Gas and humidity sensing with quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) coated with graphene-based materials – A mini review

Fauzi, Fika; Rianjanu, Aditya; Santoso, Iman; Triyana, Kuwat

doi:10.1016/j.sna.2021.112837

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“…Various materials, such as two-dimensional (2D) materials [11,12], polyelectrolytes [13] and metal oxides [14], have been researched. Among them, 2D GO materials have attracted much attention because of their many features, such as a high specific surface area, a high mechanical modulus, easy stacking, easy functionalization and luxuriant oxygen-containing functional groups [15][16][17][18]. However, previous studies [19] found that the interlayer spacing of GOMs is 12.8 ± 0.2 Å, even when completely immersed in water.…”

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Quartz Crystal Microbalance Humidity Sensors Based on Structured Graphene Oxide Membranes with Magnesium Ions: Design, Mechanism and Performance

Peng

Zhao

et al. 2022

Membranes

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The application of graphene oxide (GO)-based membranes combined with a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) as a humidity sensor has attracted great interest over the past few years. Understanding the influence of the structure of the GO membrane (GOM) on the adsorption/desorption of water molecules and the transport mechanism of water molecules in the membrane is crucial for development of applications using GOM-based humidity sensors. In this paper, by investigating the effects of oxygen-containing groups, flake size and interlayer spacing on the performance of humidity sensing, it was found that humidity-sensing performance could be improved by rational membrane-structure design and the introduction of magnesium ions, which can expand the interlayer spacing. Therefore, a novel HGO&GO&Mg2+ structure prepared by uniformly doping magnesium ions into GO&HGO thin composite membranes was designed for humidity sensing from 11.3% RH to 97.3% RH. The corresponding sensor exhibits a greatly improved humidity sensitivity (~34.3 Hz/%RH) compared with the original pure GO-based QCM sensor (~4.0 Hz/%RH). In addition, the sensor exhibits rapid response/recovery times (7 s/6 s), low hysteresis (~3.2%), excellent repeatability and good stability. This research is conducive to understanding the mechanism of GOM-based humidity sensors. Owing to its good humidity-sensing properties, the HGO&GO&Mg2+ membrane-based QCM humidity sensor is a good candidate for humidity sensing.

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confidence: 99%

Quartz Crystal Microbalance Humidity Sensors Based on Structured Graphene Oxide Membranes with Magnesium Ions: Design, Mechanism and Performance

Peng

Zhao

et al. 2022

Membranes

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“…The quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), consisting of a vibrating quartz thin wafer sandwiched between two metal excitation electrodes, is a surface-sensitive analytical tool and a highly sensitive surface interface process analysis tool with nanogram-level sensitivity that can reflect in situ and in real time the mass changes on the surface of quartz wafers [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. QCM’s features, including real-time monitoring, the characterization of membrane deposition, the detection of specific antigens and study of cell adhesion, and its simplicity of operation, digital output, simple back-end processing circuit and strong anti-interference ability compared to other analytical tools, mean that it is widely used in chemical, physical, material, biological and other fields [ 4 , 5 , 6 ].…”

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Analysis of the Effect of Electrode Materials on the Sensitivity of Quartz Crystal Microbalance

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This paper investigated the effect of electrode materials on the performance of quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensors by means of theoretical calculation, experiment, and finite element analysis methods. First, we calculated the particle displacement amplitude and thus obtained the mass sensitivity function distribution of QCMs with gold, silver and aluminum electrodes, and found that the QCM with the gold electrode has the highest mass sensitivity at the center of the electrode. Then, we tested the humidity-sensing performance of QCMs with gold, silver, and aluminum electrodes using graphene oxide (GO) as the sensitive material, and found that the QCM with the gold electrode has higher humidity sensitivity. Finally, we used the finite element analysis software COMSOL Multiphysics to simulate the specific electrode material parameters that affect the sensitivity of the QCMs. The simulation results show that the density and Young’s modulus of the electrode material parameters mainly affect the sensitivity. The results of this paper are instructive for optimizing QCM sensor performance and improving the capability of QCM quantitative analysis.

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“…As needed, these nanostructures can be adjusted in terms of materials, size, and density. In comparison to 2D (graphene) and polymer materials, metal-oxide-based devices have shown more flexibility and efficiency [ 5 , 6 ]. Moreover, metal-oxide materials are more appealing due to their beneficial features—such as high sensitivity, low cost, simple sensing principle, target gas selectivity, and thermal stability [ 7 , 8 ].…”

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Negative Effects of Annealed Seed Layer on the Performance of ZnO-Nanorods Based Nitric Oxide Gas Sensor

Singh

Simanjuntak

et al. 2022

Sensors

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Nitric oxide (NO) is a toxic gas, which is dangerous for human health and causes many respiratory infections, poisoning, and lung damage. In this work, we have successfully grown ZnO nanorod film on annealed ZnO seed layer in different ambient temperatures, and the morphology of the nanorods sensing layer that affects the gas sensing response to nitric oxide (NO) gas were investigated. To acknowledge the effect of annealing treatment, the devices were fabricated with annealed seed layers in air and argon ambient at 300 °C and 500 °C for 1 h. To simulate a vertical device structure, a silver nanowire electrode covered in ZnO nanorod film was placed onto the hydrothermal grown ZnO nanorod film. We found that annealing treatment changes the seed layer’s grain size and defect concentration and is responsible for this phenomenon. The I–V and gas sensing characteristics were dependent on the oxygen defects concentration and porosity of nanorods to react with the target gas. The resulting as-deposited ZnO seed layer shows better sensing response than that annealed in an air and argon environment due to the nanorod morphology and variation in oxygen defect concentration. At room temperature, the devices show good sensing response to NO concentration of 10 ppb and up to 100 ppb. Shortly, these results can be beneficial in the NO breath detection for patients with chronic inflammatory airway disease, such as asthma.

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Gas and humidity sensing with quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) coated with graphene-based materials – A mini review

Cited by 118 publications

References 120 publications

Quartz Crystal Microbalance Humidity Sensors Based on Structured Graphene Oxide Membranes with Magnesium Ions: Design, Mechanism and Performance

Quartz Crystal Microbalance Humidity Sensors Based on Structured Graphene Oxide Membranes with Magnesium Ions: Design, Mechanism and Performance

Analysis of the Effect of Electrode Materials on the Sensitivity of Quartz Crystal Microbalance

Negative Effects of Annealed Seed Layer on the Performance of ZnO-Nanorods Based Nitric Oxide Gas Sensor

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