Deposition of In2O3 nanofibers on polyimide substrates to construct high-performance and flexible trimethylamine sensor

Abstract Flexible trimethylamine sensor has been realized based on In2O3 nanofibers via electrospinning and a deposition technique. The web-like In2O3 nanofibers with high length-to-diameter ratios are benefit for gas adsorption and desorption. High trimethylamine sensing properties are observed. The sensors can detect trimethylamine gas down to 1 ppm at 80 °C with the response up to 3.8. Additionally, rapid response (6 s) and recovery (10 s) behavior can also be obtained. Good reliability and flexibility are observed in 100 bending/extending cycles. Our results open a new route to construct flexible gas sensors in practice.