Fully Printed Flexible Chemiresistors with Tunable Selectivity Based on Gold Nanoparticles

Autor: Tobias Vossmeyer, Patrick P. Tjarks, Hendrik Schlicke, Bendix Ketelsen, Ying-Chih Liao
Přispěvatelé: Publica
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Chemosensors, Vol 8, Iss 116, p 116 (2020)
Chemosensors
Volume 8
Issue 4
ISSN: 2227-9040
Popis: This study presents a method for printing flexible chemiresistors comprising thin film transducers based on cross-linked gold nanoparticles (GNPs). First, interdigitated silver paste electrodes are printed onto polyimide (PI) foil via dispenser printing. Second, coatings of GNPs and dithiol/monothiol blends are inkjet-printed onto these electrode structures. 1,9-Nonanedithiol (9DT) is used as cross-linking agent and a variety of monothiols are added to tune the sensors&rsquo
chemical selectivity. When dosing these sensors with different analyte vapors (n-octane, toluene, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, 1-butanol, 1-propanol, ethanol, water
concentration range: 25&ndash
2000 ppm) they show fully reversible responses with short response and recovery times. The response isotherms follow a first-order Langmuir model, and their initial slopes reveal sensitivities of up to 4.5 ×
 
10&minus

ppm&minus
1. Finally, it is demonstrated that arrays of printed sensors can be used to clearly discern analytes of different polarity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE