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Role of graphene quantum dots with discrete band gaps on SnO(2) nanodomes for NO(2) gas sensors with an ultralow detection limit
NO(2) is a major air pollutant that should be monitored due to its harmful effects on the environment and human health. Semiconducting metal oxide-based gas sensors have been widely explored owing to their superior sensitivity towards NO(2), but their high operating temperature (>200 °C) and low...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10186987/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37205284 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2na00925k |
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author | Lee, Jinho Park, Minsu Song, Young Geun Cho, Donghwi Lee, Kwangjae Shim, Young-Seok Jeon, Seokwoo |
author_facet | Lee, Jinho Park, Minsu Song, Young Geun Cho, Donghwi Lee, Kwangjae Shim, Young-Seok Jeon, Seokwoo |
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description | NO(2) is a major air pollutant that should be monitored due to its harmful effects on the environment and human health. Semiconducting metal oxide-based gas sensors have been widely explored owing to their superior sensitivity towards NO(2), but their high operating temperature (>200 °C) and low selectivity still limit their practical use in sensor devices. In this study, we decorated graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with discrete band gaps onto tin oxide nanodomes (GQD@SnO(2) nanodomes), enabling room temperature (RT) sensing towards 5 ppm NO(2) gas with a noticeable response ((R(a)/R(g)) − 1 = 4.8), which cannot be matched using pristine SnO(2) nanodomes. In addition, the GQD@SnO(2) nanodome based gas sensor shows an extremely low detection limit of 1.1 ppb and high selectivity compared to other pollutant gases (H(2)S, CO, C(7)H(8), NH(3), and CH(3)COCH(3)). The oxygen functional groups in GQDs specifically enhance NO(2) accessibility by increasing the adsorption energy. Strong electron transfer from SnO(2) to GQDs widens the electron depletion layer at SnO(2), thereby improving the gas response over a broad temperature range (RT–150 °C). This result provides a basic perspective for utilizing zero-dimensional GQDs in high-performance gas sensors operating over a wide range of temperatures. |
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spelling | pubmed-101869872023-05-17 Role of graphene quantum dots with discrete band gaps on SnO(2) nanodomes for NO(2) gas sensors with an ultralow detection limit Lee, Jinho Park, Minsu Song, Young Geun Cho, Donghwi Lee, Kwangjae Shim, Young-Seok Jeon, Seokwoo Nanoscale Adv Chemistry NO(2) is a major air pollutant that should be monitored due to its harmful effects on the environment and human health. Semiconducting metal oxide-based gas sensors have been widely explored owing to their superior sensitivity towards NO(2), but their high operating temperature (>200 °C) and low selectivity still limit their practical use in sensor devices. In this study, we decorated graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with discrete band gaps onto tin oxide nanodomes (GQD@SnO(2) nanodomes), enabling room temperature (RT) sensing towards 5 ppm NO(2) gas with a noticeable response ((R(a)/R(g)) − 1 = 4.8), which cannot be matched using pristine SnO(2) nanodomes. In addition, the GQD@SnO(2) nanodome based gas sensor shows an extremely low detection limit of 1.1 ppb and high selectivity compared to other pollutant gases (H(2)S, CO, C(7)H(8), NH(3), and CH(3)COCH(3)). The oxygen functional groups in GQDs specifically enhance NO(2) accessibility by increasing the adsorption energy. Strong electron transfer from SnO(2) to GQDs widens the electron depletion layer at SnO(2), thereby improving the gas response over a broad temperature range (RT–150 °C). This result provides a basic perspective for utilizing zero-dimensional GQDs in high-performance gas sensors operating over a wide range of temperatures. RSC 2023-04-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10186987/ /pubmed/37205284 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2na00925k Text en This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
spellingShingle | Chemistry Lee, Jinho Park, Minsu Song, Young Geun Cho, Donghwi Lee, Kwangjae Shim, Young-Seok Jeon, Seokwoo Role of graphene quantum dots with discrete band gaps on SnO(2) nanodomes for NO(2) gas sensors with an ultralow detection limit |
title | Role of graphene quantum dots with discrete band gaps on SnO(2) nanodomes for NO(2) gas sensors with an ultralow detection limit |
title_full | Role of graphene quantum dots with discrete band gaps on SnO(2) nanodomes for NO(2) gas sensors with an ultralow detection limit |
title_fullStr | Role of graphene quantum dots with discrete band gaps on SnO(2) nanodomes for NO(2) gas sensors with an ultralow detection limit |
title_full_unstemmed | Role of graphene quantum dots with discrete band gaps on SnO(2) nanodomes for NO(2) gas sensors with an ultralow detection limit |
title_short | Role of graphene quantum dots with discrete band gaps on SnO(2) nanodomes for NO(2) gas sensors with an ultralow detection limit |
title_sort | role of graphene quantum dots with discrete band gaps on sno(2) nanodomes for no(2) gas sensors with an ultralow detection limit |
topic | Chemistry |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10186987/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37205284 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2na00925k |
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