Field-effect transistors have attracted great interest in recent years owing to their distinctive properties like high sensitivity, good selectivity, and easy integration into portable and wearable electronic devices. Gas sensors based on field effect transistors can be used in a wide range of applications. They are designed to sense various gases and gas mixtures. Originally based on silicon as the semiconductor, silicon dioxide as the insulator and precious metals as gate materials, field effect gas sensors today come in a wide variety of materials and structures. FETs offer the possibility of being fabricated using innovative and sustainable materials, employing various device configurations, each customized for a specific application. In the field of health monitoring, FETs have been used for antigen sensing, biomarker sensing, and drug effect monitoring. In this collection we aim to bring innovative applications of FETs together along with the sensing mechanisms.
This topic aims to investigate the potential of Field Effect Transistors (FETs) as a platform for the creation of high-performance gas and biosensors. FETs are potential options for detecting biological and gaseous analytes because it has been demonstrated that they offer great sensitivity and selectivity. The research focuses on investigating the application of FET-based sensors for the detection of various gases, such as NOx, CO, and VOCs, as well as pathological biomarkers. In addition to that FET-based sensors can also be used to detect biomolecules such as DNA, proteins, and cells. In order to improve the sensing performance of FETs, the topic will also look at the underlying mechanisms of FET-based sensing and optimize FET fabrication and design. The ultimate objective is to create FET-based biosensors and gas sensors that are extremely sensitive, robust, and used in a wide range of applications, such as medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and industrial process control. This topic can also opens to report about the advancements interface circuits involving FET-based sensors.
Original research papers, reviews, mini-reviews, and perspectives on FET-based sensors with applications to medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and industrial process control are all welcome. We are looking for entries on a variety topics, such as but not limited to:
1. Design, fabrication and optimization FET-based sensors with organic and in-organic materials
2. Smart-sensing systems (System level design of FET-based sensors)
3. Detailed mechanisms investigation of FET-based sensing
4. Applications of FET-based sensors
5. FET-based sensor arrays for multi-analyte detection
6. Printed FET-based sensors
7. Exploration of sustainable materials for FET-based sensors
8. Heterogeneous integration techniques for the sensitivity enhancements
Keywords:
Field effect transistors, thin-film transistors, Gas sensors, bio-sensors, in-organic electronic devices
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Field-effect transistors have attracted great interest in recent years owing to their distinctive properties like high sensitivity, good selectivity, and easy integration into portable and wearable electronic devices. Gas sensors based on field effect transistors can be used in a wide range of applications. They are designed to sense various gases and gas mixtures. Originally based on silicon as the semiconductor, silicon dioxide as the insulator and precious metals as gate materials, field effect gas sensors today come in a wide variety of materials and structures. FETs offer the possibility of being fabricated using innovative and sustainable materials, employing various device configurations, each customized for a specific application. In the field of health monitoring, FETs have been used for antigen sensing, biomarker sensing, and drug effect monitoring. In this collection we aim to bring innovative applications of FETs together along with the sensing mechanisms.
This topic aims to investigate the potential of Field Effect Transistors (FETs) as a platform for the creation of high-performance gas and biosensors. FETs are potential options for detecting biological and gaseous analytes because it has been demonstrated that they offer great sensitivity and selectivity. The research focuses on investigating the application of FET-based sensors for the detection of various gases, such as NOx, CO, and VOCs, as well as pathological biomarkers. In addition to that FET-based sensors can also be used to detect biomolecules such as DNA, proteins, and cells. In order to improve the sensing performance of FETs, the topic will also look at the underlying mechanisms of FET-based sensing and optimize FET fabrication and design. The ultimate objective is to create FET-based biosensors and gas sensors that are extremely sensitive, robust, and used in a wide range of applications, such as medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and industrial process control. This topic can also opens to report about the advancements interface circuits involving FET-based sensors.
Original research papers, reviews, mini-reviews, and perspectives on FET-based sensors with applications to medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and industrial process control are all welcome. We are looking for entries on a variety topics, such as but not limited to:
1. Design, fabrication and optimization FET-based sensors with organic and in-organic materials
2. Smart-sensing systems (System level design of FET-based sensors)
3. Detailed mechanisms investigation of FET-based sensing
4. Applications of FET-based sensors
5. FET-based sensor arrays for multi-analyte detection
6. Printed FET-based sensors
7. Exploration of sustainable materials for FET-based sensors
8. Heterogeneous integration techniques for the sensitivity enhancements
Keywords:
Field effect transistors, thin-film transistors, Gas sensors, bio-sensors, in-organic electronic devices
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.