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A plasma-assisted cataluminescence sensor for ethyne detection

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The detection of ethyne is crucial not only in environmental monitoring but also in process controlling and mechanism studies in industrial fields. Here, a new sensor based on the plasma-assisted cataluminescence (PA-CTL) has been fabricated for the detection of ethyne. Based on the assistance of low-temperature plasma (LTP) generated by air, which can enhance the catalytic ability of catalysts and the reactivity of the analytes, we observed significant cataluminescence (CTL) emissions on the surface of nanomaterials of Zn/SiO2. CTL emission has demonstrated to be affected by the type of discharge gases or the metal ions doping on the catalysts of SiO2. By the optimizations on the working temperature and gas flow rate of the air, a PA-CTL based sensor was constructed for the detection of ethyne. As demonstrated, this sensor exhibited a linearity of 11–1160 ng/mL (10–1000 ppm) with a limit of detection (LOD) of 5 ng/mL (5 ppm), and also showed good selectivity as well as good stability. This sensor is simple, low-cost, and could give stable responses for actual applications, which will expand the applications of CTL and show potentials in industrial substances detections.

A plasma-assisted cataluminescence gas sensor for ethyne detection

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (21422503, 21675015, 21475011), Foundation for the Author of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of PR China (201221), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, and Beijing Hope Run Special Fund of Cancer Foundation of China

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    1. Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China

      Conghu Peng, Zi Long, Jin Ouyang & Na Na

    2. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, Henan, 455000, China

      Conghu Peng

    3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 10021, China

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    Published in the topical collection Highlights of Analytical Chemical Luminescence with guest editors Aldo Roda, Hua Cui, and Chao Lu.

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    Peng, C., Shao, K., Long, Z. et al. A plasma-assisted cataluminescence sensor for ethyne detection. Anal Bioanal Chem 408, 8843–8850 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-016-9908-y

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