Issue 45, 2023

Role of Er doping on isoamyl alcohol sensing performance of LaFeO3 microspheres and its prospects in wheat mildew detection

Abstract

It is essential for food safety to recognize isoamyl alcohol, one of the biomarkers of wheat mildew. However, there has been limited research on isoamyl alcohol gas sensors with superior sensing performance. Herein, highly sensitive Er-doped LaFeO3-based sensors were fabricated using simple hydrothermal combined with dip-coating, and 5 at% Er@LaFeO3 exhibited extraordinary response (219.1 @ 25 ppm), outstanding selectivity, repeatability (435.7 ± 5.0 @ 50 ppm), and long-term stability (432.0 ± 8.2 @ 15 days). The superior isoamyl alcohol sensing performance could be ascribed to several factors, including the smaller particle size (3.02 μm), higher concentration of oxygen vacancies (21.3%) and chemisorbed oxygen (36.2%), larger specific surface area (54.102 m2 g−1), and narrower band gap (1.86 eV). DFT calculations elucidated the sensitization mechanism of Er doped LaFeO3: the reduction in adsorption energy and the enhancement of interaction forces between gas molecules and the sensing coating. Furthermore, the practical application of 5 at% Er@LaFeO3 to volatile gases generated from stored wheat confirmed the potential of fabricated Er-doped LaFeO3 microsphere-based sensors in the analysis of wheat mildew. This work may serve as a guide for the selection of sensing materials to detect biomarkers emitted throughout the wheat mildew process, which may contribute to developing non-destructive and rapid detection technology to minimize losses during wheat storage.

Graphical abstract: Role of Er doping on isoamyl alcohol sensing performance of LaFeO3 microspheres and its prospects in wheat mildew detection

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Sep 2023
Accepted
01 Nov 2023
First published
09 Nov 2023

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023,11, 24939-24947

Role of Er doping on isoamyl alcohol sensing performance of LaFeO3 microspheres and its prospects in wheat mildew detection

K. Xu, M. Han, Z. Zheng, J. Xu, M. Debliquy and C. Zhang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 24939 DOI: 10.1039/D3TA05718F

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