Qing Ma, Shihang Cao, Haoyang Wang, Yao Tang, Limei Liu, Enbo Xue, Ziyun Le, Xuyang Feng, Chenhua Wang, Litao Sun, Tobin J. Marks, Binghao Wang
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Abstract
Current toxic gas detection methods in industrial and environmental settings are limited by their reliance on manual monitoring and stationary sensors. Here, we present an autonomous mobile gas sensing system offering real-time monitoring and precise gas source localization without the need for human intervention. Room-temperature gas sensors based on high specific surface area indium gallium zinc oxide nanofibers (IGZO NFs) are developed, which exhibit low power consumption (∼0.5 mW), exceptional sensitivity (∼1290% ppb–1), and a low detection limit of 20 ppb for toxic NO2. When integrated into an autonomous mobile platform and supported by adaptive biologically inspired algorithms, the system exhibits a source localization efficiency of ∼1.5 m min–1, offering a remote, scalable, and efficient solution for detecting and localizing toxic gas leaks.
期刊介绍:
ACS Sensors is a peer-reviewed research journal that focuses on the dissemination of new and original knowledge in the field of sensor science, particularly those that selectively sense chemical or biological species or processes. The journal covers a broad range of topics, including but not limited to biosensors, chemical sensors, gas sensors, intracellular sensors, single molecule sensors, cell chips, and microfluidic devices. It aims to publish articles that address conceptual advances in sensing technology applicable to various types of analytes or application papers that report on the use of existing sensing concepts in new ways or for new analytes.