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¹School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China.

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This roadmap reviews 2020 gas sensing materials, highlighting advances in metal oxides, nanocomposites, and 2D materials. It addresses challenges for improved selectivity, sensitivity, and lower power consumption in gas sensors.

Keywords:

carbon nanotubes gas sensors graphene noble metals oxides sensing materials sulfides

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Chemical Sensing
Nanotechnology

Background:

Gas sensor technology is crucial for applications including home security, environmental monitoring, industrial production, and non-invasive medical diagnostics.
Significant advancements in gas sensor research and development have occurred over the last decade.
Ongoing research focuses on enhancing gas sensor performance, specifically selectivity, sensitivity, and power efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive roadmap of gas sensing materials as of 2020.
To discuss the current status and state-of-the-art progress in gas sensing materials.
To identify present and future challenges in the field of gas sensing materials.

Main Methods:

Review of recent literature on gas sensing materials.
Analysis of conventional metal oxide semiconductors.
Exploration of emerging nanocomposites and graphene-like two-dimensional materials for gas sensing.

Main Results:

Identification of key material classes including metal oxide semiconductors, nanocomposites, and 2D materials.
Overview of advancements in material synthesis and characterization for gas sensing.
Discussion of performance metrics and limitations of current gas sensing materials.

Conclusions:

The development of novel gas sensing materials is critical for next-generation sensors.
Nanocomposites and 2D materials show significant promise for overcoming limitations of traditional materials.
Future research should focus on materials enabling higher performance and lower energy consumption for widespread adoption in the Internet of Things.