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Vol. 16 (2024)

Laser-Induced and MOF-Derived Metal Oxide/Carbon Composite for Synergistically Improved Ethanol Sensing at Room temperature

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01332-5
Hyeongtae Lim
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, DGIST, Daegu 42988, South Korea
Hyeokjin Kwon
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, DGIST, Daegu 42988, South Korea
Hongki Kang
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, DGIST, Daegu 42988, South Korea
Jae Eun Jang
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, DGIST, Daegu 42988, South Korea
Hyuk‑Jun Kwon
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, DGIST, Daegu 42988, South Korea

Corresponding Author: Hyuk‑Jun Kwon

hj.kwon@dgist.ac.kr

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 16 (2024), Article Number: 113

Abstract

Advancements in sensor technology have significantly enhanced atmospheric monitoring. Notably, metal oxide and carbon (MOx/C) hybrids have gained attention for their exceptional sensitivity and room-temperature sensing performance. However, previous methods of synthesizing MOx/C composites suffer from problems, including inhomogeneity, aggregation, and challenges in micropatterning. Herein, we introduce a refined method that employs a metal–organic framework (MOF) as a precursor combined with direct laser writing. The inherent structure of MOFs ensures a uniform distribution of metal ions and organic linkers, yielding homogeneous MOx/C structures. The laser processing facilitates precise micropatterning (< 2 μm, comparable to typical photolithography) of the MOx/C crystals. The optimized MOF-derived MOx/C sensor rapidly detected ethanol gas even at room temperature (105 and 18 s for response and recovery, respectively), with a broad range of sensing performance from 170 to 3,400 ppm and a high response value of up to 3,500%. Additionally, this sensor exhibited enhanced stability and thermal resilience compared to previous MOF-based counterparts. This research opens up promising avenues for practical applications in MOF-derived sensing devices.


Highlights:
1 Metal oxide and carbon hybrids (MOx/C) were micropatterned very rapidly and energy efficiently by direct laser writing.
2 Metal-organic framework was the ideal precursor for fabricating homogeneous MOx/C hybrids due to regularly spaced metal ions and organic ligands.
3 The fabricated sensor not only demonstrated broad-range gas sensing capability for ethanol gas (170-3,400 ppm) but also exhibited exceptional sensitivity, rapid response and recovery, selectivity, linearity, and thermal stability.

Keywords

Metal–organic frameworks Metal oxide Carbon composite Laser Gas sensor
Lim, Hyeongtae, Hyeokjin Kwon, Hongki Kang, Jae Eun Jang, and Hyuk‑Jun Kwon. 2024. “Laser-Induced and MOF-Derived Metal Oxide/Carbon Composite for Synergistically Improved Ethanol Sensing at Room Temperature”. Nano-Micro Letters 16 (February):113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01332-5.
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