Time‐Frequency Domain NO <sub>2</sub> ‐Humidity Sensor with Full‐Range Tolerance Based on Pt Single‐Atom Sensitized Nb <sub>2</sub> CT <i> <sub>x</sub> </i> Nanosheets
Real-time in situ detection of NO<sub>2</sub> is crucial for ensuring industrial safety and healthcare. However, conventional gas sensors face challenges from environmental humidity interference, limiting their reliability in practical applications. This study presents a dual-mode, full-range NO<sub>2</sub>-humidity sensing platform based on Pt single-atom-sensitized Nb<sub>2</sub>CT<sub>x</sub> nanosheets (Pt SA-Nb<sub>2</sub>CT<sub>x</sub>) integrated with TPU fiber mats (Pt SA-Nb<sub>2</sub>CT<sub>x</sub>@TPU). Combining resistive gas sensing and capacitive humidity sensing within a single device, this platform enables simultaneous NO<sub>2</sub> and humidity detection with full-range humidity tolerance. The uniformly dispersed Pt single-atoms on the Nb<sub>2</sub>CT<sub>x</sub> nanosheets catalyze oxygen molecule dissociation and provide additional surface-active adsorption sites, achieving a 9.1-fold improvement in resistance response to 5 ppm NO<sub>2</sub> and a 25.7-fold increase in capacitance response at 95% relative humidity. Importantly, the unaffected capacitive response allows precise calibration of NO<sub>2</sub> concentration using resistance and capacitance, ensuring accurate NO<sub>2</sub> detection across diverse and fluctuating humidity. Leveraging time- and frequency-domain NO<sub>2</sub>-humidity sensing capability, the Pt SA-Nb<sub>2</sub>CT<sub>x</sub>@TPU sensor is successfully integrated into self-designed functional modules to realize humidity tracking, industrial NO<sub>2</sub> concentration alarming in full-humidity range as well as asthma prevention and alarm applications. This study offers a novel solution for humidity-compensated NO<sub>2</sub> detection, advancing the applicability of gas sensors in complex and dynamic environments.
Authors
- Chencheng Hu
- Qi Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3188-5377)
- Zitong Kan
- Lin Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5831-430X)
- Fangyu Shi
- Hongwei Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9439-7621)
- Wei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6414-7015)
- Biao Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5991-1867)
- Wenbo Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5233-8183)
- Qingqing Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9224-0914)
- Long Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8731-0172)
Institutions
- Jilin University (CN)
- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics (CN)
- Stomatology Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202506463
- Citations
- 14
- Primary Topic
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.23
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities