Highly Selective Ammonia Detection in NiO-Functionalized Graphene Micropatterns for Beef Quality Monitoring

Seungsoo Kim, Yeonhoo Kim, Jaehyun Kim, Seung Ju Kim, Taehoon Kim, Jaegun Sim, Sang Eon Jun, Jiheon Lim, Tae Hoon Eom, Hyeong Seok Lee, Gwan Hyoung Lee, Byung Hee Hong, Mi Hwa Oh, Yun Suk Huh, Ho Won Jang

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Abstract

Graphene has emerged as one of the most promising materials for next-generation gas sensor platforms due to its high flexibility, transparency, and hydrophobicity. However, graphene shows inherent low selectivity in gas sensing. This has led to extensive development of noble-metal decoration on graphene to modulate its surface chemistry for enhanced selectivity. While noble metals such as Pt, Pd, and Au have widely been employed to functionalize graphene surface, non-noble metal decoration of graphene has remained underexplored. Here, an unprecedented room-temperature self-activated graphene gas sensor functionalized by NiO nanoparticles and its application to wearable devices monitoring ammonia gas in daily life are demonstrated. NiO-functionalized graphene micropatterns show ultra-high selectivity to ammonia with a low detection limit of 2.547 ppt. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the strong attraction between NiO and NH3 induced by charge depletion and the vertex region of NiO accelerate the adsorption of NH3 molecules. Furthermore, a wearable graphene device demonstrates the capability to detect ammonia emissions from beef, triggering an alarm call when a specific threshold is exceeded. This work proposes the functionalization of graphene with transition metal oxides, extending beyond the conventional noble metal decoration, and the potential utilization of the graphene for wearable devices.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2407885
JournalAdvanced Functional Materials
Volume34
Issue number46
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Nov 2024

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Keywords

  • 2D materials
  • chemical sensors
  • graphene functionalization
  • metal decoration
  • micropatterning
  • wearable devices

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