This invention relates to the field of gas sensor technology, specifically to a flexible room-temperature
ammonia sensor and its fabrication method. It solves the problems of
ammonia sensors struggling to balance room-temperature operation with good flexibility,
polymer-based sensors having limited sensitivity and poor
electron transport, and complex fabrication processes. The sensor comprises a flexible, self-supporting composite
nanofiber membrane and interdigitated
metal electrodes situated thereon. This invention utilizes organic disulfonic acid as a
dopant to introduce
sulfonate groups in situ in a one-step process, resulting in
sulfonate (-SO3) groups on the surface of the SPANI sensor. ‑ The Zr-TiO2
nanofiber network can interact strongly with
ammonia molecules, significantly enhancing its sensitivity to ammonia at
room temperature. Meanwhile, the Zr-TiO2
nanofiber network, as a flexible framework and
electron transport channel, forms a
heterojunction with SPANI, effectively improving the poor
electron transport capability of pure
polymer materials. The sensor prepared by this invention has the advantages of high sensitivity and good flexibility to ammonia at
room temperature.