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Design of Semiconducting Gas Sensors for Room-Temperature Operation

  • Song, Young Geun (Display and Nanosystem Laboratory, School of Electronic Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Gwang Su (Center for Electronic Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Ju, Byeong-Kwon (Display and Nanosystem Laboratory, School of Electronic Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kang, Chong-Yun (Center for Electronic Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST))
  • Received : 2019.11.04
  • Accepted : 2020.01.30
  • Published : 2020.01.31
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Abstract

Gas sensors that operate at room temperature have been extensively studied because of sensor stability, lift time, and power consumption. To design effective room-temperature gas sensors, various nanostructures, such as nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanodomes, or nanofibers, are utilized because of their large-surface-to-volume ratio and unique surface properties. In addition, two-dimensional materials, including MoS2, SnS2, WS2, and MoSe, and ultraviolet-activated methods have been studied to develop ideal room-temperature gas sensors. Herein, a brief overview of state-of-the-art research on room-temperature gas sensors and their sensing properties, including nanostructured materials, two-dimensional materials, the ultraviolet-activated method, and ionic-activated gas sensors, is provided.

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