Smart chemical sensors using ZnO semiconducting thin films for freshness detection of foods and beverages

Hidehito Nanto; Toshiki Kobayashi; Naganori Dougami; Masaaki Habara; Hajime Yamamoto; Eiji Kusano; Akira Kinbara; Yoshiteru Douguchi

doi:10.1117/12.320195

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20 July 1998 Smart chemical sensors using ZnO semiconducting thin films for freshness detection of foods and beverages

Hidehito Nanto, Toshiki Kobayashi, Naganori Dougami, Masaaki Habara, Hajime Yamamoto, Eiji Kusano, Akira Kinbara, Yoshiteru Douguchi

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Proceedings Volume 3328, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Smart Electronics and MEMS; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.320195
Event: 5th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

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The sensitivity of the chemical sensor, based on the resistance change of Al₂O₃-doped and SnO₂-doped ZnO (ZnO:Al and ZnO:SnO₂) thin film, is studied for exposure to various gases. It is found that the ZnO:Al and ZnO:Sn thin film chemical sensor has a high sensitivity and excellent selectivity for amine (TMA and DMA) gas and ethanol gas, respectively. The ZnO:Al (5.0 wt%) thin film chemical sensor which exhibit a high sensitivity for exposure to odors from rotten sea foods, such as salmon, sea bream, oyster, squid and sardine, responds to the freshness change of these sea foods. The ZnO:SnO₂ (78 wt%) thin film chemical sensor which exhibit a high sensitivity for exposure to aroma from alcohols, such as wine, Japanese sake, and whisky, responds to the freshness change of these alcohols.

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Hidehito Nanto, Toshiki Kobayashi, Naganori Dougami, Masaaki Habara, Hajime Yamamoto, Eiji Kusano, Akira Kinbara, and Yoshiteru Douguchi "Smart chemical sensors using ZnO semiconducting thin films for freshness detection of foods and beverages", Proc. SPIE 3328, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Smart Electronics and MEMS, (20 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.320195

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