A portable gas sensor based on In2O3@CuO P–N heterojunction connected via Wi-Fi to a smartphone for real-time carbon monoxide determination

Abstract

Abstract This research presents a compact portable electronic gas sensor that can be monitored through a smartphone application. The smart sensor utilizes three state-of-the-art sensors. The sensors integrate an ESP8266 microcontroller within the same device. This facilitates their integration with the electronics and enhances their performance. Herein, primarily focuses on utilizing the sensor to detect carbon monoxide. This article outlines the fabrication process of a gas sensor utilizing a P–N heterojunction, eliminating the need for a binder. The sensor consists of CuO/copper foam nanowires and hierarchical In2O3. In order to verify the system’s functionality, it underwent testing with various levels of CO concentrations (10–900 ppm), including particular tests designed to examine the device’s performance in different humidity and temperature circumstances. A mobile application for the provision of monitoring services has been developed at last. To process the information obtained from the gas sensor, an algorithm has been constructed, trained, and integrated into a smartphone for this purpose. This research demonstrated that a smartphone-coupled gas sensor is a viable system for real-time monitoring and the detection of CO gas.

Keywords

• Portable sensor
• Gas sensors
• Smartphones
• Carbon monoxide
• P–N heterojunction