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Title: Genetic Algorithm Design of MOF-based Gas Sensor Arrays for CO2-in-Air Sensing
Gas sensor arrays, also known as electronic noses, leverage a diverse set of materials to identify the components of complex gas mixtures. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising materials for electronic noses due to their high-surface areas and chemical as well as structural tunability. Using our recently reported genetic algorithm design approach, we examined a set of 50 MOFs and searched through over 1.125 × 1015 unique array combinations to identify optimal arrays for the detection of CO2 in air. We found that despite individual MOFs having lower selectivity for O2 or N2 relative to CO2, intelligently selecting the right combinations of MOFs enables accurate prediction of the concentrations of all components in the mixture (i.e., CO2, O2, N2). We also analyzed the physical properties of the elements in the arrays to develop an intuition for improving array design. Notably, we found that an array whose MOFs have diversity in their volumetric surface areas has improved sensing. Consistent with this observation, we found that the best arrays consistently had greater structural diversity (e.g., pore sizes, void fractions, and surface areas) than the worst arrays.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1937179
PAR ID:
10196758
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Sensors
Volume:
20
Issue:
3
ISSN:
1424-8220
Page Range / eLocation ID:
924
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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