Ultra-Low-Power Smart Electronic Nose System Based on Three-Dimensional Tin Oxide Nanotube Arrays

Jiaqi Chen, Zhuo Chen, Farid Boussaid, Daquan Zhang, Xiaofang Pan, Huijuan Zhao, Amine Bermak, Chi Ying Tsui, Xinran Wang, Zhiyong Fan*

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Abstract

In this work, we present a high-performance smart electronic nose (E-nose) system consisting of a multiplexed tin oxide (SnO2) nanotube sensor array, read-out circuit, wireless data transmission unit, mobile phone receiver, and data processing application (App). Using the designed nanotube sensor device structure in conjunction with multiple electrode materials, high-sensitivity gas detection and discrimination have been achieved at room temperature, enabling a 1000 times reduction of the sensor's power consumption as compared to a conventional device using thin film SnO2. The experimental results demonstrate that the developed E-nose can identify indoor target gases using a simple vector-matching gas recognition algorithm. In addition, the fabricated E-nose has achieved state-of-the-art sensitivity for H2 and benzene detection at room temperature with metal oxide sensors. Such a smart E-nose system can address the imperative needs for distributed environmental monitoring in smart homes, smart buildings, and smart cities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6079-6088
Number of pages10
JournalACS Nano
Volume12
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Jun 2018

Keywords

  • distributed sensor system
  • electronic nose
  • gas recognition
  • low-power gas sensor
  • tin oxide nanotube

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