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Gallium Oxide for Gas Sensor Applications: A Comprehensive Review.

Jun Zhu¹, Zhihao Xu², Sihua Ha³

¹School of Physical Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China.

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)

|October 27, 2022

Summary

Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) gas sensors show great promise due to their ultrawide bandgap properties. This review covers 30 years of advances, focusing on fabrication, performance improvements, and future directions for Ga2O3 gas sensing technologies.

Keywords:

Ga2O3 electric properties enhancement strategies gas sensors preparation methods

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Semiconductor Physics
Chemical Sensing

Background:

Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) is an ultrawide bandgap semiconductor with exceptional material properties.
Its potential for various device applications, particularly in gas sensing, has driven significant research.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive review of Ga2O3-based gas sensors over the past three decades.
To highlight advances in fabrication, material properties, and performance enhancement strategies.

Main Methods:

Review of literature on Ga2O3 polymorphs and electrical properties.
Overview of fabrication methods for Ga2O3 sensing materials.
Analysis of state-of-the-art Ga2O3 gas sensor devices and optimization strategies.

Main Results:

Detailed discussion on seven sophisticated strategies for improving gas-sensing performance.
Emphasis on material engineering and device optimization techniques for Ga2O3 sensors.
Identification of key advancements in Ga2O3-based gas sensor technology.

Conclusions:

Future directions include hybrid structures with 2D materials and polymers.
Integration with computational methods like density functional theory and machine learning is suggested.
Development of optical sensors leveraging Ga2O3's optical spectra is proposed for novel gas sensing applications.