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ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
卷 6, 期 7, 页码 5345-5356出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c05474
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2D Sc2CO2 MXene nanosheet; VOCs as biomarkers; chemiresistive sensor; work function-based sensor; density functional theory
This study investigates the sensing capability of Sc2CO2 MXene nanosheets for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath, which could potentially serve as biomarkers for physiological disorders. The results show that Sc2CO2 has a higher interaction with 2-propanol, ethanol, and acetonitrile. The chemiresistive sensor behavior reveals that Sc2CO2 is highly sensitive to acetonitrile, while the change in work function of Sc2CO2 nanosheets indicates sensitivity to toluene and isoprene. This research suggests that Sc2CO2 MXene nanosheets can be used as dual-mode sensors for the detection of VOC biomarkers in exhaled breath.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), namely, acetone, ethanol, acetonitrile, 2-propanol, isoprene, and toluene exhaled in human breath act as potential biomarkers for the identification of certain physiological disorders. This work investigates the sensing capability of two-dimensional Sc2CO2 MXene nanosheets toward these VOCs using first-principles density functional theory calculations. Since carbon dioxide and water vapor persist in the exhaled breath, their interaction with Sc2CO2 as interferent species is examined too. It is found that 2-propanol (-0.63 eV), ethanol (-0.59 eV), and acetonitrile (-0.51 eV) show higher interaction with the Sc2CO2. Meanwhile, the chemiresistive sensorial behavior has been examined, and it is revealed that Sc2CO2 is highly sensitive to acetonitrile (50.20%). Both ethanol (1.03 x 10-3 s) and 2-propanol (5.24 x 10-3 s) have a fast recovery at room temperature. Alternatively, the change in work function of Sc2CO2 nanosheets on adsorption of VOC biomarkers has been examined. The corresponding results have proved that the work function-based Sc2CO2 sensor is sensitive to physisorbed species like toluene (47.62%) and isoprene (37.83%) that are not quantifiable using the chemiresistive sensing mechanism. Overall, our research predicts that the Sc2CO2 MXene nanosheet can be utilized as a dual-mode sensor to detect potential VOC biomarkers in the exhaled breath. Also, our results will assist the experimentalists in designing MXene nanosheet-based room-temperature sensors as point-of-care breathalyzers for disease diagnosis.
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