Self-assembled organic monolayer functionalized MIL-88B for selective acetone detection at room temperature

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Self-assembled organic monolayer functionalized MIL-88B for selective acetone detection at room temperature

Yuqing Du¹, Ning Lian², Wei Liu¹, Zhiheng Zhang¹, Jiahang Huo¹, Xin Chen¹, Junmeng Guo¹, Peng Cui¹, Lei Wei³, Zuliang Du¹, Gang Cheng¹

1. School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, Key Lab for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, Henan, China;
2. College of Information Engineering, Technology & Media University of Henan Kaifeng, Kaifeng, 475004, Henan, China;
3. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore

Received:2024-07-30 Revised:2024-10-06 Accepted:2024-10-10 Online:2024-12-20 Published:2024-12-20
Contact: Wei Liu,E-mail:weil@henu.edu.cn;Gang Cheng,E-mail:chenggang@henu.edu.cn
Supported by:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (62104063, 61974040), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2021M701055, 2022T150188). Key Scientific and Technological Project of Henan Provinces (232102221006).

Self-assembled organic monolayer functionalized MIL-88B for selective acetone detection at room temperature

Yuqing Du¹, Ning Lian², Wei Liu¹, Zhiheng Zhang¹, Jiahang Huo¹, Xin Chen¹, Junmeng Guo¹, Peng Cui¹, Lei Wei³, Zuliang Du¹, Gang Cheng¹

1. School of Nanoscience and Materials Engineering, Key Lab for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, Henan, China;
2. College of Information Engineering, Technology & Media University of Henan Kaifeng, Kaifeng, 475004, Henan, China;
3. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore

通讯作者: Wei Liu,E-mail:weil@henu.edu.cn;Gang Cheng,E-mail:chenggang@henu.edu.cn
作者简介:Yuqing Du received a B.S. degree from Xinyang Normal University in 2023. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Key Lab for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng, China. Her research interests are semiconductor oxide and plasma-modulated gas sensors. Ning Lian received an M.S. degree from Jilin Agricultural University in 2015. She is currently working at Technology & Media University of Henan, Kaifeng, China as a lecturer. Her research interests mainly focus on gas sensors related to artificial intelligence.
Wei Liu received his Ph.D. degree from Jilin University in 2018. He was a visiting scholar at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological University under the supervision of Prof. Lei Wei from 2019 to 2020. Currently, he is an associate professor at the Key Lab for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng, China. His research interests are gas sensor and self-powered nanosensors.
Zhiheng Zhang received a B.E. degree from Nanyang Institute of Technology in 2022. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Key Lab for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng, China. His research interests are semiconductor oxide and plasma-modulated gas sensors.
Jiahang Huo received a B.E. degree from Nanyang Institute of Technology in 2022. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Key Lab for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng, China. His research interests are semiconductor oxide and plasma-regulated gas sensors.
Xin Chen received a B.E. degree from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan Institute in 2022. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Key Lab for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng, China. His research interests are semiconductor oxide and plasma-modulated gas sensors.
Junmeng Guo received his B.S. degree from Henan University and Ph.D. degree from Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2018. Currently, he is an associate professor at the Key Lab for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng, China. His research interests are 2D nanomaterials fabrication and characteristics, TENG air discharge, and selfpowered nanosensors.
Peng Cui received a B.S. degree from Jilin University in 2009 and Ph.D. degree from Sungkyunkwan University in 2015. He was a research fellow in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University under the supervision of Prof. Lee Pooi See. Currently, he is a professor at the Key Lab for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng, China. His research interests are triboelectric nanogenerators and self-powered electronic devices.
Lei Wei received a B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Wuhan University of Technology, China, in 2005 and Ph.D. degree in photonics engineering from the Technical University of Denmark, Denmark, in 2011. Then he joined the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as a postdoctoral associate. During his postdoctoral studies at MIT, Dr. Wei has led the original research on in-fiber fundamental junction structures, and established a versatile approach to produce semiconductor spheres scalable in size and quantity. In 2014, he joined the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore as a Nanyang Assistant Professor.
Zuliang Du received a master’s degree (1991) and Ph.D. degree (1999) in condensed matter physics from Jilin University. Now, he is director of Key Lab for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng, China. His major is condensed matter physics and materials and his main interest is concerned with the research of nanostructures materials and devices, photoelectric materials and molecule assembly. Up to date, there are more than 10 nationallevel research projects in total completed or being undertaken, including those from the National Key Projects for Basic Researches of China (973-project), the National High-Tech Programmes of China (863-Programmes), and the projects from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
Gang Cheng received a B.S. degree from Henan University in 2000 and Ph.D. degree from Jilin University in 2008. He was a visiting scholar at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology under the supervision of Prof.
Zhong Lin (Z. L.) Wang from 2013 to 2016. Currently, he is a full-time professor at the Key Lab for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng, China. His research interests are nanostructure-based electronic and optoelectronic devices, nanogenerator, and selfpowered nanosensors.
基金资助:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (62104063, 61974040), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2021M701055, 2022T150188). Key Scientific and Technological Project of Henan Provinces (232102221006).

Abstract

Abstract: Acetone detection is crucial for diagnosing diseases such as diabetes and lung cancer. Therefore, it is essential to design a room-temperature acetone gas sensor with fast response and recovery times, high sensitivity, high selectivity, and a low detection limit. However, current acetone gas sensors face challenges in achieving high-selectivity detection at room temperature. This study primarily utilizes self-assembled organic monolayer functionalized MIL-88B to prepare selectivity acetone sensors. The results show that the detection sensitivity of the improved sensor to acetone is significantly improved. Compared with the MIL-88B sensor (0.1 ppm), the response value of the MIL-88B@3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMS) sensor is increased by about 61.9%. The response to 10 ppm acetone is 83, and the selectivity is greatly improved at room temperature. This can be attributed to the chemical interactions between acetone molecules and APTMS on the sensor surface, which improves the sensor's specific recognition ability for acetone. Additionally, the sensor exhibits better stability and shorter response and recovery times. Consequently, the APTMS functionalization of MIL-88B presents an effective method for preparing room-temperature acetone sensors, combining high sensitivity and selectivity, and offering potential for non-invasive disease diagnosis.

Key words: MIL-88B, APTMS, Selectivity, Acetone sensor, Room temperature

摘要： Acetone detection is crucial for diagnosing diseases such as diabetes and lung cancer. Therefore, it is essential to design a room-temperature acetone gas sensor with fast response and recovery times, high sensitivity, high selectivity, and a low detection limit. However, current acetone gas sensors face challenges in achieving high-selectivity detection at room temperature. This study primarily utilizes self-assembled organic monolayer functionalized MIL-88B to prepare selectivity acetone sensors. The results show that the detection sensitivity of the improved sensor to acetone is significantly improved. Compared with the MIL-88B sensor (0.1 ppm), the response value of the MIL-88B@3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMS) sensor is increased by about 61.9%. The response to 10 ppm acetone is 83, and the selectivity is greatly improved at room temperature. This can be attributed to the chemical interactions between acetone molecules and APTMS on the sensor surface, which improves the sensor's specific recognition ability for acetone. Additionally, the sensor exhibits better stability and shorter response and recovery times. Consequently, the APTMS functionalization of MIL-88B presents an effective method for preparing room-temperature acetone sensors, combining high sensitivity and selectivity, and offering potential for non-invasive disease diagnosis.

关键词: MIL-88B, APTMS, Selectivity, Acetone sensor, Room temperature

Yuqing Du, Ning Lian, Wei Liu, Zhiheng Zhang, Jiahang Huo, Xin Chen, Junmeng Guo, Peng Cui, Lei Wei, Zuliang Du, Gang Cheng. Self-assembled organic monolayer functionalized MIL-88B for selective acetone detection at room temperature[J]. Moore and More, 2025, 1(2): 134-146.

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