Rahul Kumar1, Xianghong Liu2,3, Jun Zhang4,5, Mahesh Kumar6. 1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, 342037, India. 2. College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China. 3. Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China. 4. College of Physics, Center for Marine Observation and Communications, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China. jun@qdu.edu.cn. 5. Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China. jun@qdu.edu.cn. 6. Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, 342037, India. mkumar@iitj.ac.in.
Abstract
Room-temperature gas sensors have aroused great attention in current gas sensor technology because of deemed demand of cheap, low power consumption and portable sensors for rapidly growing Internet of things applications. As an important approach, light illumination has been exploited for room-temperature operation with improving gas sensor's attributes including sensitivity, speed and selectivity. This review provides an overview of the utilization of photoactivated nanomaterials in gas sensing field. First, recent advances in gas sensing of some exciting different nanostructures and hybrids of metal oxide semiconductors under light illumination are highlighted. Later, excellent gas sensing performance of emerging two-dimensional materials-based sensors under light illumination is discussed in details with proposed gas sensing mechanism. Originated impressive features from the interaction of photons with sensing materials are elucidated in the context of modulating sensing characteristics. Finally, the review concludes with key and constructive insights into current and future perspectives in the light-activated nanomaterials for optoelectronic gas sensor applications.
Room-temperature pan class="Gene">gas sensors have aroused great attention in current gas sensor technology because of deemed demand of cheap, low power consumption and portable sensors for rapidly growing Internet of things applications. As an important approach, light illumination has been exploited for room-temperature operation with improving gas sensor's attributes including sensitivity, speed and selectivity. This review provides an overview of the utilization of photoactivated nanomaterials in gas sensing field. First, recent advances in gas sensing of some exciting different nanostructures and hybrids of metal oxide semiconductors under light illumination are highlighted. Later, excellent gas sensing performance of emerging two-dimensional materials-based sensors under light illumination is discussed in details with proposed gas sensing mechanism. Originated impressive features from the interaction of photons with sensing materials are elucidated in the context of modulating sensing characteristics. Finally, the review concludes with key and constructive insights into current and future perspectives in the light-activated nanomaterials for optoelectronic gas sensor applications.
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2D materials; Gas sensor; Metal oxide; Photoactivation; Room temperature
Authors: Mehdi Akbari-Saatlu; Marcin Procek; Claes Mattsson; Göran Thungström; Tobias Törndahl; Ben Li; Jiale Su; Wenjuan Xiong; Henry H Radamson Journal: ACS Appl Nano Mater Date: 2022-05-05