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Wang Y, Li X, Ge C, Liu G, Qiao G, Wang M. Amorphous Carbon-Loaded WO 3 Nanosheet Arrays for ppb-Level NO 2 Sensing with Improved Anti-Humidity Property. ACS Sens 2025; 10:2309-2318. [PMID: 40098439 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c03701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2025]
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Metal-oxide-based gas sensors have attracted considerable interest due to their low cost, high sensitivity, quick response, and ease of miniaturization and integration. Unfortunately, metal oxides are susceptible to the interference of moisture, which brings about hydroxyl poisoning of the sensing layer and decrement in baseline resistance and sensor performance. In this study, WO3 films were modified with a porous amorphous carbon layer. The as-loaded amorphous carbon layer improves simultaneously the adsorption capacity of WO3 and hydrophobicity of the surface, which endows the composite films with not only surpassing NO2 sensitivity at the parts per billion level but also enhanced immunity to humidity. The incorporation of amorphous carbon with metal oxides is expected to be a general route for the fabrication of high performance, antihumidity gas sensors.
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- Yichao Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Ma Z, Ma Z, Tang Z, Zou P, Xiao C, Zhang J, Wang H, Jia L. Construction of trace nitric oxide sensors at low temperature based on bulk embedded BiVO 4 in SnO 2 nanofibers with nano-heterointerfaces. Talanta 2025; 281:126814. [PMID: 39245007 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126814] [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: 06/28/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 09/04/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
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Constructing heterostructures is an effective way to improve the carrier mobility for metal oxide sensing material, since heterojunctions are usually built only on the surface of the material, the carrier transport efficiency inside the material still needs to be improved. In this paper, BiVO4 nanocrystals (BVO NCs) with an average size of 1 nm generated by pulsed laser irradiation were embedded in situ at the particle boundaries (PBs) of SnO2 nanofibers to form an effective n-n heterojunctions inside the material. After embedding the BVO NCs in the SnO2 samples, the response value for 10 ppm NO was improved to 48.91, which was 2.5 times higher than that of pure SnO2 at near room temperature (50 °C). Meanwhile, the detection limit was lowered to 50 ppb with excellent long term stability. Detailed analysis and theoretical calculations demonstrated that the formation of abundant n-n heterojunctions not only promotes the electron-hole separation and the carrier mobility, but also reduces the conductivity and adsorption energy of the material, which significantly improves its sensing performance. This work demonstrates a new approach to modulate the gas-sensing performance of metal oxide semiconductors by generating heterostructure inside the bulk of the material.
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- Zhuangzhuang Ma
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Street, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Labortary of Graphene, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Street, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Street, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Street, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Labortary of Graphene, Xi'an, 710072, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Street, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China.
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Kim M, Park S, Ahn J, Baek JW, Kim DH, Shin H, Ko J, Song L, Park C, Shin E, Kim ID. Vitalizing Perovskite Oxide-Based Acetone Sensors with Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Heterogeneous Oxide Catalysts. ACS Sens 2024; 9:6492-6501. [PMID: 39486042 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c01852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2024]
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Perovskite oxides are promising candidates for chemiresistive-type gas sensors owing to their exceptional thermal and chemical stability during solid-gas reactions. However, perovskites suffer from critical issues such as low surface area and poor surface activity, which negatively influence the sensing characteristics. While metal nanoparticles can be incorporated in perovskites to improve their reactivity, the fundamental incompatibility between catalytic metals and perovskite oxides often leads to substantial structural degradation as well as phase instability. Herein, we overcome this challenge through the introduction of an intermediary phase that forms coherent interfaces with both the perovskite phase and catalyst metals. Specifically, we present the case study of p-type La0.8Ca0.2Fe0.98Pt0.02O3 perovskite, whose hole accumulation layer was modulated by the incorporation of metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived n-type α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles decorated with highly dispersed Pt catalysts. The resulting composite exhibited significantly improved surface activity over the nonmodified La0.8Ca0.2FeO3 perovskite, leading to exceptional chemiresistive sensing performance toward acetone gas (Rg/Ra = 39.8 toward 10 ppm of acetone at 250 °C) with high cross-sensitivity against interfering gases. Importantly, our findings reaffirm the critical influence of interfacial engineering in facilitating surface chemical reactions on perovskite oxides and, by doing so, effectively provide a general synthetic guideline to the design of perovskite-based chemiresistors.
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- Minhyun Kim
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Lv S, Liu L, Guo L, Mai Z, Chen H, Wang C, Wang F, Li H, Lee YK, Umar Siddiqui AM, Yi Z, Zhou G, Wang Y. Ultrahigh humidity-resistance ppb-level formaldehyde sensing at room temperature induced by fluorinated dipole based "umbrella" and "bridge". JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 478:135467. [PMID: 39146586 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 07/21/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Formaldehyde (HCHO) is a major indoor pollutant that is extremely harmful to human health even at ppb-level. Meanwhile, ppb-level HCHO is also a potential disease marker in the exhalation of patients with respiratory diseases. Higher humidity resistance and lower practical limit of detection (pLOD) both have to be pursued for practical HCHO sensors. In this work, by assembling indium oxide (In2O3) and fluorinated dipole modified reduced graphene oxide (rGO), we prepared a high-performance room temperature HCHO sensor (In2O3 @ATQ-rGO). Excellent sensing properties toward HCHO under visible illumination have been achieved, including ultra-low pLOD of 3 ppb and high humidity-resistance. By control experiments and density functional theory calculation, it is indicated that the introduced fluorinated dipoles act as not only an "umbrella" to improve the humidity resistance of the composite, but also a "bridge" to accelerate the electron transport, improving the sensitivity of the material. The significant practicality and reliability of the obtained sensors were verified by in-situ simulation experiments using a 3 m3 test chamber with a humidity control system and by detection of the simulated lung disease patient's exhalation. This work provides an effective strategy of simultaneously achieving high humidity-resistance and low pLOD of room temperature formaldehyde sensing materials.
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- Sitao Lv
- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Zhongshan Branch of State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan Institute, Zhongshan 528402, PR China; National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Zhongshan Branch of State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan Institute, Zhongshan 528402, PR China.
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts and Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
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- Zhongshan Branch of State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan Institute, Zhongshan 528402, PR China.
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Li X, Guan M, Liu Y, Dong H, Li X, Shao C, Lu D, Liu Y. Wearable Inorganic Oxide Chemiresistor Based on Flexible Al 2O 3-Stabilized ZrO 2 Ceramic Sponge Substrate for NO 2 Sensing. ACS Sens 2024; 9:4841-4850. [PMID: 39215743 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c01311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Wearable gas sensors, possessing the advantages of high sensitivity, excellent flexibility, high permeability, low weight, and workability at ambient conditions, hold great promise for real-time health monitoring and early warnings of poisonous gases. However, obtaining high-performance wearable gas sensors utilizing the current well-developed inorganic semiconductor oxide sensing materials is still very limited due to their fragile and rigid nature. Herein, a newly designed wearable gas sensor based on an all-inorganic ASZ (Al2O3-stabilized ZrO2)/ZnO/SnO2 nanofibers is introduced for the first time. The flexible ASZ ceramic sponge substrate (with a Young's modulus of 4.15 MPa) and ultrathin ZnO/SnO2 sensing layer endow the wearable gas sensor with promising properties such as super flexibility (with a bending radius of 5 mm), high gas permeability, and low weight. Furthermore, driven by UV light irradiation, this all-inorganic wearable sensor also demonstrates a stable NO2 sensing response under different bending states at room temperature, which enables the gas sensor to be more compatible with wearable sensing applications. This work offers a general method to achieve a high-performance wearable gas sensor based on inorganic materials and provides new insights into their potential in wearable gas-sensing applications.
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- Xiaowei Li
- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Nanophotonics and Biophotonics Key Laboratory of Jilin Province, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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Singh S, Shin KY, Moon S, Kim SS, Kim HW. Phase-Engineered MoSe 2/CeO 2 Composites for Room-Temperature Gas Sensing with a Drastic Discrimination of NH 3 and TEA Gases. ACS Sens 2024; 9:3994-4006. [PMID: 39042863 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c00793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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Detecting and distinguishing between hazardous gases with similar odors by using conventional sensor technology for safeguarding human health and ensuring food safety are significant challenges. Bulky, costly, and power-hungry devices, such as that used for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), are widely employed for gas sensing. Using a single chemiresistive semiconductor or electric nose (e-nose) gas sensor to achieve this objective is difficult, mainly because of its selectivity issue. Thus, there is a need to develop new materials with tunable and versatile sensing characteristics. Phase engineering of two-dimensional materials to better utilize their physiochemical properties has attracted considerable attention. Here, we show that MoSe2 phase-transition/CeO2 composites can be effectively used to distinguish ammonia (NH3) and triethylamine (TEA) at room temperature. The phase transition of nanocomposite samples from semimetallic (1T) to semiconducting (2H) prepared at different synthesis temperatures is confirmed via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). A composite sensor in which the 2H phase of MoSe2 is predominant lacks discrimination capability and is less responsive to NH3 and TEA. An MoSe2/CeO2 composite sensor with a higher 1T phase content exhibits high selectivity for NH3, whereas one with a higher 2H phase content (2H > 1T) shows more selective behavior toward TEA. For example, for 50% relative humidity, the MoSe2/CeO2 sensor's signal changes from the baseline by 45% and 58% for 1 ppm of NH3 and TEA, respectively, indicating a low limit of detection (LOD) of 70 and 160 ppb, respectively. The composites' superior sensing characteristics are mainly attributed to their large specific surface area, their numerous active sites, presence of defects, and the n-n type heterojunction between MoSe2 and CeO2. The sensing mechanism is elucidated using Raman spectroscopy, XPS, and GC-MS results. Their phase-transition characteristics render MoSe2/CeO2 sensors promising for use in distributed, low-cost, and room-temperature sensor networks, and they offer new opportunities for the development of integrated advanced smart sensing technologies for environmental and healthcare.
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- Sukhwinder Singh
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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Liu J, Feng S, Sun L, Wei X, Chen L, Liao D, Sun J. Enhanced Interface Charge Carrier Transport of SnO 2/CeO 2 via Oxygen Vacancy Synergized Heterojunction for Triethylamine Sensing Property. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:13446-13457. [PMID: 38877986 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Efficient charge carrier transport characteristics are critical to achieving the excellent performance of metal-oxide semiconductor gas sensors. Herein, SnO2/CeO2 heterojunction layered nanosheets with abundant oxygen vacancies were successfully synthesized through a simple solvothermal assisted high-temperature calcination method. The synergistic effect of oxygen vacancies and heterojunctions promoting the charge carrier transport properties at the SnO2/CeO2 interface for the enhanced sensing properties of triethylamine (TEA) was highlighted. As a result, the optimized SnO2/CeO2 exhibits improved gas sensing performance at 173 °C to 50 ppm of TEA. These include high response (205), excellent selectivity, low detection limit, and good long-term stability. This enhanced gas sensing property of SnO2/CeO2 is mainly attributed to the fact that the heterojunction and oxygen vacancies act as dual active sites synergistically inducing electron transfer, thereby effectively modulating the transport properties of the interfacial charge carriers, and thus facilitate the surface reactions efficiently. In this work, the dual-engineering strategy of synergistic interaction of heterojunction and oxygen vacancies can provide new perspectives for the design of advanced gas sensing materials.
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- Jinmei Liu
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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Zhao J, Li X, Yin Y, Xiong R, Ling G, Zhang P. Applications of cerium-based materials in food monitoring. Food Chem 2024; 444:138639. [PMID: 38330609 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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With the rapid development of society, food safety to public health has been a topic that cannot be ignored. In recent years, lanthanide-based materials are studied to be potential candidates in the detection of food samples. Cerium (Ce)-based materials (such as Ce ions, CeO2, Ce-metal organic framework (Ce-MOF), etc.) have also attracted more attention in food detection by virtue of colorimetric, fluorescence, sensing, and other methods. This is because the mixed valence of Ce (Ce3+ and Ce4+), the formation of oxygen vacancies, and their optical and electrochemical properties. In this review, Ce-based materials will be introduced and discussed in the field of food detection, including biogenesis, construction, catalytic mechanisms, combination, and applications. In addition, the current challenges and future development trend of these Ce-based materials in food safety detection are also proposed and discussed. Therefore, it is meaningful to explore the Ce-based materials for detection of biomarkers in food samples.
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- Jiuhong Zhao
- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Kim SH, Jo MS, Choi KW, Yoo JY, Kim BJ, Yang JS, Chung MK, Kim TS, Yoon JB. Ultrathin Serpentine Insulation Layer Architecture for Ultralow Power Gas Sensor. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2304555. [PMID: 37649204 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Toxic gases have surreptitiously influenced the health and environment of contemporary society with their odorless/colorless characteristics. As a result, a pressing need for reliable and portable gas-sensing devices has continuously increased. However, with their negligence to efficiently microstructure their bulky supportive layer on which the sensing and heating materials are located, previous semiconductor metal-oxide gas sensors have been unable to fully enhance their power efficiency, a critical factor in power-stringent portable devices. Herein, an ultrathin insulation layer with a unique serpentine architecture is proposed for the development of a power-efficient gas sensor, consuming only 2.3 mW with an operating temperature of 300 °C (≈6% of the leading commercial product). Utilizing a mechanically robust serpentine design, this work presents a fully suspended standalone device with a supportive layer thickness of only ≈50 nm. The developed gas sensor shows excellent mechanical durability, operating over 10 000 on/off cycles and ≈2 years of life expectancy under continuous operation. The gas sensor detected carbon monoxide concentrations from 30 to 1 ppm with an average response time of ≈15 s and distinguishable sensitivity to 1 ppm (ΔR/R0 = 5%). The mass-producible fabrication and heating efficiency presented here provide an exemplary platform for diverse power-efficient-related devices.
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- Sung-Ho Kim
- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 1, Samsungjeonja-ro, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, 18448, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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Karuppasamy K, Sharma A, Vikraman D, Lee YA, Sivakumar P, Korvink JG, Kim HS, Sharma B. Room-temperature response of MOF-derived Pd@PdO core shell/γ-Fe 2O 3 microcubes decorated graphitic carbon based ultrasensitive and highly selective H 2 gas sensor. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 652:692-704. [PMID: 37453873 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
Abstract
With the current upsurge in hydrogen economies all over the world, an increased demand for improved chemiresistive H2 sensors that are highly responsive and fast acting when exposed to gases is expected. Owing to safety concerns about explosive and highly flammable H2 gas, it is important to develop resistive sensors that can detect the leakage of H2 gas swiftly and selectively. Currently, interest in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for gas-sensor applications is increasing due to their open-metal sites, large surface area, and unique surface morphologies. In this research, a highly selective and sensitive H2-sensor was established based on graphitic carbon (GC) anchored spherical Pd@PdO core-shells over γ-Fe2O3 microcube (Pd@PdO/γ-Fe2O3@GC which is termed as S3) heterostructure materials. The combined solvothermal followed by controlled calcination-assisted S3 exhibited a specific morphology with the highest surface area of 79.12 m2 g-1, resulting in fast response and recovery times (21 and 29 s, respectively), and excellent sensing performance (ΔR/R0∼ 96.2 ± 1.5), outstanding long-term stability, and a 100 ppb detection limit when detecting H2-gas at room temperature (mainly in very humid surroundings). This result proves that adsorption sites provided by S3 can promote surface reactions (adsorption and desorption) for ultrasensitive and selective H2gas sensors.
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- K Karuppasamy
- Division of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul 04620, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul 04620, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul 04620, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul 04620, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermonn-Von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Division of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul 04620, Republic of Korea.
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- Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermonn-Von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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Ou Y, Zhou Y, Guo Y, Niu W, Wang Y, Jiao M, Gao C. 2D/2D Dy 2O 3 Nanosheet/MoO 3 Nanoflake Heterostructures for Humidity-Independent and Sensitive Ammonia Detection. ACS Sens 2023; 8:4253-4263. [PMID: 37862691 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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Chemiresistive ammonia gas (NH3) sensors have been playing a significant role in the fields of environmental protection, food safety monitoring, and air quality evaluation. Nevertheless, balancing the high sensitivity and humidity tolerance remains challenging. Herein, the two-dimensional (2D) heterostructures of molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) nanoflakes decorated with dysprosium oxide (Dy2O3) nanosheets (termed Dy2O3/MoO3) were synthesized via a facile probe-sonication method. With respect to pristine MoO3 counterparts, the optimal Dy2O3/MoO3 sensors possessed a 4.49-fold larger response at a lower temperature (30.52@328.2 °C vs 6.8@369.7 °C toward 10 ppm of NH3), shorter response/recovery times (11.6/2.9 s vs 26.9/43.4 s), 52.6-fold higher sensitivity (17.35/ppm vs 0.33/ppm), and a lower theoretical detection limit (1.02 vs 32.82 ppb). Besides the nice reversibility, wide detection range (0.45-100 ppm) and robust long-term stability, inspiringly, the Dy2O3/MoO3 sensors showed a nearly humidity-independent response. These impressive improvements in the NH3-sensing performance were attributed to numerous heterojunctions to strengthen the carrier concentration modulation and the compensation/protection effect of Dy2O3 to mitigate the humidity effect. Moreover, the Dy2O3/MoO3 sensors showed preliminary application potential in monitoring pork freshness. This work provides a universal methodology for constructing NH3 gas sensors with high sensitivity and good humidity resistance and probably extends the application scenarios of MoO3-based sensors in the Internet of Things in the future.
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- Yi Ou
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China
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Sun Y, Wang B, Wang B, Zhao Z, Zhang W, Zhang W, Suematsu K, Hu J. Construction of Flower-like PtO x@ZnO/In 2O 3 Hollow Microspheres for Ultrasensitive and Rapid Trace Detection of Isopropanol. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:12041-12051. [PMID: 36811457 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The design of a highly effective isopropanol gas sensor with high response and trace detection capability is extremely important for environmental surveillance and human health. Here, novel flower-like PtOx@ZnO/In2O3 hollow microspheres were prepared by a three-step approach. The hollow structure was composed of an In2O3 shell inside and layered ZnO/In2O3 nanosheets outside with PtOx nanoparticles (NPs) on the surface. Meanwhile, the gas sensing performances of the ZnO/In2O3 composite with different Zn/In ratios and PtOx@ZnO/In2O3 composites were evaluated and compared systematically. The measurement results indicated that the ratio of Zn/In affected the sensing performance and the ZnIn2 sensor presented a higher response, which was then modified with PtOx NPs to further enhance its sensing property. The Pt@ZnIn2 sensor exhibited outstanding isopropanol detection performance with ultrahigh response values under 22 and 95% relative humidity (RH). In addition, it also showed a rapid response/recovery speed, good linearity, and low theoretical limit of detection (LOD) regardless of being under a relatively dry or ultrahumid atmosphere. The enhancement of isopropanol sensing properties might be ascribed to the unique structure of PtOx@ZnO/In2O3, heterojunctions between the components, and catalytic effect of Pt NPs.
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- Yongjiao Sun
- Center of Nano Energy and Devices, College of Information and Computer, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, P. R. China
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- Center of Nano Energy and Devices, College of Information and Computer, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, P. R. China
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- Center of Nano Energy and Devices, College of Information and Computer, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Electronic Functional Materials and Devices, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516001, P. R. China
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- Center of Nano Energy and Devices, College of Information and Computer, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, P. R. China
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- Center of Nano Energy and Devices, College of Information and Computer, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, P. R. China
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- Center of Nano Energy and Devices, College of Information and Computer, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, P. R. China
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Wu K, Debliquy M, Zhang C. Metal-oxide-semiconductor resistive gas sensors for fish freshness detection. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2023; 22:913-945. [PMID: 36537904 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Fish are prone to spoilage and deterioration during processing, storage, or transportation. Therefore, there is a need for rapid and efficient techniques to detect and evaluate fish freshness during different periods or conditions. Gas sensors are increasingly important in the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of high-protein foods, including fish. Among them, metal-oxide-semiconductor resistive (MOSR) sensors with advantages such as low cost, small size, easy integration, and high sensitivity have been extensively studied in the past few years, which gradually show promising practical application prospects. Herein, we take the detection, classification, and assessment of fish freshness as the actual demand, and summarize the physical and chemical changes of fish during the spoilage process, the volatile marker gases released, and their production mechanisms. Then, we introduce the advantages, performance parameters, and working principles of gas sensors, and summarize the MOSR gas sensors aimed at detecting different kinds of volatile marker gases of fish spoiling in the last 5 years. After that, this paper reviews the research and application progress of MOSR gas sensor arrays and electronic nose technology for various odor indicators and fish freshness detection. Finally, this review points out the multifaceted challenges (sampling system, sensing module, and pattern recognition technology) faced by the rapid detection technology of fish freshness based on metal oxide gas sensors, and the potential solutions and development directions are proposed from the view of multidisciplinary intersection.
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- Kaidi Wu
- College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Service de Science des Matériaux, Faculté Polytechnique, Université de Mons, Mons, Belgium
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- Service de Science des Matériaux, Faculté Polytechnique, Université de Mons, Mons, Belgium
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Oosthuizen DN, Weber IC. A Strategy to Enhance Humidity Robustness of p‐Type CuO Sensors for Breath Acetone Quantification. SMALL SCIENCE 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202200096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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- Dina N. Oosthuizen
- Particle Technology Laboratory Department of Mechanical & Process Engineering ETH Zurich CH-8092 Zurich Switzerland
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- Particle Technology Laboratory Department of Mechanical & Process Engineering ETH Zurich CH-8092 Zurich Switzerland
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Nutrition University Hospital Zurich CH-8091 Zurich Switzerland
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Wang Y, Zhou Y. Recent Progress on Anti-Humidity Strategies of Chemiresistive Gas Sensors. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:ma15248728. [PMID: 36556531 PMCID: PMC9784667 DOI: 10.3390/ma15248728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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In recent decades, chemiresistive gas sensors (CGS) have been widely studied due to their unique advantages of expedient miniaturization, simple fabrication, easy operation, and low cost. As one ubiquitous interference factor, humidity dramatically affects the performance of CGS, which has been neglected for a long time. With the rapid development of technologies based on gas sensors, including the internet of things (IoT), healthcare, environment monitoring, and food quality assessing, the humidity interference on gas sensors has been attracting increasing attention. Inspiringly, various anti-humidity strategies have been proposed to alleviate the humidity interference in this field; however, comprehensive summaries of these strategies are rarely reported. Therefore, this review aims to summarize the latest research advances on humidity-independent CGS. First, we discussed the humidity interference mechanism on gas sensors. Then, the anti-humidity strategies mainly including surface engineering, physical isolation, working parameters modulation, humidity compensation, and developing novel gas-sensing materials were successively introduced in detail. Finally, challenges and perspectives of improving the humidity tolerance of gas sensors were proposed for future research.
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