Rizky Aflaha, Laila Katriani, Ahmad Hasan As’ari, Nur Laili Indah Sari, Ahmad Kusumaatmaja, Aditya Rianjanu, Roto Roto, Kuwat Triyana
This study proposes a novel quartz crystal microbalance-based sensor using polyvinyl acetate nanofibers overlaid with maltodextrin to enhance sensitivity toward trimethylamine (TMA) gas. The sensor demonstrated a remarkable increase in sensitivity by 8.3 times, with a detection limit of 15.6 ppm. The enhanced sensitivity is due to reversible intermolecular Lewis acid–base interaction between active groups of maltodextrin and TMA gas molecules. Moreover, the sensor exhibited good selectivity, stability, and fast response and recovery times of 141 s and 116 s, respectively. The proposed sensor offers a promising alternative to conventional methods for accurately monitoring TMA gas levels in the air. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to The Materials Research Society.
Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara, BLS 21, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia; Department of Physics Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia; Research Center for Advanced Materials, National Research and Innovation Agency, Building 440-442 Kawasan Puspiptek Serpong, Tangerang Selatan, 15314, Indonesia; Department of Materials Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Terusan Ryacudu, Way Hui, Jati Agung, Lampung Selatan, 35365, Indonesia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara, BLS 21, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia; Center for Green and Sustainable Materials, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Terusan Ryacudu, Way Hui, Jati Agung, Lampung Selatan, 35365, Indonesia
