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Advances in Two Dimensional Chemical Sensors

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 2198

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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Molecular imaging technology is used as a powerful observation method in the field of molecular life science, and the research on new visualizing methods for a wider range of detection targets are being promoted. At present, it is still a very limited area, but the development of multidimensional measurement in the field of chemical measurement is expected to have various applications as an unprecedented powerful technology. Visualization of molecular distribution in the gas and liquid phases contributes not only to medical, diagnostic and drug discovery applications, but also to the development of various new technologies such as e-tongue and e-nose, living space monitoring, health management and safety measures.

In this special issue, we will focus on the latest research of two-dimensional chemical sensors. Both research articles and review papers are invited for submission in the following non-exclusive areas:

- Gas sensors and molecular detection in gaseous phase;

- Ion sensors and molecular detection in liquid phase;

- Array sensors for chemical imaging and drag screening;

- Sensing materials and structures for two-dimensional sensing;

- Signal processing and artificial intelligence for two-dimensional sensing;

- Health and wellness applications;

- Novel chemical sensing systems

Prof. Hidekazu Uchida
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • gas sensor
  • molecular detection in gaseous phase
  • Array sensors for chemical imaging
  • novel chemical sensing systems
  • two-dimensional sensing

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Electrical and Low Frequency Noise Characterization of Graphene Chemical Sensor Devices Having Different Geometries
by JongBong Nah, Frank Keith Perkins, Evgeniya H. Lock, Anindya Nath, Anthony Boyd, Rachael L. Myers-Ward, David Kurt Gaskill, Michael Osofsky and Mulpuri V. Rao
Sensors 2022, 22(3), 1183; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/s22031183 - 04 Feb 2022
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Chemiresistive graphene sensors are promising for chemical sensing applications due to their simple device structure, high sensitivity, potential for miniaturization, low-cost, and fast response. In this work, we investigate the effect of (1) ZnO nanoparticle functionalization and (2) engineered defects onto graphene sensing [...] Read more.
Chemiresistive graphene sensors are promising for chemical sensing applications due to their simple device structure, high sensitivity, potential for miniaturization, low-cost, and fast response. In this work, we investigate the effect of (1) ZnO nanoparticle functionalization and (2) engineered defects onto graphene sensing channel on device resistance and low frequency electrical noise. The engineered defects of interest include 2D patterns of squares, stars, and circles and 1D patterns of slots parallel and transverse to the applied electric potential. The goal of this work is to determine which devices are best suited for chemical sensing applications. We find that, relative to pristine graphene devices, nanoparticle functionalization leads to reduced contact resistance but increased sheet resistance. In addition, functionalization lowers 1/f current noise on all but the uniform mesa device and the two devices with graphene strips parallel to carrier transport. The strongest correlations between noise and engineering defects, where normalized noise amplitude as a function of frequency f is described by a model of AN/fγ, are that γ increases with graphene area and contact area but decreases with device total perimeter, including internal features. We did not find evidence of a correlation between the scalar amplitude, AN, and the device channel geometries. In general, for a given device area, the least noise was observed on the least-etched device. These results will lead to an understanding of what features are needed to obtain the optimal device resistance and how to reduce the 1/f noise which will lead to improved sensor performance. Full article
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