Chemical Sensing Properties of BaF2-Modified hBN Flakes towards Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Material Synthesis and Sensor Preparation
2.2. Characterisation
3. Results
3.1. Structural Analysis
3.2. Sensing Properties of the hBN Nanosheets
3.2.1. Resistance of the Sensors
3.2.2. Performance of the Sensors
3.2.3. Determination of Sensing Parameters
Analyte | Active Material | Sensor Type | Conc. Range (ppm) | Temp. (°C) | LoD (ppm) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acetone | ZnO | Chemoresistive | 5–1000 | 300 | 10 | [40] |
ZnO/Gr | 10–10000 | 280 | 13.3 | [50] | ||
pristine hBN | 0–100 | RT | 86 | This work | ||
2.5wt% BaF2-hBN | 43 | |||||
5wt% BaF2-hBN | 460 | |||||
10wt% BaF2-hBN | 144 | |||||
α-Fe2O3/rGO | 5–500 | 225 | 5 | [53] | ||
g-C3N4/WO3 | N/A | 340 | 100 | [43] | ||
Ti3C2Tx | Electrochemical | N/A | RT | 0.05 | [42] | |
Ethanol | SnO2/MoS2 | Chemoresistive | N/A | 280 | 50 | [54] |
ZnO/GO | 10–1000 | 400 | 10 | [55] | ||
pristine hBN | 0–100 | RT | 30 | This work | ||
2.5wt% BaF2-hBN | 62 | |||||
5wt% BaF2-hBN | 543 | |||||
10wt% BaF2-hBN | 134 | |||||
Ti3C2Tx | Electrochemical | N/A | RT | 0.10 | [42] |
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Analyte | Parameter | 0 wt% | 2.5 wt% | 5 wt% | 10 wt% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acetone | f (kHz) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
S (×10−2 ppm−1) | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.042 | 0.72 | |
LoD (ppm) | 86.2 | 43.2 | 460 | 144 | |
Ethanol | f (kHz) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
S (×10−2 ppm−1) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.045 | 0.19 | |
LoD (ppm) | 30.4 | 61.7 | 542.6 | 133.5 | |
Acetone: Ethanol (1:1) | f (kHz) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
S (×10−3 ppm−1) | −9.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 10.0 | |
LoD (ppm) | 30.4 | 18 | 197 | 439 |
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Matsoso, B.J.; Garcia-Martinez, C.; Mongwe, T.H.; Toury, B.; Serbena, J.P.M.; Journet, C. Chemical Sensing Properties of BaF2-Modified hBN Flakes towards Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds. Chemosensors 2021, 9, 263. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9090263
Matsoso BJ, Garcia-Martinez C, Mongwe TH, Toury B, Serbena JPM, Journet C. Chemical Sensing Properties of BaF2-Modified hBN Flakes towards Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds. Chemosensors. 2021; 9(9):263. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9090263
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatsoso, Boitumelo J., Clara Garcia-Martinez, Thomas H. Mongwe, Bérangère Toury, José P. M. Serbena, and Catherine Journet. 2021. "Chemical Sensing Properties of BaF2-Modified hBN Flakes towards Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds" Chemosensors 9, no. 9: 263. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9090263