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Functionalized Graphene for Acetone Sensing in Human Breath: DFT Investigations.
The present work reports the suitability of Functionalized graphene sheet as a sensing material for detecting the diabetes biomarker acetone from Exhaled breath. The adsorption of Acetone on Boron/Nitrogen doped graphene sheet has been investigated using the Density Functional theory (DFT). The interaction between acetone and the graphene surface has been investigated in terms of adsorption energy, charge transfer, and electronic properties, including changes in the density of states (DOS) and electrostatic difference potential. It is manifested that acetone is physiosorbed on the B-doped as well as N-doped graphene sheet with an adsorption energy of (-0.16 eV) and (-0.19 eV), respectively, defends its application in reusable sensor. However, a trade-off has been observed in recovery time, range of detection and current-voltage characteristics of N-doped graphene and B-doped graphene. Where, the recovery time and range of detection is slightly better in B-doped sheet, whereas a remarkable drop in current as a function of voltage (0–1 V), strongly defends the suitability of N-doped graphene sheet over its B-doped counterpart. These findings pave the way for the development of graphene-based acetone sensors for real-time monitoring of diabetes, offering a promising solution for non-invasive health diagnostics.