Real-Time Tunable Gas Sensing Platform Based on SnO2 Nanoparticles Activated by Blue Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes

Micro-light-emitting diodes (μLEDs) have gained significant interest as an activation source for gas sensors owing to their advantages, including room temperature operation and low power consumption. However, despite these benefits, challenges still exist such as a limited range of detectable gases...

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Main Authors: Nam, Gi B., Ryu, Jung-El, Eom, Tae H., Kim, Seung J., Suh, Jun M., Lee, Seungmin, Choi, Sungkyun, Moon, Cheon W., Park, Seon J., Lee, Soo M., Kim, Byungsoo, Park, Sung H., Yang, Jin W., Min, Sangjin
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics
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Language:English
Published: Springer Nature Singapore 2024
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/156079
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author Nam, Gi B.
Ryu, Jung-El
Eom, Tae H.
Kim, Seung J.
Suh, Jun M.
Lee, Seungmin
Choi, Sungkyun
Moon, Cheon W.
Park, Seon J.
Lee, Soo M.
Kim, Byungsoo
Park, Sung H.
Yang, Jin W.
Min, Sangjin
author2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics
author_facet Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics
Nam, Gi B.
Ryu, Jung-El
Eom, Tae H.
Kim, Seung J.
Suh, Jun M.
Lee, Seungmin
Choi, Sungkyun
Moon, Cheon W.
Park, Seon J.
Lee, Soo M.
Kim, Byungsoo
Park, Sung H.
Yang, Jin W.
Min, Sangjin
author_sort Nam, Gi B.
collection MIT
description Micro-light-emitting diodes (μLEDs) have gained significant interest as an activation source for gas sensors owing to their advantages, including room temperature operation and low power consumption. However, despite these benefits, challenges still exist such as a limited range of detectable gases and slow response. In this study, we present a blue μLED-integrated light-activated gas sensor array based on SnO2 nanoparticles (NPs) that exhibit excellent sensitivity, tunable selectivity, and rapid detection with micro-watt level power consumption. The optimal power for μLED is observed at the highest gas response, supported by finite-difference time-domain simulation. Additionally, we first report the visible light-activated selective detection of reducing gases using noble metal-decorated SnO2 NPs. The noble metals induce catalytic interaction with reducing gases, clearly distinguishing NH3, H2, and C2H5OH. Real-time gas monitoring based on a fully hardware-implemented light-activated sensing array was demonstrated, opening up new avenues for advancements in light-activated electronic nose technologies.
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spelling mit-1721.1/1560792025-01-12T04:52:18Z Real-Time Tunable Gas Sensing Platform Based on SnO2 Nanoparticles Activated by Blue Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes Nam, Gi B. Ryu, Jung-El Eom, Tae H. Kim, Seung J. Suh, Jun M. Lee, Seungmin Choi, Sungkyun Moon, Cheon W. Park, Seon J. Lee, Soo M. Kim, Byungsoo Park, Sung H. Yang, Jin W. Min, Sangjin Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Micro-light-emitting diodes (μLEDs) have gained significant interest as an activation source for gas sensors owing to their advantages, including room temperature operation and low power consumption. However, despite these benefits, challenges still exist such as a limited range of detectable gases and slow response. In this study, we present a blue μLED-integrated light-activated gas sensor array based on SnO2 nanoparticles (NPs) that exhibit excellent sensitivity, tunable selectivity, and rapid detection with micro-watt level power consumption. The optimal power for μLED is observed at the highest gas response, supported by finite-difference time-domain simulation. Additionally, we first report the visible light-activated selective detection of reducing gases using noble metal-decorated SnO2 NPs. The noble metals induce catalytic interaction with reducing gases, clearly distinguishing NH3, H2, and C2H5OH. Real-time gas monitoring based on a fully hardware-implemented light-activated sensing array was demonstrated, opening up new avenues for advancements in light-activated electronic nose technologies. 2024-08-14T14:37:47Z 2024-08-14T14:37:47Z 2024-08-08 2024-08-11T03:12:35Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/156079 Nam, G.B., Ryu, JE., Eom, T.H. et al. Real-Time Tunable Gas Sensing Platform Based on SnO2 Nanoparticles Activated by Blue Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes. Nano-Micro Lett. 16, 261 (2024). PUBLISHER_CC en 10.1007/s40820-024-01486-2 Nano-Micro Letters Creative Commons Attribution https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Author(s) application/pdf Springer Nature Singapore Springer Nature Singapore
spellingShingle Nam, Gi B.
Ryu, Jung-El
Eom, Tae H.
Kim, Seung J.
Suh, Jun M.
Lee, Seungmin
Choi, Sungkyun
Moon, Cheon W.
Park, Seon J.
Lee, Soo M.
Kim, Byungsoo
Park, Sung H.
Yang, Jin W.
Min, Sangjin
Real-Time Tunable Gas Sensing Platform Based on SnO2 Nanoparticles Activated by Blue Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes
title Real-Time Tunable Gas Sensing Platform Based on SnO2 Nanoparticles Activated by Blue Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes
title_full Real-Time Tunable Gas Sensing Platform Based on SnO2 Nanoparticles Activated by Blue Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes
title_fullStr Real-Time Tunable Gas Sensing Platform Based on SnO2 Nanoparticles Activated by Blue Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes
title_full_unstemmed Real-Time Tunable Gas Sensing Platform Based on SnO2 Nanoparticles Activated by Blue Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes
title_short Real-Time Tunable Gas Sensing Platform Based on SnO2 Nanoparticles Activated by Blue Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes
title_sort real time tunable gas sensing platform based on sno2 nanoparticles activated by blue micro light emitting diodes
url https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/156079
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