Nanoscale Advances,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
4(3), P. 824 - 836
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Formaldehyde
is
a
common
carcinogen
in
daily
life
and
harmful
to
health.
The
detection
of
formaldehyde
by
metal
oxide
semiconductor
gas
sensor
an
important
research
direction.
In
this
work,
cobalt-doped
SnO2
nanoparticles
(Co-SnO2
NPs)
with
typical
zero-dimensional
structure
were
synthesized
simple
hydrothermal
method.
At
the
optimal
temperature,
selectivity
response
0.5%
Co-doped
are
excellent
(for
30
ppm
formaldehyde,
Ra/Rg
=
163
437).
Furthermore,
actual
minimum
detectable
concentration
0.5%Co-SnO2
NPs
as
low
40
ppb,
which
exceeds
requirements
for
World
Health
Organization
(WHO)
guidelines.
significant
improvement
performance
can
be
attributed
following
aspects:
firstly,
cobalt
doping
effectively
improves
resistance
air;
moreover,
creates
more
defects
oxygen
vacancies,
conducive
adsorption
desorption
gases.
addition,
crystal
size
vastly
small
has
unique
physical
chemical
properties
materials.
same
time,
compared
other
gases
tested,
strong
reducibility,
so
that
it
selectively
detected
at
lower
temperature.
Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: April 7, 2023
Abstract
Highly
sensitive
gas
sensors
with
remarkably
low
detection
limits
are
attractive
for
diverse
practical
application
fields
including
real-time
environmental
monitoring,
exhaled
breath
diagnosis,
and
food
freshness
analysis.
Among
various
chemiresistive
sensing
materials,
noble
metal-decorated
semiconducting
metal
oxides
(SMOs)
have
currently
aroused
extensive
attention
by
virtue
of
the
unique
electronic
catalytic
properties
metals.
This
review
highlights
research
progress
on
designs
applications
different
SMOs
nanostructures
(e.g.,
nanoparticles,
nanowires,
nanorods,
nanosheets,
nanoflowers,
microspheres)
high-performance
higher
response,
faster
response/recovery
speed,
lower
operating
temperature,
ultra-low
limits.
The
key
topics
include
Pt,
Pd,
Au,
other
metals
Ag,
Ru,
Rh
.
),
bimetals-decorated
containing
ZnO,
SnO
2
,
WO
3
In
O
Fe
CuO),
heterostructured
SMOs.
addition
to
conventional
devices,
innovative
like
photo-assisted
room
temperature
mechanically
flexible
smart
wearable
devices
also
discussed.
Moreover,
relevant
mechanisms
performance
improvement
caused
decoration,
sensitization
effect
chemical
effect,
been
summarized
in
detail.
Finally,
major
challenges
future
perspectives
towards
SMOs-based
proposed.
Journal of Materials Chemistry B,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
8(16), P. 3231 - 3248
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
Gas-sensing
applications
commonly
use
nanomaterials
(NMs)
because
of
their
unique
physicochemical
properties,
including
a
high
surface-to-volume
ratio,
enormous
number
active
sites,
controllable
morphology,
and
potential
for
miniaturisation.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(33)
Published: Sept. 18, 2022
Abstract
With
the
development
of
internet
things
and
artificial
intelligence
electronics,
metal
oxide
semiconductor
(MOS)‐based
sensing
materials
have
attracted
increasing
attention
from
both
fundamental
research
practical
applications.
MOS
possess
intrinsic
physicochemical
properties,
tunable
compositions,
electronic
structure,
are
particularly
suitable
for
integration
miniaturization
in
developing
chemiresistive
gas
sensors.
During
processes,
dynamic
gas–solid
interface
interactions
play
crucial
roles
improving
sensors’
performance,
most
studies
emphasize
gas–MOS
chemical
reactions.
Herein,
a
new
view
angle
focusing
more
on
physical
during
sensing,
basic
theory
overview
latest
progress
process
molecules
including
adsorption,
desorption,
diffusion,
systematically
summarized
elucidated.
The
unique
mechanisms
also
discussed
various
aspects
molecular
interaction
models,
diffusion
mechanism,
interfacial
reaction
behaviors,
where
structure–activity
relationship
behavior
overviewed
detail.
Especially,
surface
adsorption–desorption
dynamics
evaluated,
their
potential
effects
performance
elucidated
regulation
perspective.
Finally,
prospect
further
directions
processes
sensors
is
discussed,
aiming
to
supplement
approaches
high‐performance
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16(7), P. 10968 - 10978
Published: July 7, 2022
Real-time
monitoring
of
health
threatening
gases
for
chemical
safety
and
human
protection
requires
detection
discrimination
trace
with
proper
gas
sensors.
In
many
applications,
costly,
bulky,
power-hungry
devices,
normally
employing
optical
sensors
electrochemical
sensors,
are
used
this
purpose.
Using
a
single
miniature
low-power
semiconductor
sensor
to
achieve
goal
is
hardly
possible,
mostly
due
its
selectivity
issue.
Herein,
we
report
dual-mode
microheater
integrated
nanotube
array
(MINA
sensor).
The
MINA
can
detect
hydrogen,
acetone,
toluene,
formaldehyde
the
lowest
measured
limits
(LODs)
as
40
parts-per-trillion
(ppt)
theoretical
LODs
∼7
ppt,
under
continuous
heating
(CH)
mode,
owing
nanotubular
architecture
large
sensing
area
excellent
surface
catalytic
activity.
Intriguingly,
unlike
conventional
electronic
noses
that
use
arrays
discrimination,
discovered
when
driven
by
pulse
(PH)
possesses
capability
multiple
through
transient
feature
extraction
method.
These
above
features
our
make
them
highly
attractive
distributed
networks
battery-powered
mobile
systems
chemical/environmental
healthcare
applications.
ACS Sensors,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(4), P. 2183 - 2193
Published: April 8, 2024
Sensitive
and
selective
acetone
detection
is
of
great
significance
in
the
fields
environmental
protection,
industrial
production,
individual
health
monitoring
from
exhaled
breath.
To
achieve
this
goal,
bimetallic
Au@Pt
core–shell
nanospheres
(BNSs)
functionalized-electrospun
ZnFe2O4
nanofibers
(ZFO
NFs)
are
prepared
work.
Compared
to
pure
NFs-650
analogue,
ZFO
NFs/BNSs-2
sensor
exhibits
a
stronger
mean
response
(3.32
vs
1.84),
quicker
response/recovery
speeds
(33
s/28
s
54
s/42
s),
lower
operating
temperature
(188
273
°C)
toward
0.5
ppm
acetone.
Note
that
an
experimental
limit
30
ppb
achieved,
which
ranks
among
best
cases
reported
thus
far.
Besides
demonstrated
excellent
repeatability,
humidity-enhanced
response,
long-term
stability,
selectivity
remarkably
improved
after
BNSs
functionalization.
Through
material
characterizations
DFT
calculations,
all
these
improvements
could
be
attributed
boosted
oxygen
vacancies
abundant
Schottky
junctions
between
NFs
BNSs,
synergistic
catalytic
effect
BNSs.
This
work
offers
alternative
strategy
realize
subppm
under
high-humidity
conditions
catering
for
future
requirements
noninvasive
breath
diabetes
diagnosis
field
healthcare.
Sensors & Diagnostics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
3(3), P. 336 - 353
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Conductometric
gas
sensors
(CGS)
have
been
extensively
explored
in
recent
decades
owing
to
easy
fabrication
and
miniaturization,
low
cost
distributable
detectability.