Neural network enabled nanoplasmonic hydrogen sensors with 100 ppm limit of detection in humid air.

ABSTRACT: Environmental humidity variations are ubiquitous and high humidity characterizes fuel cell and electrolyzer operation conditions. Since hydrogen-air mixtures are highly flammable, humidity tolerant H₂ sensors are important from safety and process monitoring perspectives. Here, we report an optical nanoplasmonic hydrogen sensor operated at elevated temperature that combined with Deep Dense Neural Network or Transformer data treatment involving the entire spectral response of the sensor enables a 100 ppm H₂ limit of detection in synthetic air at 80% relative humidity. This significantly exceeds the <1000 ppm US Department of Energy performance target. Furthermore, the sensors pass the ISO 26142:2010 stability requirement in 80% relative humidity in air down to 0.06% H

SUBMITTER: Tomecek D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853499 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature