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Facile synthesis of bismuth ferrite nanoparticles for ppm-level isopropanol gas sensor

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Breath gas detection has attracted significant attention for the early screening of lung cancer. In this paper, we synthesized bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) nanoparticles via a green and facile microwave hydrothermal method for detecting low concentration isopropanol. The influence of material’s synthesis process parameters, including temperature, time and power of synthesis on the physicochemical properties, has been explored. The structure, morphology and other material properties of BiFeO3 were analyzed by a series of characterization methods such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray electron spectroscopy (XPS). The effects of synthesis process parameters and testing conditions on gas sensing performance were investigated by a four-channel testing chamber. In addition, the mechanism of gas-sensitive response was also discussed. Considering the authentic situation of exhaled breath of human, we conducted the experiment of ultralow concentration and high humidity systematically. Typically, the BiFeO3 gas sensor revealed extraordinary sensitive performance at an optimal working temperature of 275 °C. An excellent linear relationship existed in the response and gas concentration, as the response value can reach 3.9 towards 1 ppm isopropanol even if it is in a 100% relative humidity (RH) atmosphere.

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This study was financially supported by the Outstanding Youth Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China under Grant No. BK20211548, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 51872254 and the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No. 2017YFE0115900.

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    Zichen Zheng, Ying Li, Yifan Luo & Chao Zhang

  2. Service de Science des Matériaux, Faculté Polytechnique, Université de Mons, 7000, Mons, Belgium

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All authors contributed to the study conception and analysis. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by ZZh and YL. The first draft of the manuscript was written by ZZh and YL. YL and MD edited the entire draft. CZ supervised the whole work and edited the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Zheng, Z., Li, Y., Luo, Y. et al. Facile synthesis of bismuth ferrite nanoparticles for ppm-level isopropanol gas sensor. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 18507–18521 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08703-x

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