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Enhanced trimethylamine gas sensor sensitivity based on quartz crystal microbalance using nanofibers overlaid with maltodextrin

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This study proposes a novel quartz crystal microbalance-based sensor using polyvinyl acetate nanofibers overlaid with maltodextrin to enhance sensitivity toward trimethylamine (TMA) gas. The sensor demonstrated a remarkable increase in sensitivity by 8.3 times, with a detection limit of 15.6 ppm. The enhanced sensitivity is due to reversible intermolecular Lewis acid–base interaction between active groups of maltodextrin and TMA gas molecules. Moreover, the sensor exhibited good selectivity, stability, and fast response and recovery times of 141 s and 116 s, respectively. The proposed sensor offers a promising alternative to conventional methods for accurately monitoring TMA gas levels in the air.

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The authors thank all PT Nanosense Instrument Indonesia employees who have provided technical support in this presented research work.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara, BLS 21, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

    Rizky Aflaha, Laila Katriani, Ahmad Hasan As’ari, Nur Laili Indah Sari, Ahmad Kusumaatmaja & Kuwat Triyana

  2. Department of Physics Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

    Laila Katriani

  3. Research Center for Advanced Materials, National Research and Innovation Agency, Building 440-442 Kawasan Puspiptek Serpong, Tangerang Selatan, 15314, Indonesia

    Ahmad Hasan As’ari

  4. Department of Materials Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Terusan Ryacudu, Way Hui, Jati Agung, Lampung Selatan, 35365, Indonesia

    Aditya Rianjanu

  5. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara, BLS 21, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

    Roto Roto

  6. Center for Green and Sustainable Materials, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Terusan Ryacudu, Way Hui, Jati Agung, Lampung Selatan, 35365, Indonesia

    Aditya Rianjanu

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RA: conceptualization; investigation; formal analysis; writing-original draft; writing-review and editing. LK, AHA, and NLIS: investigation. AK, AR, and RR: formal analysis; writing-review and editing. KT: resources; supervision; formal analysis; writing-review and editing. All authors approved the final manuscript.

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Aflaha, R., Katriani, L., As’ari, A.H. et al. Enhanced trimethylamine gas sensor sensitivity based on quartz crystal microbalance using nanofibers overlaid with maltodextrin. MRS Communications 13, 664–672 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-023-00409-3

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