A research on detection and identification of harmful gas utilizing cataluminescence-based sensor array

摘要

A novel cataluminescence (CTL)-based sensor array consisting of 9 types of catalytic nanomaterials was developed for the determination and identification of harmful gas. The sensing nanomaterials, including nano-sized metal oxides, carbonates and decorated nanoparticles, have been selected carefully. A 3×3 array was integrated by depositing these nanosized catalysts onto the ceramic chip. Dynamic and static analysis methods were utilized to characterize the performance of the sensor array to 4 kinds of harmful gas. Each compound gives its unique CTL pattern after interact with the sensor array, which can be employed to recognize ether, acetone, chloroform, and toluene. PCA was conducted to classify the harmful gas and the plots showed that the groups were well classified. In addition, the patterns obtained at different working temperature and the analytical characteristics of array were investigated. The CTL-based sensor array shows promising perspective for the recognition and discrimination of harmful gas.