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57Fe Mössbauer study of an iron(II) sensor for the detection of toxic gases at room temperature

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Abstract

We present herein the magnetic and Mössbauer investigation of a colorimetric chemical sensor with the chemical formula [Fe(H2btm)2(H2O)2]Cl2 (1) (H2btm = Di(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methane). The spectra were recorded before and after sensing a series of toxic gases (MeOH, diethylenetriamine, hexylamine, 1,2-diaminocyclohexane, 3-picolylamine, pyridine and furfurylamine). Worth to note that the sensing process (color changes) proceeds at room temperature, does not require any pretreatment and can be detected as well by the naked eyes. 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy not only allows to identify the nature of spin states involved in our Fe(II) sensor but also to evaluate quantitatively the respective spin state population, i.e. high spin and low-spin states.

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This work was supported through the Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique—FNRS (CDR 33694457, PDR T.0095.21), the Ministère de l’Education et de la Recherche de Roumanie and WBI. L. S. was supported by fellowship from the China Scholarship Council (201804910584). We thank GFSM for supporting participation of L. S. to ICAME 2021 (Brasov, Romania).

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  2. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science & Research Center MANSiD, “Stefan cel Mare” University, University Street, No. 13, 720229, Suceava, Romania

    Aurelian Rotaru

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Sun, L., Rotaru, A. & Garcia, Y. 57Fe Mössbauer study of an iron(II) sensor for the detection of toxic gases at room temperature. Hyperfine Interact 242, 23 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-021-01754-2

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