Chinese Chemical Letters, volume 34, issue 8, pages 107930
Ultra-thin CoAl layered double hydroxide nanosheets for the construction of highly sensitive and selective QCM humidity sensor
Yongheng Zhu
1
,
Dong Xiang
1
,
Jiujun Cheng
2
,
Lumin Wang
3
,
Chao Zhao
1
,
Yonghui Deng
4
,
Shuyi Xie
1
,
Yonggui Pan
1
,
Yong Zhao
1
,
Gengzhi Sun
3
,
Tianjun Ni
5
Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2023-08-01
Journal:
Chinese Chemical Letters
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR: 1.662
CiteScore: 14.1
Impact factor: 9.4
ISSN: 10018417, 18785964
General Chemistry
Abstract
To achieve real-time monitoring of humidity in various applications, we prepared facile and ultra-thin CoAl layered double hydroxide (CoAl LDH) nanosheets to engineer quartz crystal microbalances (QCM). The characteristics of CoAl LDH were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectric spectroscopy (XPS), Brunauer–Emmett–Telle (BET), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and zeta potential. Due to their large specific surface area and abundant hydroxyl groups, CoAl LDH nanosheets exhibit good humidity sensing performance. In a range of 11.3% and 97.6% relative humidity (RH), the sensor behaved an ultrahigh sensitivity (127.8 Hz/%RH), fast response (9.1 s) and recovery time (3.1 s), low hysteresis (3.1%RH), good linearity ( R 2 = 0.9993), stability and selectivity. Besides, the sensor can recover the initial response frequency after being wetted by deionized water, revealing superior self-recovery ability under high humidity. Based on in-situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), the adsorption mechanism of CoAl LDH toward water molecules was explored. The QCM sensor can distinguish different respiratory states of people and wetting degree of fingers, as well as monitor the humidity in vegetable packaging, suggesting excellent properties and a promising application in humidity sensing. CoAl LDH nanosheets with interlayer structure were prepared and modified on QCM sensor, which can selectively capture water molecules on their surface due to their high specific surface area and abundant hydroxyl groups. The humidity of human respiration and fruits and vegetables in storage can be sensitively and rapidly monitored by the QCM sensor.
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