Possibility of gas sensor based on C20 molecular devices

We theoretically investigate the possibility of diatomic gas detection (NO, CO, O2) by making use of the transport properties of the C20 molecular junctions. The calculations are performed by using nonequilibrium Green's function (NEGF) formalism in combination with density functional theory (DFT). In this work, we systematically study the most stable adsorption structural configurations, adsorption energy, and the transport properties on C20 molecular junctions with these diatomic gas molecules. It is found that NO and O2 gas molecule can be detected selectively. We suggest its possibility of nanosensors for highly sensitive and selective based on C20 molecular junction systems.