Recent Advances on the Gas-Sensing Properties and Mechanism of Perovskite Oxide Materials - A Review

Perovskite oxide-based materials (ABO₃) have gained much attention as promising candidates for advanced gas-sensing applications due to their versatile structures, tunable properties, and excellent stability. This review discusses recent developments in the synthesis, structural optimization, and functionalization of perovskites to enhance their gas-sensing performance. Strategies such as doping, creating oxygen vacancies, tuning morphology, and forming heterojunctions have significantly improved their sensitivity, selectivity, response, and recovery times. Specific advances include the incorporation of nanostructures, porous morphologies, and catalytic elements, which have optimized the adsorption and desorption processes for various target gases, including volatile organic compounds, NO₂, and CO₂. Mechanistic insights into the role of oxygen vacancies, surface defects, and charge carrier dynamics are also addressed. These developments position perovskite materials as important components in next-generation gas sensors for environmental monitoring and industrial applications.