Journal
MATERIALS LETTERS
Volume 302, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2021.130443
Keywords
Sensors; Nanocrystalline materials; Acetone; Semiconductors; Au doped
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [62075035]
- Innovation Team of Colleges and Universities in Guangdong Province [2020KCXTD030]
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Acetone, a biomarker present in low concentrations in human breath gas, requires a simple and noninvasive method for trace determination. An ultrasensitive acetone sensor based on gold-doped zinc oxide nanosheets has been developed, showing high sensitivity and selectivity to acetone with a detection limit of 0.2 ppm.
Acetone is a biomarker and the concentration is very low in human breath gas. A simple and noninvasive method for the trace determination of acetone is important for medical diagnosis. An ultrasensitive acetone sensor based on gold doped zinc oxide nanosheets has been developed for detecting acetone. The Au doped ZnO nanosheets were prepared by a facile hydrothermal method with calcination process. The composite was composed of 10 nm gold nanospheres and holey ZnO nanosheets with 25 nm thickness. Due to the high specific surface area, small crystallite size of the holy ZnO nanosheets and the catalytic effect of gold nanoparticles, the sensor based on the composite shows ultra-sensitivity and selectivity to acetone (1012.6/100 ppm) and the detection limit is 0.2 ppm.
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