Dual Selective Gas Sensor Based on Delafossite CuCoO2 with Instantaneously Attenuated Response to Amine at Room Temperature

Gas sensors with dual selectivity are highly desirable for the manufacture of high-performance, miniaturized, and low-cost sensor prototypes. In this work, we introduce a dual selective gas sensor with a temperature-dependent sensing behavior based on delafossite CuCoO2 microcrystals. At room temperature, the sensor exhibits an obvious response to amine with a good selectivity to n-BuNH2, while the sensor displays a special selective response to triethylamine (TEA) at 250 degrees C. This dual sensing behavior makes it convenient for analyzing the mixture gases of n-BuNH2 and TEA via constructing the sensor array with a detection deviation below 10%. The sensor can also be applied to evaluate the spoilage of meat that is operated at room temperature. The temperature-dependent sensing behavior can be attributed to the different adsorption behaviors of gas molecules on CuCoO2 along with the different oxidation abilities of oxygen ions generated at different temperatures.

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Dual selective gas sensor with temperature-dependent sensing behavior based on CuCoO2 microcrystals is introduced, which can distinguish amine gases and triethylamine. It enables convenient analysis of mixed gases and can be applied for evaluating the spoilage of meat.