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Synthesis and Characterization of Materials for Sensors

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Materials Characterization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 637

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School of Materials Science and Physics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China
Interests: sensors; polymer; perovskite; gas-sensitive materials; nanomaterials

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College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
Interests: nanomaterials; electrochemistry; sensors; electrocatalysis; perovskite
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CUMT-IoT perception Mine Research Center, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China
Interests: electrochemical electrode; battery safety monitoring; gas sensors and sensing systems; sensing signal recognition; low-power and high-performance sensors and sensor arrays
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MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: trace gas sensors; metal halide perovskites; gas-sensitive materials; nanomaterials

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School of Information and Control Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Interests: microwave photonics; silicon photonics; sensors; gas sensitive

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School of Safety Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Interests: breath analysis; wearable sensors

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sensors play an important role in environmental monitoring, industrial safety, and other fields, but current sensors are still faced with stability, and sensing performance is difficult to meet in the increasing requirements for applications. Therefore, how to develop the better stability and better sensing performance of the material has become a very urgent demand. Here, we are pleased to invite you to contribute a research paper or review on the topics of the high-throughput screening of sensor materials, the synthesis and characterization of sensor materials and devices, sensor signal processing, and sensor applications, etc., in order to promote the technological development of artificial intelligence in the direction of sensor material optimization, structural design, process exploration, performance improvement, etc., and build a model for sensitive material property calculation and optimal material system mining. Designing optimization methods for the sensor structural parameters generated under high throughput screening, constructing automatic learning optimization models for the key processing parameters of sensors, developing intelligent algorithms such as sensor self-calibration and adaptive compensation, and preparing new intelligent sensors enabled by artificial intelligence are necessary so that the performance of sensors can meet the growing demand.

This Special Issue aims to promote the development of sensors. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • High-throughput screening of sensing materials.
  • Synthesis and characterization of materials for s
  • Intelligent processing of sensing signals.
  • Preparation and application of sensors.
  • Perovskite-based sensors.
  • Metal oxide-based sensors.
  • MEMS or MEMS array sensors.
  • E-Nose.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Sheng Huang
Prof. Dr. Jiankun Sun
Guest Editors

Dr. Mingzhi Jiao
Dr. Yangyang Ju
Dr. Yue Wang
Dr. Wufan Xuan
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Keywords

  • artificial intelligence
  • intelligent sensor
  • intelligent algorithm
  • material synthesis and characterization
  • sensor applications

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Photochromic Sensors for Paper Marking
by Elżbieta Sąsiadek-Andrzejczak, Malwina Jaszczak-Kuligowska, Mariusz Dudek, Adam K. Puszkarz and Marek Kozicki
Materials 2025, 18(11), 2501; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18112501 - 26 May 2025
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This study presents UV radiation sensors for use as paper marking. The sensors turn pink under exposure to UVA radiation and the color change is reversible. Additionally, a UV radiation retarder was applied to the sensor to delay the reaction and weaken the [...] Read more.
This study presents UV radiation sensors for use as paper marking. The sensors turn pink under exposure to UVA radiation and the color change is reversible. Additionally, a UV radiation retarder was applied to the sensor to delay the reaction and weaken the change in sensor color. The color changes of the sensors were analyzed depending on the absorbed dose of UVA radiation using reflectance spectrophotometry. Furthermore, the chemical analysis and surface morphology of the samples were performed using Raman Spectroscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy, respectively. In addition, the structure of the sensors on the paper surface was assessed using X-ray Micro-Computed Tomography. Finally, possible potential applications for these types of sensors were presented, including marking, securing, and protecting against the counterfeiting of documents, paper packaging, and other paper products, and creating decorative elements, as well as measuring the 2D/3D dose distribution of UV radiation on paper products. Full article
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