Scalable graphene sensor array for real-time toxins monitoring in flowing water

Maity, Arnab; Pu, Haihui; Sui, Xiaoyu; Chang, Jingbo; Bottum, Kai J.; Jin, Bing; Zhou, Guihua; Wang, Yale; Lu, Ganhua; Chen, Junhong

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-39701-0

Title: Scalable graphene sensor array for real-time toxins monitoring in flowing water

Journal Article · 12 July 2023 · Nature Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39701-0 · OSTI ID:1989498

Maity, Arnab; Pu, Haihui; Sui, Xiaoyu; Chang, Jingbo; Bottum, Kai J.; Jin, Bing; Zhou, Guihua; Wang, Yale; Lu, Ganhua;

Abstract Risk management for drinking water often requires continuous monitoring of various toxins in flowing water. While they can be readily integrated with existing water infrastructure, two-dimensional (2D) electronic sensors often suffer from device-to-device variations due to the lack of an effective strategy for identifying faulty devices from preselected uniform devices based on electronic properties alone, resulting in sensor inaccuracy and thus slowing down their real-world applications. Here, we report the combination of wet transfer, impedance and noise measurements, and machine learning to facilitate the scalable nanofabrication of graphene-based field-effect transistor (GFET) sensor arrays and the efficient identification of faulty devices. Our sensors were able to perform real-time detection of heavy-metal ions (lead and mercury) and E. coli bacteria simultaneously in flowing tap water. This study offers a reliable quality control protocol to increase the potential of electronic sensors for monitoring pollutants in flowing water.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1989498

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 14; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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