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- Title
Instant‐in‐Air Liquid Metal Printed Ultrathin Tin Oxide for High‐Performance Ammonia Sensors.
- Authors
Nguyen, Chung Kim; Taylor, Patrick D.; Zavabeti, Ali; Alluhaybi, Hamidah; Almalki, Samira; Guo, Xiangyang; Irfan, Mehmood; Kobaisi, Mohammad Al; Ippolito, Samuel J.; Spencer, Michelle J.S.; Balendhran, Sivacarendran; Roberts, Ann; Daeneke, Torben; Crozier, Kenneth B.; Sabri, Ylias; Syed, Nitu
- Abstract
Liquid metal‐based printing techniques are emerging as an exemplary platform for harvesting non‐layered 2D materials with a thickness down to a few nanometres, leading to an ultra‐large surface‐area‐to‐volume ratio that is ideal for sensing applications. In this work, the synthesis of 2D tin dioxide (SnO2) by exfoliating the surface oxide of molten tin is reported which highlights the enhanced sensing capability of the obtained materials to ammonia (NH3) gas is reported. It is demonstrated that amperometric gas sensors based on liquid metal‐derived 2D SnO2 nanosheets can achieve excellent NH3 sensing performance at low temperature (150 °C) with and without UV light assistance. Detection over a wide range of NH3 concentrations (5–500 ppm) is observed, revealing a limit of detection at the parts per billion (ppb) level. The 2D SnO2 nanosheets also feature excellent cross‐interference performance toward different organic and inorganic gas species, showcasing a high selectivity. Further, ab initio DFT calculations reveal the NH3 adsorption mechanism is dominated by chemisorption with a charge transfer into 2D SnO2 nanosheets. In addition, a proof of concept for prototype flexible ammonia sensors is demonstrated by depositing 2D SnO2 on a polyimide substrate, signifying the high potential of employing liquid metal printed SnO2 for realizing wearable gas sensors.
- Subjects
STANNIC oxide; LIQUID metals; AMPEROMETRIC sensors; AB-initio calculations; TIN oxides
- Publication
Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, Vol 34, Issue 31, p1
- ISSN
1616-301X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/adfm.202309342