Sensing Performance of Thermal Electronic Noses: A Comparison between ZnO and SnO<sub>2</sub> Nanowires
In recent times, an increasing number of applications in different fields need gas sensors that are miniaturized but also capable of distinguishing different gases and volatiles. Thermal electronic noses are new devices that meet this need, but their performance is still under study. In this work, w...
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Sumario: | In recent times, an increasing number of applications in different fields need gas sensors that are miniaturized but also capable of distinguishing different gases and volatiles. Thermal electronic noses are new devices that meet this need, but their performance is still under study. In this work, we compare the performance of two thermal electronic noses based on SnO<sub>2</sub> and ZnO nanowires. Using five different target gases (acetone, ammonia, ethanol, hydrogen and nitrogen dioxide), we investigated the ability of the systems to distinguish individual gases and estimate their concentration. SnO<sub>2</sub> nanowires proved to be more suitable for this purpose with a detection limit of 32 parts per billion, an always correct classification (100%) and a mean absolute error of 7 parts per million. |
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