Ahmad Ibtisam, Ali Mohsin, Kim Hee-Dong
Department of Semiconductor Systems Engineering, Convergence Engineering for Intelligent Drone, Institute of Semiconductor and System IC, Sejong University, 209, Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea.
Biosensors (Basel). 2024 Dec 20;14(12):635. doi: 10.3390/bios14120635.
NO is a toxic gas that can damage the lungs with prolonged exposure and contribute to health conditions, such as asthma in children. Detecting NO is therefore crucial for maintaining a healthy environment. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are promising materials for NO gas sensors due to their excellent electronic properties and high adsorption energy for NO molecules. However, conventional CNT-based sensors face challenges, including low responses at room temperature (RT) and slow recovery times. This study introduces a memristor-based NO gas sensor comprising CNT/ZnO/ITO decorated with an N-[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl] ethylene diamine (en-APTAS) membrane to enhance room-temperature-sensing performance. The amine groups in the en-APTAS membrane increase adsorption sites and boost charge transfer interactions between NO and the CNT surface. This modification improves the sensor's response by 60% at 20 ppm compared to the undecorated counterpart. However, the high adsorption energy of NO slows the recovery process. To overcome this, a pulse-recovery method was implemented, applying a -2.5 V pulse with a 1 ms width, enabling the sensor to return to its baseline within 1 ms. These findings highlight the effectiveness of en-APTAS decoration and pulse-recovery techniques in improving the sensitivity, response, and recovery of CNT-based gas sensors.
一氧化氮是一种有毒气体,长期接触会损害肺部,并导致一些健康问题,如儿童哮喘。因此,检测一氧化氮对于维持健康的环境至关重要。碳纳米管(CNT)因其优异的电子性能和对一氧化氮分子的高吸附能,是用于一氧化氮气体传感器的有前景的材料。然而,传统的基于碳纳米管的传感器面临挑战,包括室温下响应低和恢复时间长。本研究介绍了一种基于忆阻器的一氧化氮气体传感器,该传感器由装饰有N-[3-(三甲氧基甲硅烷基)丙基]乙二胺(en-APTAS)膜的碳纳米管/氧化锌/氧化铟锡组成,以提高室温传感性能。en-APTAS膜中的胺基增加了吸附位点,并增强了一氧化氮与碳纳米管表面之间的电荷转移相互作用。与未装饰的对应物相比,这种修饰使传感器在20 ppm时的响应提高了60%。然而,一氧化氮的高吸附能减缓了恢复过程。为克服这一问题,实施了脉冲恢复方法,施加宽度为1 ms的-2.5 V脉冲,使传感器能够在1 ms内恢复到基线。这些发现突出了en-APTAS修饰和脉冲恢复技术在提高基于碳纳米管的气体传感器的灵敏度、响应和恢复方面的有效性。