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Renqing Yao1, Yi Xia1,2, Li Yang1,2
1School of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China.
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Gas sensors are vital tools in areas such as environmental monitoring, industrial safety, and personal healthcare. Among various sensing materials, semiconductor metal oxides (SMOs) are widely studied owing to their high sensitivity, good stability, and notable catalytic activity. To overcome inherent drawbacks of pure SMOs-such as high operating temperatures, limited selectivity, sluggish response/recovery behavior, and inadequate long-term stability-functionalization with noble metals has emerged as a powerful modification strategy. This review systematically outlines the primary mechanisms through which noble metals enhance gas sensing performance and analyzes the key factors influencing sensor behavior. Finally, we discuss the current challenges and future directions in the development of noble metal-modified SMO gas sensors.
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