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  • Chemical Engineering
  • Environmental Science

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  • Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) show promise for trace gas detection due to their porous structure and recognition sites.
  • Conventional COFs face challenges like aggregation and limited structural utilization, hindering gas sensor performance.

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  • To develop a high-performance gas sensor by enhancing COF dispersity and gas sensing capabilities.
  • To create a stable and efficient gas transport network for improved pollutant detection.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a composite sensing material: EPCo-COF@PC, by growing sheet-like COFs in situ on a 3D pollen carbon scaffold.
  • Utilizing a miniaturized quartz tuning fork (MQTF) for sensitive detection of adsorption-induced mass changes.
  • Investigating the selective adsorption of formaldehyde (HCHO) and its frequency response signal.

Main Results:

  • The EPCo-COF@PC composite demonstrated enhanced selective adsorption of HCHO.
  • The MQTF sensor exhibited rapid, reversible frequency responses to ppb-level HCHO with a wide linear detection range.
  • The sensor showed excellent selectivity against interfering gases and maintained 96.7% response after 40 days, indicating long-term stability.

Conclusions:

  • The developed EPCo-COF@PC composite on an MQTF platform offers an effective strategy for high-performance, low-cost, and integrable miniaturized gas sensors.
  • This work expands the application of COF-based materials in environmental monitoring and portable sensing devices.