“…In particular, sensors that can selectively detect specific molecules in various media, such as in the atmosphere or water, have been attracting attention from academics and manufacturers, and research and development of materials for that purpose have been intensifying all over the world. As some of the most promising materials that can be used in these sensors, sensing materials that use the 2-dimensional interlayer spaces of ion-exchangeable layered inorganic compounds, as introduced in reviews, have been investigated by researchers [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ]. For example, Yan et al reported the detection of the adsorption of aromatic compounds by a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) device that uses an organically modified clay film [ 9 ].…”