 13.8%/ppb upon NO2 (100 ppb) exposure for 50 s and provided excellent selectivity to the FET-based sensor toward other environmentally abundant harmful gases, such as SO2, CO2, and NH3. In particular, the theoretic limit of detection reached down to 0.24 ppb, which is the lowest value ever reported for organic FET-based NO2 gas sensors.
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- Yeongkwon Kang
- Department of Organic and Nano System Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Organic and Nano System Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Functional Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Jeonbuk 55324, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Organic and Nano System Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
- Division of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Organic and Nano System Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
- Division of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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Wang Y, Liu L, Sun F, Li T, Zhang T, Qin S. Humidity-Insensitive NO 2 Sensors Based on SnO 2/rGO Composites. Front Chem 2021; 9:681313. [PMID: 34124007 PMCID: PMC8193670 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.681313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study reported a novel humidity-insensitive nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas sensor based on tin dioxide (SnO2)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composites through the sol-gel method. The sensor demonstrated ppb-level NO2 detection in p-type sensing behaviors (13.6% response to 750 ppb). Because of the synergistic effect on SnO2/rGO p-n heterojunction, the sensing performance was greatly enhanced compared to that of bare rGO. The limit of detection of sensors was as low as 6.7 ppb under dry air. Moreover, benefited from the formed superhydrophobic structure of the SnO2/rGO composites (contact angle: 149.0°), the humidity showed a negligible influence on the dynamic response (Sg) of the sensor to different concentration of NO2 when increasing the relative humidity (RH) from 0 to 70% at 116°C. The relative conductivity of the sensor to 83% relative humidity was 0.11%. In addition, the response ratio (Sg/SRH) between 750 ppb NO2 and 83% RH was 649.0, indicating the negligible impaction of high-level ambient humidity on the sensor. The as-fabricated humidity-insensitive gas sensor can promise NO2 detection in real-world applications such as safety alarm, chemical engineering, and so on.
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- Yingyi Wang
- Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China.,I-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, China
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- I-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, China
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- I-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, China.,School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- I-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, China.,School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- I-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, China.,School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
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Harvey PD. Porphyrin-based MOFs as heterogeneous photocatalysts for the eradication of organic pollutants and toxins. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2021. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424621300020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Water and air pollution are among the major environmental challenges of this era. Waste management, economic sustainable development and renewable energy are unavoidable concomitant considerations. Over the past five years, nanosized metal-organic frameworks (nano-MOFs) have been developed for the elimination of pollutants in wet media and air-born toxins using the highly efficient reactive oxygen species (ROS) of type I (H2O2, •OH, O[Formula: see text] and of type II (1O[Formula: see text]. The ROS are catalytically and efficiently generated through photosensitization, and porphyrins and metalloporphyrins are pigments of choice for this purpose. This short review summarizes the fundamentals of ROS generation by porphyrin-based nano-MOFs (mainly through the formation of ROS type II) and their composites (leading to ROS type I), which includes energy and electron transfer processes, and their applications in these environmental issues.
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- Pierre D. Harvey
- Département de chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, PQ, Canada, J1K 2R1, Canada
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Magna G, Nardis S, Stefanelli M, Monti D, Di Natale C, Paolesse R. The strength in Numbers! Porphyrin hybrid nanostructured materials for chemical sensing. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:5724-5731. [PMID: 33949554 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt00528f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The development of chemical sensors is an urgent need for both environmental and health issues. The breakthrough needed for the advancement of these devices is the development of efficient receptors. Porphyrins have been widely used as sensing layers in chemical sensors, but their integration with nanostructures can greatly boost the performance of these macrocycles, improving from one side the stability of the sensing layer, and from the other, offering additional interaction mechanisms with target analytes. We present here some recent examples of hybrid materials prepared by the integration of porphyrins with metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, porphyrin-based metal organic frameworks and their exploitation as sensing layers in chemical sensors.
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- Gabriele Magna
- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Roma La Sapienza, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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Bae J, Lee CY, Jeong NC. Weak Coordination Bond of Chloromethane: A Unique Way to Activate Metal Node Within an Unstable Metal–Organic Framework
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‐34. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.12268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Jinhee Bae
- Department of Emerging Materials Science, DGIST Daegu 42988 Korea
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- Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering Incheon National University Incheon 22012 Korea
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- Department of Emerging Materials Science, DGIST Daegu 42988 Korea
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Yuvaraja S, Bhyranalyar VN, Bhat SA, Surya SG, Yelamaggad CV, Salama KN. A highly selective electron affinity facilitated H 2S sensor: the marriage of tris(keto-hydrazone) and an organic field-effect transistor. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2021; 8:525-537. [PMID: 34821268 DOI: 10.1039/d0mh01420f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Conjugated polymers (CPs) are emerging as part of a promising future for gas-sensing applications. However, some of their limitations, such as poor specificity, humidity sensitivity and poor ambient stability, remain persistent. Herein, a novel combination of a polymer-monomer heterostructure, derived from a CP (PDVT-10) and a newly reported monomer [tris(keto-hydrazone)] has been integrated in an organic field-effect transistor (OFET) platform to sense H2S selectively. The hybrid heterostructure shows an unprecedented sensitivity (525% ppm-1) and high selectivity toward H2S gas. In addition, we demonstrated that the PDVT-10/tris(keto-hydrazone) OFET sensor has the lowest limit of detection (1 ppb), excellent ambient stability (∼5% current degradation after 150 days), good response-recovery behavior, and exceptional electrical behavior and gas response reproducibility. This work can help pave the way to incorporate futuristic gas sensors in a multitude of applications.
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- Saravanan Yuvaraja
- Sensors lab, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Yuvaraja S, Bhyranalyar VN, Bhat SA, Surya SG, Yelamaggad CV, Salama KN. A highly selective electron affinity facilitated H 2S sensor: the marriage of tris(keto-hydrazone) and an organic field-effect transistor. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2021; 8:525-537. [PMID: 34821268 DOI: 10.1002/aelm.202000853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Conjugated polymers (CPs) are emerging as part of a promising future for gas-sensing applications. However, some of their limitations, such as poor specificity, humidity sensitivity and poor ambient stability, remain persistent. Herein, a novel combination of a polymer-monomer heterostructure, derived from a CP (PDVT-10) and a newly reported monomer [tris(keto-hydrazone)] has been integrated in an organic field-effect transistor (OFET) platform to sense H2S selectively. The hybrid heterostructure shows an unprecedented sensitivity (525% ppm-1) and high selectivity toward H2S gas. In addition, we demonstrated that the PDVT-10/tris(keto-hydrazone) OFET sensor has the lowest limit of detection (1 ppb), excellent ambient stability (∼5% current degradation after 150 days), good response-recovery behavior, and exceptional electrical behavior and gas response reproducibility. This work can help pave the way to incorporate futuristic gas sensors in a multitude of applications.
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- Saravanan Yuvaraja
- Sensors lab, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Majhi SM, Mirzaei A, Kim HW, Kim SS, Kim TW. Recent advances in energy-saving chemiresistive gas sensors: A review. NANO ENERGY 2021; 79:105369. [PMID: 32959010 PMCID: PMC7494497 DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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With the tremendous advances in technology, gas-sensing devices are being popularly used in many distinct areas, including indoor environments, industries, aviation, and detectors for various toxic domestic gases and vapors. Even though the most popular type of gas sensor, namely, resistive-based gas sensors, have many advantages over other types of gas sensors, their high working temperatures lead to high energy consumption, thereby limiting their practical applications, especially in mobile and portable devices. As possible ways to deal with the high-power consumption of resistance-based sensors, different strategies such as self-heating, MEMS technology, and room-temperature operation using especial morphologies, have been introduced in recent years. In this review, we discuss different types of energy-saving chemisresitive gas sensors including self-heated gas sensors, MEMS based gas sensors, room temperature operated flexible/wearable sensor and their application in the fields of environmental monitoring. At the end, the review will be concluded by providing a summary, challenges, recent trends, and future perspectives.
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- Sanjit Manohar Majhi
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea
- The Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, 715557-13876, Iran
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea
- The Research Institute of Industrial Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, South Korea
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- Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea
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Hou S, Zhuang X, Fan H, Yu J. Grain Boundary Control of Organic Semiconductors via Solvent Vapor Annealing for High-Sensitivity NO 2 Detection. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21010226. [PMID: 33401403 PMCID: PMC7794992 DOI: 10.3390/s21010226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The microstructure of the organic semiconductor (OSC) active layer is one of the crucial topics to improve the sensing performance of gas sensors. Herein, we introduce a simple solvent vapor annealing (SVA) process to control 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl)-pentacene (TIPS-pentacene) OSC films morphology and thus yields high-sensitivity nitrogen organic thin-film transistor (OTFT)-based nitrogen dioxide (NO2) sensors. Compared to pristine devices, the toluene SVA-treated devices exhibit an order of magnitude responsivity enhancement to 10 ppm NO2, further with a limit of detection of 148 ppb. Systematic studies on the microstructure of the TIPS-pentacene films reveal the large density grain boundaries formed by the SVA process, improving the capability for the adsorption of gas molecules, thus causing high-sensitivity to NO2. This simple SVA processing strategy provides an effective and reliable access for realizing high-sensitivity OTFT NO2 sensors.
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Guo W, Surya SG, Babar V, Ming F, Sharma S, Alshareef HN, Schwingenschlögl U, Salama KN. Selective Toluene Detection with Mo 2CT x MXene at Room Temperature. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:57218-57227. [PMID: 33289555 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c16302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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MXenes are a promising class of two-dimensional materials with several potential applications, including energy storage, catalysis, electromagnetic interference shielding, transparent electronics, and sensors. Here, we report a novel Mo2CTx MXene sensor for the successful detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The proposed sensor is a chemiresistive device fabricated on a Si/SiO2 substrate using photolithography. The impact of various MXene process conditions on the performance of the sensor is evaluated. The VOCs, such as toluene, benzene, ethanol, methanol, and acetone, are studied at room temperature with varying concentrations. Under optimized conditions, the sensor demonstrates a detection limit of 220 ppb and a sensitivity of 0.0366 Ω/ppm at a toluene concentration of 140 ppm. It exhibits an excellent selectivity toward toluene against the other VOCs. Ab initio simulations demonstrate selectivity toward toluene in line with the experimental results.
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- Wenzhe Guo
- Sensors Lab, Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), CEMSE, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Sensors Lab, Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), CEMSE, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Computational Physics & Materials Science Lab, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Functional Nanomaterials & Devices Lab, Materials Science and Engineering, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Computational Physics & Materials Science Lab, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Functional Nanomaterials & Devices Lab, Materials Science and Engineering, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Computational Physics & Materials Science Lab, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Sensors Lab, Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), CEMSE, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Liang J, Song Z, Wang S, Zhao X, Tong Y, Ren H, Guo S, Tang Q, Liu Y. Cobweb-like, Ultrathin Porous Polymer Films for Ultrasensitive NO 2 Detection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:52992-53002. [PMID: 33170620 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c09821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Gas sensors based on polymer field-effect transistors (FETs) have drawn much attention owing to the inherent merits of specific selectivity, low cost, and room temperature operation. Ultrathin (<10 nm) and porous polymer semiconductor films offer a golden opportunity for achieving high-performance gas sensors. However, wafer-scale fabrication of such high-quality polymer films is of great challenge and has rarely been realized before. Herein, the first demonstration of 4 in. wafer-scale, cobweb-like, and ultrathin porous polymer films is reported via a one-step phase-inversion process. This approach is extremely simple and universal for constructing various ultrathin porous polymer semiconductor films. Thanks to the abundant pores, ultrathin size, and high charge-transfer efficiency of the prepared polymer films, our gas sensors exhibit many superior advantages, including ultrahigh response (2.46 × 106%), low limit of detection (LOD) (<1 ppm), and excellent selectivity. Thus, the proposed fabrication strategy is exceptionally promising for mass manufacturing of low-cost high-performance polymer FET-based gas sensors.
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- Jing Liang
- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, China
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, Changchun 130024, China
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Yang Z, Guo C, Shi C, Wang DK, Zhang T, Zhu Q, Lu ZH. Improving Bias-Stress Stability of p-Type Organic Field-Effect Transistors by Constructing an Electron Injection Barrier at the Drain Electrode/Semiconductor Interfaces. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:41886-41895. [PMID: 32845606 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c12188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Bias-stress instability has been a challenging problem and a roadblock for developing stable p-type organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). This device instability is hypothesized because of electron-correlated charge carrier trapping, neutralization, and recombination at semiconductor/dielectric interfaces and in semiconductor channels. Here, in this paper, a strategy is demonstrated to improve the bias-stress stability by constructing a multilayered drain electrode with energy-level modification layers (ELMLs). Several organic small molecules with high lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy levels are experimented as ELMLs. The energy-level offset between the Fermi level of the drain electrode and the LUMOs of the ELMLs is shown to construct the interfacial barrier, which suppresses electron injection from the drain electrode into the channel, leading to significantly improved bias-stress stability of OFETs. The mechanism of the ELMLs on the bias-stress stability is studied by quantitative modeling analysis of charge carrier dynamics. Of all injection models evaluated, it is found that Fowler-Nordheim tunneling describes best the observed experimental data. Both theory and experimental data show that, by using the ELMLs with higher LUMO levels, the electron injection can be suppressed effectively, and the bias-stress stability of p-type OFETs can thereby be improved significantly.
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- Zhenxin Yang
- Department of Physics, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- Department of Physics, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- Department of Physics, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- Department of Physics, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- Department of Physics, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- Department of Physics, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3E4, Canada
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Wang Y, Zhang J, Zhang S, Huang J. OFET chemical sensors: Chemical sensors based on ultrathin organic field‐effect transistors. POLYM INT 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.6095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Yan Wang
- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai P. R. China
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai P. R. China
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai P. R. China
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai P. R. China
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Deokar G, Genovese A, Surya SG, Long C, Salama KN, Costa PMFJ. Semi-transparent graphite films growth on Ni and their double-sided polymer-free transfer. Sci Rep 2020; 10:14703. [PMID: 32895394 PMCID: PMC7477098 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71435-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Nanorange thickness graphite films (NGFs) are robust nanomaterials that can be produced via catalytic chemical vapour deposition but questions remain regarding their facile transfer and how surface topography may affect their application in next-generation devices. Here, we report the growth of NGFs (with an area of 55 cm2 and thickness of ~ 100 nm) on both sides of a polycrystalline Ni foil and their polymer-free transfer (front- and back-side, in areas up to 6 cm2). Due to the catalyst foil topography, the two carbon films differed in physical properties and other characteristics such as surface roughness. We demonstrate that the coarser back-side NGF is well-suited for NO2 sensing, whereas the smoother and more electrically conductive front-side NGF (2000 S/cm, sheet resistance − 50 Ω/sq) could be a viable conducting channel or counter electrode in solar cells (as it transmits 62% of visible light). Overall, the growth and transfer processes described could help realizing NGFs as an alternative carbon material for those technological applications where graphene and micrometer-thick graphite films are not an option.
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- Geetanjali Deokar
- Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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- Core Labs, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Sensors lab, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Core Labs, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Sensors lab, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Paolucci V, D'Olimpio G, Kuo CN, Lue CS, Boukhvalov DW, Cantalini C, Politano A. Self-Assembled SnO 2/SnSe 2 Heterostructures: A Suitable Platform for Ultrasensitive NO 2 and H 2 Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:34362-34369. [PMID: 32662970 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c07901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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By means of experiments and theory, the gas-sensing properties of tin diselenide (SnSe2) were elucidated. We discover that, while the stoichiometric single crystal is chemically inert even in air, the nonstoichiometric sample assumes a subnanometric SnO2 surface oxide layer once exposed to ambient atmosphere. The presence of Se vacancies induces the formation of a metastable SeO2-like layer, which is finally transformed into a SnO2 skin. Remarkably, the self-assembled SnO2/SnSe2-x heterostructure is particularly efficient in gas sensing, whereas the stoichiometric SnSe2 sample does not show sensing properties. Congruently with the theoretical model, direct sensing tests carried out on SnO2/SnSe2-x at an operational temperature of 150 °C provided sensitivities of (1.06 ± 0.03) and (0.43 ± 0.02) [ppm]-1 for NO2 and H2, respectively, in dry air. The corresponding calculated limits of detection are (0.36 ± 0.01) and (3.6 ± 0.1) ppm for NO2 and H2, respectively. No detectable changes in gas-sensing performances are observed in a time period extended above six months. Our results pave the way for a novel generation of ambient-stable gas sensor based on self-assembled heterostructures formed taking advantage on the natural interaction of substoichiometric van der Waals semiconductors with air.
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- Valentina Paolucci
- Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L'Aquila, Via G. Gronchi 18, I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100 L'Aquila (AQ), Italy
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, 70101 Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, 1 Ta-Hsueh Road, 70101 Tainan, Taiwan
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- College of Science, Institute of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
- Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics Department, Ural Federal University, Mira Street 19, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics, University of L'Aquila, Via G. Gronchi 18, I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100 L'Aquila (AQ), Italy
- CNR-IMM Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi, VIII strada 5, I-95121 Catania, Italy
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Li HY, Zhao SN, Zang SQ, Li J. Functional metal–organic frameworks as effective sensors of gases and volatile compounds. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:6364-6401. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00778d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 434] [Impact Index Per Article: 108.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This review summarizes the recent advances of metal organic framework (MOF) based sensing of gases and volatile compounds.
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- Hai-Yang Li
- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- Zhengzhou 450001
- China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- Zhengzhou 450001
- China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- Zhengzhou 450001
- China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Rutgers University
- Piscataway
- USA
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