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Functional Nanomaterial-Based Gas Sensors

A special issue of Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanostructures for Chemical Sensing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 4877

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Juanyuan Hao

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Interests: two-dimensional materials; semiconducting materials; heterostructure; gas sensors; flexible materials

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Gas sensors have played an important role in modern society with wide applications in many fields, including real-time air quality monitoring, medical diagnosis, food safety, and public security. The functional materials are key components in gas sensors. Therefore, developing new functional nanomaterials with a high sensing performance is required to develop and ensure the widespread application of gas sensors. The aim of this Special Issue is to collect current fundamental studies regarding advanced gas sensors based on new functional nanomaterials, including metal sulfide, metal oxides, carbon-based materials and their nanocomposites, among others. Research on novel sensing principles or functions at the nanoscale is also encouraged. Both original research findings and review articles are welcome. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Functional nanomaterials with novel gas sensing properties.
  • Functional nanomaterial hybrids/heterostructures with enhanced sensing properties (selectivity, operating temperature, sensitivity, frequency response, linearity range, stability, and accuracy, among others).
  • Correlation between structures and properties of functional nanomaterials and their sensing performance
  • Functional nanomaterials could be used in multifunctional gas sensors and flexible sensors.

Dr. Juanyuan Hao
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • gas sensors
  • metal oxides
  • metal sulfides
  • carbon-based materials
  • new functional nanomaterials
  • nanocomposites
  • flexible sensor

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Pt-Embedded Metal–Organic Frameworks Deriving Pt/ZnO-In2O3 Electrospun Hollow Nanofibers for Enhanced Formaldehyde Gas Sensing
by Lei Zhu, Ze Wang, Jianan Wang, Jianwei Liu, Jiaxin Zhang and Wei Yan
Chemosensors 2024, 12(6), 93; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12060093 - 31 May 2024
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Functionalization by noble metal catalysts and the construction of heterojunctions are two effective methods to enhance the gas sensing performance of metal oxide-based sensors. In this work, we adopt the porous ZIF-8 as a catalyst substrate to encapsulate the ultra-small Pt nanoparticles. The [...] Read more.
Functionalization by noble metal catalysts and the construction of heterojunctions are two effective methods to enhance the gas sensing performance of metal oxide-based sensors. In this work, we adopt the porous ZIF-8 as a catalyst substrate to encapsulate the ultra-small Pt nanoparticles. The Pt/ZnO-In2O3 hollow nanofibers derived from Pt/ZIF-8 were prepared by a facile electrospinning method. The 25PtZI HNFs sensor possessed a response value of 48.3 to 100 ppm HCHO, 2.7 times higher than the pristine In2O3, along with rapid response/recovery time (5/22 s), and lower theoretical detection limit (74.6 ppb). The improved sensing properties can be attributed to the synergistic effects of electron sensitization effects and catalytic effects of Pt nanoparticles, and the high surface O− absorbing capability of heterojunctions. The present study paves a new way to design high performance formaldehyde gas sensors in practical application. Full article
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Study of the Gas Sensing Performance of Ni-Doped Perovskite-Structured LaFeO3 Nanospheres
by Fanli Meng, Zhenhua Yu, Renze Zhang, Hongliang Gao and Zhenyu Yuan
Chemosensors 2024, 12(4), 65; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12040065 - 16 Apr 2024
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This study synthesizes Ni-doped perovskite-structured LaFeO3 composite materials via a one-step hydrothermal method, characterizes the morphology and structure of the materials, and tests their gas sensing performance. The test results show that compared to pure LaFeO3 material, the gas sensing performance [...] Read more.
This study synthesizes Ni-doped perovskite-structured LaFeO3 composite materials via a one-step hydrothermal method, characterizes the morphology and structure of the materials, and tests their gas sensing performance. The test results show that compared to pure LaFeO3 material, the gas sensing performance of Ni-doped LaFeO3 material is improved in all aspects. Specifically, LFO-Ni2% exhibits a response as high as 102 towards 100 ppm of triethylamine at 190 °C, along with better selectivity and stability. Furthermore, the gas sensing mechanism is investigated. On one hand, doping with an appropriate proportion of Ni can lead to the formation of more-complete and smaller-sized microsphere structures with pores. This is beneficial for the adsorption of oxygen from the air onto the material surface, as well as for the diffusion of the target gas to the surface of the material, thereby enhancing gas sensitivity performance. On the other hand, the doped Ni enters the interior of the LaFeO3 crystal, replacing some of the cations in LaFeO3, increasing the concentration of charge carriers in the material, and reducing the material’s resistance. The sample can adsorb more oxygen, promoting the reaction between adsorbed oxygen and the target gas, and thereby improving the gas sensitivity performance of the sample. Full article
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Nanorods Assembled Hierarchical Bi2S3 for Highly Sensitive Detection of Trace NO2 at Room Temperature
by Yongchao Yang, Chengli Liu, You Wang and Juanyuan Hao
Chemosensors 2024, 12(1), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12010008 - 4 Jan 2024
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The bismuth sulfide nanostructure has become a promising gas sensing material thanks to its exceptional intrinsic properties. However, pristine Bi2S3 as a room-temperature sensing material cannot achieve the highly sensitive detection of ppb-level NO2 gas. Herein, 1D nanorods with [...] Read more.
The bismuth sulfide nanostructure has become a promising gas sensing material thanks to its exceptional intrinsic properties. However, pristine Bi2S3 as a room-temperature sensing material cannot achieve the highly sensitive detection of ppb-level NO2 gas. Herein, 1D nanorods with self-assembled hierarchical Bi2S3 nanostructures were obtained via a simple hydrothermal process. The as-prepared hierarchical Bi2S3 nanostructures exhibited outstanding NO2 sensing behaviors, such as a high response value (Rg/Ra = 5.8) and a short response/recovery time (τ90 = 28/116 s) upon exposure to 1 ppm NO2. The limit of detection of hierarchical Bi2S3 was down to 50 ppb. Meanwhile, the sensor exhibited excellent selectivity and humidity tolerance. The improved NO2 sensing properties were associated with the self-assembled hierarchical nanostructures, which provided a rich sensing active surface and accelerated the diffusion and adsorption/desorption processes between NO2 molecules and Bi2S3 materials. Additionally, the sensing response of hierarchical Bi2S3 nanostructures is much higher at 100% N2 atmosphere, which is different from the chemisorption oxygen model. Full article
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